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Harrison to speak before House committee

By Adriane Dorr LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison will take part in a…

LCMS, ELS, WELS presidents offer papers at Emmaus Conference

The presidents of three American Lutheran synods offered papers at the Fifth Annual Emmaus Conference…

Klaus to headline prison-ministry conference

The Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus, speaker emeritus of “The Lutheran Hour” radio program, will be…

Registration open for youth-workers conference

Registration is open for LCMS Youth Ministry’s National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference (also known as…

Materials available for 'Concordia Sunday'

Free materials are available from the Concordia University System (CUS) to celebrate “Concordia Sunday,” a…

U.S. tourists to Israel advised to dress modestly

JERUSALEM (RNS) — The U.S. State Department is advising visitors to Jerusalem to dress modestly…

British group can't tout divine healing in ads, website

LONDON (RNS) — Britain’s powerful media advertising watchdog has banned a Christian group from claiming on…

Volunteer center brings hope to flooded Minot

By Kim Plummer Krull Seven months after the Souris River flooded a quarter of Minot,…

Catholics rally against Obama contraception mandate

NEW ORLEANS (RNS) — From Maine to Arizona to southern Louisiana, Catholic churches across the…

Study says U.S. Muslims don't want Shariah either

(RNS) — North American Muslims are more than satisfied with the secular legal system and…

Middle East Christians keep wary eye on Arab Spring

CAIRO (RNS) — From her home, Samia Ramsis holds a key chain bearing the face…

Harrison opposes HHS ruling in Feb. 3 statement

By Kim Plummer Krull In a statement issued Feb. 3, Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod President Rev.…

Conservative Presbyterians launch new denomination

(RNS) — Conservative Presbyterians launched a new denomination on Jan. 19, saying that the Presbyterian…

As missionary movement turns 200, questions for future

SALEM, Mass. (RNS) — When America’s first ordained missionaries sailed from here to India 200…

Americans intrigued but wary still of Mormon beliefs

(RNS) When Mormons call themselves “a peculiar people,” they mean it in the biblical sense…

Praying for New Orleans, one block at a time

NEW ORLEANS (RNS) — Millie Campbell slipped the transmission into reverse and backed her blue…