(RNS) — For the second time this year, a federal regulator has rejected the First…
Egyptians want advice, not rule, of clerics
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Four months after the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a new…
Muslim cabbie fights ticket over religious cap
ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Taxi driver Nabeel Langrial was chatting with another cabbie last summer…
Judge hears monks' suit over right to build caskets
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) — Wearing a monk’s robe, Abbot Justin Brown climbed into the witness…
Gallup: 9 in 10 Americans believe in God
(RNS) — A new Gallup poll finds 92 percent of Americans say they believe in…
Canadian Lutherans give Bugbee second term as president
Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) opened its ninth triennial convention June 3-6 in Hamilton, Ontario, with a…
Congregations to receive 'Witness, Mercy, Life Together' Bible study
Each LCMS congregation will receive this summer a free copy of a new Bible study…
Thrivent campaign calls on Americans to improve finances
A new campaign sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans seeks to raise Americans’ awareness of…
Fort Wayne sem to host Loehe Society conference
Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., will host the International Loehe Society Theological Conference…
Floods impact Upper Midwest Lutherans
By Adriane Dorr Heavy rain in the Midwest and above-average snowmelt out West have caused…
Harrison to host 12-day tour of Germany
Reservations are required by July 1 for a 12-day tour of Germany hosted by Synod…
Needed: medical volunteers for Immanuel, Joplin, clinic
Medical volunteers are urgently needed to work at the clinic operated by Immanuel Lutheran Church…
LCMS member elected president of national life committee
Carol Tobias, a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Albuquerque, N.M., is the new president of…
Konkel succeeds Rynearson as Deaf Mission Society director
Rev. Dennis Konkel of Des Moines, Iowa, is the new executive director of the Lutheran…
Veteran responder: 'exceptionally long' recovery in Joplin
By Kim Plummer Krull Even a disaster-response veteran like LCMS World Relief and Human Care’s…
Canadian parents sue over religion in daycare centers
TORONTO (RNS) — A group of Catholic and Jewish parents is taking the province of…
