Good Shepherd Institute plans conference, offers journal

The Good Shepherd Institute of Pastoral Theology and Sacred Music for the Church, located on…

Is British monarch 'Defender of the Faith' or 'Faiths'?

LONDON (RNS) — As Britain awaits the appointment of the next archbishop of Canterbury to…

Meet John Q. Nones: A profile of the religiously unaffiliated

(RNS) — Meet John Q. Nones, a young, white male who is making a big…

Losing our religion: One in five Americans is now 'none'

BETHESDA, Md. (RNS) — The number of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation…

CPH offers new book about Reformation

Inside the Reformation: The Times That Changed the World, new from Concordia Publishing House, takes…

Pope's butler sentenced to 18 months for leaking papers

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A Vatican court Oct. 6 sentenced Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler…

Oregon dentist fined for pressuring employee about Scientology

BEND, Ore. (RNS) — State labor officials have ordered a dentist to pay nearly $348,000…

Canada cuts all non-Christian prison chaplains

TORONTO (RNS) — The Canadian government is canceling the contracts of all non-Christian chaplains at…

Pope convenes bishops to confront 'tsunami' of secularism

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Fifty years after the Second Vatican Council revolutionized life inside the…

Senske named to national schools commission

Dr. Al H. Senske of St. Louis is providing a Lutheran education viewpoint as a…

Pope tells SSPX traditionalists they must accept Second Vatican Council

(RNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has reportedly told the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X…

Poll: Most Americans don't think Scientology is a religion

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Most Americans do not believe Scientology is a real religion, according to…

Registration opens Nov. 1 for Higher Things conferences

Online registration opens Nov. 1 at www.fromabove2013.org for three 2013 Higher Things conferences for Lutheran…

'LWML Sunday' may be celebrated anytime

Although the first Sunday in October — Oct. 7 this year — is the traditional…

ENInews suspends service, seeks further funding

(RNS/ENInews) — Ecumenical News International (ENI) announced Oct. 1 that its ENInews service is suspending…

More missionaries needed worldwide this year

By Joe Isenhower Jr. and Paula Schlueter Ross Of the 165 positions and requests for LCMS…