Commentary: To revitalize America, remoralize the family

By Timothy S. Goeglein America is suffering from a historic familial brokenness that is disillusioning.…

Sem to host Lay Bible Institute on Islam

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, will host a Lay Bible Institute on Islam from 9 a.m. to…

Williams confronts Mugabe with dossier of abuse

HARARE, Zimbabwe (RNS/ENInews) — Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has asked Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe…

Under pressure, D.C. shelter ends church-service requirement

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Prompted by civil liberties groups, a taxpayer-supported homeless shelter in the nation’s…

Charges dropped against clergy who prayed in Capitol

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A city court on Oct. 11 dropped charges against a group of…

Conservatives rally around N.Y. clerk over same-sex marriages

LEDYARD, N.Y. (RNS) — A conservative Christian group is behind a new YouTube video that…

Michigan lawmakers say funeral protest law too broad

LANSING, Mich. (RNS) – There’s a difference between a boisterous protest near a veteran’s funeral…

Law would allow marriage to Catholics for U.K. royals

(RNS) — Future British kings and queens would be permitted to marry Catholics for the…

Vatican treads carefully on Egyptian violence

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Treading carefully on a subject that has proved diplomatically volatile for…

Study: Religion can affect your soul — and your wallet

(RNS) — Religion may not only save your soul, according to a new book, but…

Report says tithing, church spending hit record low

(RNS) — Tithing to mainline Protestant churches as a percentage of income is at its…

New face of American poverty is often a child's

OAKTOWN, Ind. (RNS) — Eleven-year-old Sarai Camacho of Donna, Texas, tears up when she tells…

Obama hosts first evangelical summit at White House

(RNS) — President Obama formally extended his ear to evangelicals ahead of the 2012 election,…

COP receives reports on district conventions, LMI

By James Heine At its meeting Sept. 17-20 in St. Louis, The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod Council…

Mission conference seeks stakeholder input

By James Heine More than 100 mission leaders and executives attended an LCMS national mission…

'Family Shield' radio program expands

“Family Shield,” a weekly Christian radio program produced by Family Shield Ministries, St. Louis, expanded…