CAIRO (RNS) — From her home, Samia Ramsis holds a key chain bearing the face…
Harrison opposes HHS ruling in Feb. 3 statement
By Kim Plummer Krull In a statement issued Feb. 3, Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President Rev.…
Conservative Presbyterians launch new denomination
(RNS) — Conservative Presbyterians launched a new denomination on Jan. 19, saying that the Presbyterian…
As missionary movement turns 200, questions for future
SALEM, Mass. (RNS) — When America’s first ordained missionaries sailed from here to India 200…
Americans intrigued but wary still of Mormon beliefs
(RNS) When Mormons call themselves “a peculiar people,” they mean it in the biblical sense…
Praying for New Orleans, one block at a time
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) — Millie Campbell slipped the transmission into reverse and backed her blue…
Pope gives final approval to controversial lay group
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After a 15-year process, the Holy See on Jan. 20 gave…
Obama holds firm on contraception coverage
(RNS) — The Obama administration said Jan. 20 that it will not broaden the religious…
Big-city mayors come out for same-sex marriage
(RNS) — A bipartisan coalition of 80 U.S. mayors on Jan. 20 launched a “Freedom…
Think tank engages campus ministry reps, Synod leaders
By Joe Isenhower Jr. ST. LOUIS — When 21 “stakeholders” met here for a Jan. 3-4…
Mission opportunities span variety of vocations, countries
By Paula Schlueter Ross The Rev. Ken and Mildred Young of Chester, Ill., served as short-term…
Four career missionaries deployed
Four career missionaries were deployed overseas in January to begin their ministries: Anthony DiLiberto, of…
Wheat Ridge Ministries announces $263,000 in grants
Wheat Ridge Ministries of Itasca, Ill., is awarding $263,000 in grants to fund efforts of…
Muslim men convicted of advocating death for gays
LONDON (RNS) — In the first case of its kind, a British court has convicted…
Survey: Half of churchgoers say lives not affected by pew time
(RNS) — Almost half of churchgoing Americans say their lives have not changed a bit…
Crash kills pastor's wife, two children in Kansas
By Kim Plummer Krull “A lot of hearts are broken” at Christ the King Lutheran Church…
