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Many people wonder how Dr. King would feel today.

Opinion: Dr. King in today’s America

Dr. Martin Luther King

by: Jesse L. Jackson Sr.Jan. 20, 2020 (RNS) — In this time of remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, we should remember him not as a celebrity but, as he calledRead More

She said it's just as important to advocate for those who are homeless and victims of human trafficking. 

Cyntoia Brown-Long to speak at Catholic church anti-abortion rally

Cyntoia Brown

by: Alejandra Molina LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2020 (RNS) — To Cyntoia Brown-Long, it’s not just the unborn who need protection and respect, but also the marginalized and forgotten. SinceRead More

Movie now playing in local theaters

Review: The hero of the film ‘Just Mercy’ could be you

'Just Mercy" shows problems of the American justice system.

by: Paul O’Donnell Jan. 2, 2020 (RNS) — Back in the 1900s, before cellphones and email and the internet were a thing, when George H.W. Bush was in his finalRead More

The book is scheduled to be released in mid-February, but an excerpt was published on Monday (Jan. 13) by the French daily Le Figaro.

Retired Pope Benedict promotes priestly celibacy in new book, suggesting rift between two popes

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,Pope Francis

by: Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY, Jan. 13, 2020 (RNS) — Former Pope Benedict XVI, who once vowed to remain hidden from the world after resigning, is once more speaking out.Read More

One of the marchers, captured by a photographer, wore a Johnny Cash T-shirt.

Johnny Cash’s gospel versus the temptations of nationalism

by: Paul O’Donnell Jan. 10, 2020 (RNS) — Marching through dark streets under torches, the mob proudly displayed their swastikas, shouting “Heil, Hitler” and chanting the chilling refrain, “Blood andRead More

What we have to learn is how to celebrate life.

Opinion: Henri Nouwen on celebrating the holidays — and every day

author Rev. Henri J. M. Nouwen

by: SUZANNE REID Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the posthumously published “Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in An Age of Anxiety,” by the late Henri Nouwen. Nov.Read More

In “Unsettling Truths,” Charles and Rah reach back to the 15th century...

Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah share ‘Unsettling Truths’ in new book

Rah & Charles discuss new book

by: Emily Churchill CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2019 (RNS) — President Donald Trump and independent presidential candidate Mark Charles agree on at least one thing. When Trump declared November for theRead More

Tony Evans publishes historic study Bible and commentary

Tony Evans

by Staff NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 21, 2019 — After 50 years of pastoral ministry, Tony Evans has released “The CSB Tony Evans Study Bible” and “The Tony Evans Bible Commentary”Read More

“It’s intentional, being a reconciler.”

John Perkins: On race and the church, authentic friendship, considering heaven

by: Adelle M. Banks Editor’s Note: The speaker uses a racial epithet in his first answer. KELLER, Texas, Nov. 21, 2019 (RNS) — When longtime reconciliation advocate John Perkins tookRead More

Wright, a retired Anglican bishop and now chair of New Testament and early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, is author more than 80 popular and academic books about Christianity and the Bible.

N.T. Wright explains the world of the New Testament in new book

N>T> Wright speaks about new book

by: Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2019 (RNS) — New Testament scholar N.T. Wright has spent most of his life teaching people how to study the New Testament. AndRead More

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