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Jerusalem tax dispute centers on church-owned properties
Mayor Nir Barkat has called into question whether buildings that are not houses of worship should be tax-exempt.
Mohammed bin Salman's reforms bolster interfaith efforts
The Saudi crown prince’s Vision 2030 program includes rolling back the religious hierarchy’s power over domestic and foreign policies.
Stephen G. Ray Jr. begins presidency at Chicago Theological Seminary
Ray has "a deep awareness" of where theology intersects with race, politics, and culture.
South Dakota church offers forgiveness to youths who started fire in building
The temperature was below zero the night three stranded youths broke into the church hall and burned hymnals and furniture.
Colorado Mennonite investigator jailed for refusing to testify in death penalty case
Greta Lindecrantz sees her work in legal defense as opposing execution as punishment, her pastor said, so she doesn't want to aid the prosecution.
Anti-Semitic incidents up by 57 percent in 2017
Jonathan Greenblatt, director of the Anti-Defamation League, is calling on “all public figures” to speak out against intolerance.
Libya crisis becomes an opportunity for the Madkhalis
The movement reveres and follows the teachings of an 85-year-old Saudi Arabian cleric.
FaithLeaks launched to root out corruption in religious groups
The web portal's creators hope others will submit documents on church finances, policies and procedures, and sexual abuse case settlements.
Myanmar bulldozes what is left of Rohingya Muslim villages
Mosques and cemeteries were destroyed—and possibly evidence of mass graves.
Kathy Bogie and Ciara Lillie launch post-incarceration program for women in Texas
Magdalene House Kerrville—a sister organization of the program in Nashville, Tennessee—serves survivors of sex trafficking, prostitution, and addiction.
Groups resettling refugees fight for survival
Hundreds of U.S.-based workers have lost their jobs in the past year. Many of them are refugees themselves.
Gabriel Fackre, 'ecumenical evangelical' theologian, dies at age 92
Fackre was influential in the formation of the United Church of Christ and wrote the five-volume work The Christian Story.
Christian study centers strive to help students integrate faith, intellect
The two dozen centers across the country want to cast off the perception that evangelicals are anti-intellectual.
In Namibia's abortion debate, echoes of a repressive history
Activists such as Rosa Namises see the nation's abortion law as an inheritance from a racist government—one that contributes to high maternal death rates.
As Cape Town's water crisis nears 'Day Zero,' faith groups spring into action
Climate change's toll is increasing in South Africa.
Amid detentions and deportation, sanctuary movement persists
Three Indonesian Christians moved into their church in New Jersey—one of more than 30 congregations sheltering people facing deportation.
Churches, local leaders defeat plan to build prison for immigrants
Hundreds of people awaiting deportation hearings would have been incarcerated in Elkhart County, Indiana.
European Catholics grapple with Lord's Prayer translation
Pope Francis has encouraged a new translation—but is also letting local bishops decide which one to use.
Munib Younan, Palestinian Lutheran bishop, passes torch to Sani Ibrahim Azar
Before his consecration as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Azar was a pastor in Jerusalem's Old City for three decades.
Government getting involved in congregational safety
Law enforcement is seeking to forge partnerships with faith leaders. It raises a variety of questions about balancing safety with other concerns.