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Here are texts that say to the church: "You are holy."

(RNS) If she had listened to her parents, Sister Jenn Graus might never have professed vows last month to join the Congregation of St. Joseph. ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) The architect of the Obama administration's new consumer protection bureau met with faith-based groups Tuesday (Feb. 8)...

Moscow, February 8 (ENInews)--The Russian Orthodox Church has ruled that hierarchs (church leaders) and clergy can run for office in exceptional cases when their presence is needed to fight "forces...

The current issue of Marie Claire contains an interview with a young, unmarried pastor whose calling impacts her sex life--because her ordination vows include celibacy in singleness.

Woven deeply into the fabric of Protestant Christianity is the idea that faith is something you must own...

The Christian heritage of praying next to water is older than Christianity itself, being deeply influenced by our Jewish heritage. One of our stunning water-prayer treasures is Psalm 104.

Boxing movies are hardly ever about boxing. This one's real subject is the pull of family.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (RNS) The Catholic bishops of Ohio are calling on Gov. John Kasich and state lawmakers to abolish the state's death penalty. ...

I can see it in their eyes. It's orientation night for those who are considering our church's catechumenal process. You want me to do all that?

Formation in faith does not happen by accident. It happens when churches puts commitment and creativity into the process and believe that the Holy Spirit is sure to show up.

(RNS) The proposed Park51 Islamic community center and mosque project near Ground Zero is again looking for a top imam after Sheik Abdallah...

President Obama has named some top U.S. church leaders to an advisory council on faith-based programs, but the list of appointments is...

Is the pop standard "Baby It's Cold Outside" a heartwarming ode to winter romance or the worst example of American hedonism? After hearing...

This is not a Sunday for soft-pedalling the gospel. Moses and Jesus portray the life of faith as a "yes" or a "no" to God with lives that obey or that disobey. It is little wonder that it is common to summarize Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount with one verse, the "Golden Rule" (Matthew 7:12).

A recent comment suggested that language in the Bible such as storehouses of snow, the dome over the earth, the earth's immovable...

New York, February 4 (ENInews)--A coalition of U.S....

Canberra, February 4 (ENInews)--Outspoken atheists have captured attention worldwide; now, Australian Anglicans have launched a website encouraging Christians to enter the debate....

I hope that the courageous statement...

It always feels a bit odd to me to pray for justice in the world--better to work for justice and to pray for the courage and wherewithal to keep at it. Of...