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HIV-positive pastor and his wife speak out about AIDS in East Africa
Samson Mulinge Mutuse and Evelyn Mueni Mulinge are among 260,000 Kenyan married couples where one spouse is HIV-positive and one HIV-negative.
Research counters nativist claims about Europe's Muslim population
A report from the Pew Research Center looks at projections depending on rates of welcoming refugees and immigrants.
Pastors play role in Zimbabwe’s change of power
A priest mediated. The council of churches called for national dialogue. And a Pentecostal pastor organized a large-scale protest.
Daniil Islamov, Jehovah’s Witness, remains imprisoned in Tajikistan
The 18-year-old was conscripted into the military, but refused to wear a military uniform or take an oath of service.
Tabitha Isner, a Disciples minister, runs for a seat in the U.S. House
Pastoral care is at the heart of a representative's job, says Isner, who is campaigning in Alabama's second congressional district.
Small religious college closes as others struggle to survive
St. Gregory’s University in Oklahoma will close in December. It's the latest small religious college to close in an increasingly competitive market.
Mumbai museum challenges India's self-image, rising intolerance
"There is no such thing as a singular Indian identity," says curator Naman Ahuja.
Methodists weigh options for staying united
A 32-member commission is seeking a way forward for a denomination with a lesbian bishop—and a policy barring ordained LGBTQ people.
Tennessee Southern Baptists shun church with a woman senior pastor
Ellen Di Giosia was told that she could not vote in a statewide gathering of congregations.
Iraq's Shi'ite pilgrimage to martyr's tomb reveres recently slain fighters too
Nearly 14 million people marched to Imam Hussein's shrine in Karbala this year.
Harriet Tubman’s Canadian church seeks help for repairs
Visitors provide income for the congregation, but it needs further funds to address its shifting foundation.
Milwaukee pastor leads ministry linking inner-city workers with jobs outside the city
Jerome Smith Sr. runs the Joseph Project, an effort to address two big problems: high urban unemployment and the distance between where the jobless live and where jobs are.
After a mass shooting, what will a congregation do with the sanctuary?
Schools and other sites of violence have been razed and rebuilt. But it's a different question for places of prayer and worship.
Emanuel AME pastor Eric Manning shows solidarity with Sutherland Springs
“Though the motives may be different the result is the same: you have now two congregations who have gone through a tremendous amount of hatred and evil within their sacred spaces.”
Archaeologists want to hold off on rebuilding Jonah’s mosque in Mosul
An Iraqi-British team hopes to excavate an ancient Assyrian palace found under the demolished shrine, which local authorities are eager to restore.
Will mass shooting at Texas church prompt 'serious soul-searching'?
The attack may be the deadliest targeting a congregation in U.S. history.
Challenges arise to church-state separation and tax exemptions
The clergy housing allowance, school choice, and the Johnson Amendment are all under scrutiny.
Muslim and refugee groups continue fight against travel ban
With protests and lawsuits, opponents are pushing back against Trump's third attempt to deny entry into the U.S. for some foreign nationals.
Study shows surge in anti-Semitism in U.S.
A recent report indicates that incidents spiked during and immediately after white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
David Bartlett, who sought to revitalize the Bible for liberal churches, dies at age 76
Bartlett was both pastor and professor, “a single career that integrated the two roles,” a colleague observed.