A new Holy Week video message from LCMS President Rev. Matthew C. Harrison is available…
Vatican paper praises fertility ethics of films
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The official Vatican newspaper has praised two recent Hollywood movies for…
Long-lost letter sheds light on Lincoln's faith
(RNS) — A long-lost letter has surfaced that describes President Abraham Lincoln’s belief in God.…
Diver searches for St. Paul's shipwreck
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (RNS) — Even long before the times of Jesus and the Apostle Paul,…
Germans leaving Catholic Church in droves
BERLIN (RNS) — The number of Germans leaving the Roman Catholic Church rose dramatically in…
LCMS donors give $1.3 million for Japan relief
As of April 28, donors had given $1,317,385.73 for The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and its…
2011 LEA convo reflects global 'crossings'
By Joe Isenhower Jr. CINCINNATI — The10th triennial Lutheran Education Association (LEA) Convocation here March…
Spring storms damage LCMS churches, members' homes
By Sarah Schafer LCMS churches and congregation members saw damages as a string of severe…
Ries accepts Concordia, St. Paul, presidency
LCMS Foundation President Rev. Tom Ries has accepted a call to serve as the ninth…
LCMS member commands Wyoming's National Guard
Major General Luke Reiner, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Cheyenne, Wyo., was promoted…
ELCA's Paulson to speak at Fort Wayne seminary
Dr. Steven D. Paulson, associate professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul,…
Concordia, St. Paul, to host grant-writing workshop
Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., will host a workshop on Strategic Grant Development April 27-28.…
TSA, airlines tread carefully on religious expression
(RNS) — Air travelers want to feel safe, and federal security officials want to make…
Church bans employees' social networking with minors
MOBILE, Ala. (RNS) — The Archdiocese of Mobile has told staff and volunteers who work…
Museum to feature treasure trove of biblical artifacts
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A new multimillion-dollar, high-tech, interactive museum of the Bible was announced March…
Supreme Court takes dim view of church-state challenges
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Supreme Court on April 4 rejected a challenge to an Arizona…
