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…

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…

'Family Shield' radio program expands

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

CTCR hears presentations on immigration issues

The LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) met Sept. 15-19 in El Paso,…

Marriage, weddings are focus of sem conference

Concordia Theological Seminary’s Good Shepherd Institute will take an in-depth look at marriage and weddings…

'Legacy, Leadership Symposium,' webcast set for Oct. 21

Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, and the Lutheran Educational Conference of North America (LECNA) are…

World Vision wins employee faith case

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case involving three employees…

Bishops warn that church teaching is nonpartisan

(RNS) — With the 2012 campaign gearing up before an angry and divided electorate, U.S.…