John Ross
As readers following the saga may have already gleaned, there’s a disproportionate number of Jewish actors in this drama.
Why are so many players in the impeachment trial Jewish?
by: Yonat Shimron Nov. 13, 2019 (RNS) — Public hearings in the presidential impeachment inquiry began Wednesday (Nov. 13), as witnesses marched to a congressional office building to offer televisedRead More
Gomez, 67, is currently the conference's vice president — a post that by tradition serves as springboard to the presidency.
Hispanic immigrant in line to lead US Catholic bishops
by: David CraryNov. 11, 2019 (AP) — Clergy sex abuse is once again on the agenda as U.S. Catholic bishops meet this week — but so is a potentially historicRead More
Calling on clerics to be “courteous” to combat political polarization...
Catholic Bishops call for ‘full strength’ of church to fight gun violence
by: Jack Jenkins BALTIMORE, Nov. 11, 2019 (RNS) — As the 2020 election season heats up, leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened their annual fall meeting (Nov.Read More
“My biggest concern is socialism as being the biggest problem that we’re going to face in America.”
Meet the Hispanic evangelical minister challenging ‘AOC’
by: Jack Jenkins Nov. 8, 2019 (RNS) — Ever since Bronx City Councilman Fernando Cabrera announced his campaign to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District on Oct. 10, he hasRead More
A weekend of prayer
Split the Cedars of Lebanon: Evangelicals Balance Prayer, Protest, and Politics in Ongoing Uprising – Christianity Today
With a prayer tent going up in Beirut square, participants see a “spiritual dimension” to anti-corruption demonstrations. Source: Split the Cedars of Lebanon: Evangelicals Balance Prayer, Protest, and Politics inRead More
Charles Lyons resigned as pastor of Armitage Baptist Church in Chicago...
Chicago pastor resigns after 1960s sex abuse revealed
by BP and Illinois Baptist staffs Chicago, Nov. 7, 2019 (BP) — A Chicago Southern Baptist pastor has resigned after disclosing his long-term sexual abuse of a minor in theRead More
In 2018-19, 47% of Latinos identified as Catholic, down from 57% a decade ago.
Study finds US Latinos are no longer majority-Catholic. Here are some reasons why.
by: Alejandra Molina LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2019 (RNS) — Emmanuel Perez was about 15 years old when he decided the Catholic faith was not for him. Perez’s cousin hadRead More
Now he has a new title: the first African American to have both a study Bible and a full-Bible commentary with his name.
Tony Evans: On his new Bible and commentary, Kirk Franklin boycott, wife’s health