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Long a staple of Catholic life, the rosary is back in the spotlight with the election of Joe Biden...
Like Joe Biden, many Catholics find the rosary to be a comfort and anchor in crisis
by: Bob Smietana Nov 23, 2020 (RNS) — After a series of health crises and the loss of her father, religion professor Arlene Sanchez-Walsh found herself in need of prayer. SoRead More
“The difference between mediocrity and greatness is vision,” the late Falwell Sr. often declared.
Opinion: Liberty University football team realizes Falwell’s winning vision, but at what cost?
by: Paul O’Donnell (Jonathan Merritt) Nov.20, 2020 (RNS) — Liberty University has long bragged about being one of America’s largest Christian colleges, but this year, it can also boast aboutRead More
The group is now calling on churches to stop meeting in person and to move their services online.
Stay home, evangelical medical organization tells churches as COVID spreads
by: Bob Smietana Nov. 20, 2020 (RNS) — For months, the leaders of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations have urged churches to social distance, wear masks and do theirRead More
Now his advice from a later letter, written in the midst of a 1527 pandemic, once again is making the rounds.
Martin Luther’s pandemic advice goes viral — 500 years later
by: Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2020 (RNS) — It has been more than 500 years since German monk Martin Luther’s words went viral, thanks to what was thenRead More
Wallis will continue working with Sojourners through July 2021...
Adam Taylor succeeds Jim Wallis as Sojourners president
by: Bob Smietana Nov. 19, 2020 (RNS) — The Rev. Adam Taylor has been named the new president of Sojourners, the national Christian social justice advocacy organization founded and ledRead More
The report also notes that among religious groups, Fox News is most trusted by white evangelical Protestants (36%)...
Most ‘Fox News Republicans’ believe Christians face most discrimination
by: Jack Jenkins Nov. 19, 2020 (RNS) — Most Republicans who trust Fox News believe that Christians in the United States endure unequal treatment, a new survey released on ThursdayRead More
“Pure Flix is a natural fit with our Affirm brand,.."
Sony Pictures to acquire evangelical Christian streaming service Pure Flix
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Nov 13, 2020 (RNS) — Sony Pictures announced Thursday (Nov. 12) it is purchasing Pure Flix’s evangelical Christian video-streaming service launched in 2015 as a family-friendlyRead More