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Those delegates ranked a discussion of the church's pension plan as their top priority...
United Methodists vote pensions, “Traditional Plan” as top priorities
by: Emily McFarlan Miller, Feb 25, 2019 ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Delegates to a special session of the United Methodist Church decided Sunday (Feb. 24) to start deliberations over theRead More
“Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed, or not even created,”
At Vatican summit, talk of destroyed files riles bishops’ critics
by: Jack Jenkins, Feb 23, 2019 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On a day packed with emotion and unusually direct criticism of the Catholic church hierarchy, victims of church abuse respondedRead More
Currently, the denomination’s rulebook, the Book of Discipline, includes language that bars...
The ‘Splainer: What’s the United Methodist special session all about?
The ’Splainer (as in, “You’ve got some ’splaining to do”) is an occasional feature in which RNS gives you everything you need to know about current events to help youRead More
Vigil for victims' families, APD, 1st responders, and City of Aurora
City of Lights Prayer Vigil on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m.
CITY OF LIGHTS COMMUNITY PRAYER VIGIL The Aurora Prayer Coalition, area churches and Greg Zanis’ Crosses for Losses – with support from the City of Aurora – will hold aRead More
World Relief urges the President to pursue broad-based immigration reform in partnership with Congress.
World Relief Responds to President Trump’s Declaration of a National Emergency at the Border
Feb. 15, 2019 Baltimore, Md. – Today, President Trump declared the situation at the border a national emergency, invoking presidential emergency powers to increase border security. While appreciative of hisRead More
