Cash-strapped cities look to tax churches for road use

(RNS) — When a community needs to rebuild crumbling roads, should houses of worship pay…

Court: Religious knowledge test improper in asylum case

(RNS) — A Chinese Christian should be given another chance at asylum after an immigration…

Anglican prelates to meet in Ireland

(RNS) — A handful of Anglican archbishops are boycotting a high-level meeting in Ireland Jan.…

Religious profile of 112th Congress remains stable

WASHINGTON (RNS) — An influx of Republicans has colored the House red, but the midterm…

Curiosity, criticism follow Amish in Midwest migration

SCHUYLER COUNTY, Mo. (RNS) — The grumbling surfaced not long after the first Amish families…

Three Anglican bishops ordained as Catholic priests

LONDON (RNS) — Three former Church of England bishops, disaffected by their church’s ordination of…

School district takes street preacher to court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (RNS) — Should a street preacher be banned from approaching students at a…

Muslim countries cited on religious freedom

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The New Year’s Day massacre at a Coptic church in Egypt. Christian…

Seminary offers live audio of Symposia Series

Presentations at this year’s Symposia Series at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, will be available…

Get Lutheran view of Jan. 24 March for Life

Even if you can’t trek to Washington, D.C., Jan. 24 for the March for Life,…

Floods cause suffering in Australia

“There are some horrific stories of suffering,” a Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) pastor said…

Teacher finds 340-year-old German Bible

By Linda C. Hoops When Debra Court, a sixth-grade teacher at St. Paul Lutheran Church…

Retreat for retired church workers set for March

The Synod’s Florida-Georgia District is sponsoring a retreat for retired LCMS church workers, or “Veterans…

LWML convention registration opens

Registration opens March 1 for the 34th Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League,…

Official Notice: Concordia, Ann Arbor, Accreditation Visit

Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit March 14, 2011, by…

Court rules against diocese in historic district dispute

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (RNS) — A federal judge ruled that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield…