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Japanese Christian doctor turns 100, looks toward 110
Tokyo, October 4 (ENInews)--Shigeaki Hinohara, a Japanese Christian doctor who has carved out a reputation as an expert on healthy aging, marked his 100th birthday on October 4 by contemplating the...
Following Francis of Assisi today: Who are our lepers?
This is the 785th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.
He is beloved by so very many people the world over. Christians and
non-Christians, believers and non-believers all admire the man who
sought simply to follow in the footprints of Jesus Christ, living out
his baptismal promise as one committed to living the holy gospel.
Pipeline to disaster: Obama and the Alberta tar sands
When news came out that Obama would get to
approve or block a pipeline linking Texas
refineries to the tar sands of Alberta, it was clear that it was time for
more than words.
As network turns 50, Robertson bows out of politics
(RNS) Marking the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of his
Christian Broadcasting Network, Pat Robertson said he will no longer
make political endorsements.
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Catholic bishops up the ante in fight with Obama
(RNS) U.S. Catholic bishops, concerned about Obama administration
policies on birth control and gay rights that they say see as an...
Atheists say cancer volunteering thwarted
(RNS) The American Cancer Society has rejected an atheist group's bid to
field a national team to raise money for cancer research, and organizers...
Christian leaders plot ecumenical future in Indonesia
(RNS) An estimated 275 Christian leaders are meeting in Indonesia this
week (Oct. 4-7) to plot an ecumenical future in what one veteran of the...
New California law bars bans on circumcision
Jews, Muslims and their allies cheered recently as California Gov.
Jerry Brown signed a bill prohibiting all local bans on circumcision,...
A drop of grace
Preachers and teachers are really missing those summer days when we got to preach on wonderful parables about mustard seeds and loaves of yeast bread. Now it's judgment-parable season, and many of us wish we were on vacation.
We Are Rising, by Son Lux
Earlier this year, NPR's All Songs Considered solicited Ryan Lott, aka Son Lux, for an experiment: could he write and record an album in one month? Lott agreed.
Pope meets with Russian Orthodox ecumenical officer
Rome, September 30 (ENInews)--Pope Benedict XVI met with Metropolitan Hilarion, the Russian Orthodox Church's chief ecumenical affairs officer, in what Hilarion said afterwards could be a precursor...
Pastor on restaurant quest can't live by bread alone
NEW ORLEANS(RNS) Minister Ray Cannata's mission is almost complete....
Chaplains can conduct nuptials for gays
Military chaplains may officiate at same-sex marriage ceremonies on
and off military bases, the Pentagon has announced, in a move that...
Blessed are the merciful
I belong to a Mennonite-Catholic dialogue group which meets several times a year....