Most Americans have a desire for more forgiveness in their lives, but they are more critical when choosing who to forgive, according to a new survey.
This summer, the Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo, director of Colombia Programs for the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, saw firsthand some of the effects of U.S.-operated military bases in Colombia.
Shortly before he died of brain cancer on Oct. 2, Presbyterian singer/songwriter david m. bailey recorded five new songs for what was to be his 22nd album.
The Catholic archbishop of New Orleans welcomed hundreds of National Council of Churches (NCC)/Church World Service (CWS) Centennial Gathering delegates to opening worship in Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Tuesday night (Nov. 9), and said the ecumenical movement has made significant progress in the past century.
Many people in the area believe there is little to celebrate, but Jericho, made famous in the Bible and one of the earth’s lowest and oldest inhabited cities, has begun a year-long celebration of its 10,000th anniversary.
Is a state law that allows tax credits for donations to scholarship programs unconstitutional if most of the recipients attend religious schools?
In the tranquility of the Lebanese mountains, land of milk and honey, I send news of your brothers and sisters from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and USA.
In a brief meeting preceding the National Council of Churches’ Centennial Gathering, the NCC’s Governing Board adopted a resolution calling for an end to the war in Afghanistan, and unanimously re-elected the Rev. Michael Kinnamon as NCC general secretary.
With the active involvement of congregational co-sponsors and volunteers in communities across the United States, global humanitarian agency Church World Service resettled 7,055 refugees to the United States during the past year.
China is making a contribution to human rights through its ability to feed its population of 1.3 billion people, says a Swiss ethicist while noting Beijing’s violation of individual rights.