African religious leaders warn about HIV during World Cup

NAIROBI (RNS/ENInews) — African Christian and Muslim leaders are warning of increased vulnerability to HIV…

New Anglican church faces fiscal challenges

AMESBURY, Mass. (RNS) — When the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) launched last year,…

ILC conference looks at global shift in Christianity

By Roland Lovstad “Confessional Lutheran Identity in the Light of Changing Christian Demographics” was the…

Organist among people hit hard by tornadoes

By Kim Plummer Krull When the warning siren started blaring, Janet Kresl barely had time…

LCMS helping Guatemalans recover from disasters

By Sarah Schafer “Everywhere we go we see evidence of the rain and volcanic ash…

Fall LutherHostel to feature Maier

Author, historian and speaker Dr. Paul Maier will be the main presenter at “LutherHostel 2010,”…

Bible study traces stewardship journey

A new Bible study resource is designed to help congregations explore their stewardship practices during…

Episcopalians booted over gay bishops

(RNS) — The Episcopal Church has been removed from Anglican committees that engage in dialogue…

Rosaries a popular gang tool

(RNS) — When seventh-grader Raymond Hosier was suspended for wearing rosary beads to school late…

Oswald A. Waech dies – first Synod evangelism secretary

Dr. Oswald A. Waech, The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s first evangelism secretary (from 1954 to 1962),…

Church aid groups deny Afghan charge of proselytizing

GENEVA (RNS/ENInews) — Afghan officials have ordered two international church-backed humanitarian groups to suspend operations…

National Cathedral mulls selling treasures

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Facing a reduced budget and a third round of layoffs, officials at…

House rejects amendment on chaplains' prayers

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The House on May 27 rejected a proposed amendment that would have…

Judge rules against graduation in a church

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A federal judge ruled May 31 that a Connecticut school board’s decision…

Churches scramble to meet FCC rules on wireless mics

  Related Story: Advisory concerns wireless microphones  WASHINGTON (RNS) — American churches have a little…

Bunkowskes honored by Lutheran Bible Translators

Dr. Eugene and Bernice Bunkowske, pioneering missionaries in West African Bible translation and in mission…