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Rast installation set for Sept. 11

The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. will be installed as the 16th president of…

WLI plans information meeting in St. Louis

The Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) is holding an “information meeting” from 5 to 7 p.m.…

CPH releases 'survival guide' for stepfamilies

More than 30 million children live with a stepparent in so-called “blended families,” according to…

LCMS missionary Karen Roemer dies

Karen Roemer, LCMS missionary and regional business manager for Eurasia, died Aug. 14 in Germany…

Guns, gays and God collide in champ's choice of queen

BERLIN (RNS) — It’s not the first time the choice of a royal spouse has…

Judge rules for atheist bus ads

(RNS) — A federal judge ruled Aug. 11 that the public transit system in Little…

Ohio pastor elected to lead breakaway Lutheran church

(RNS) — Members of the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) have elected an Ohio pastor…

CPH distributes 700-plus backpacks of school supplies

For the 16th consecutive year, Concordia Publishing House reached out to its South St. Louis…

Registration fee set for 2013 Youth Gathering

The registration fee for the 2013 National LCMS Youth Gathering — July 1-5 in San…

Storkson, Quill join International Mission office

Darin Storkson and the Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill began serving July 1 in new positions…

'LWML Sunday' sample packets mailed

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League in mid-July mailed sample packets of 2011 “LWML Sunday” materials…

Obare on East Africa famine: 'We need to save lives'

By Kim Plummer Krull After seeing firsthand the suffering as starving Somalis pour into the…

Lawn cross becomes First Amendment flash point

LIVINGSTON, N.J. (RNS) — It started as a simple gesture. But it could have implications…

Army agrees to host concert for atheists on N.C. base

(RNS) — A group of military atheists have won the backing of U.S. Army officials…

Faith leaders challenge Alabama's immigration law

(RNS) — Leaders of the Episcopal, Methodist and Roman Catholic churches in Alabama filed a…

More Catholic departures than baptisms in Germany

BERLIN (RNS) — For the first time since membership records have been kept, more Germans…