The Body of Christ is made of many parts, and people experience their understanding of God in many different ways. On this blog, we'll consider the beliefs and activities of congregations, denominations and different religions.
Monday, July 21, 2025
RNS Morning Report - 'She is the future of our church.' Winnie Varghese named first woman dean of St. John the Divine.
(RNS) — The election of Varghese, a queer woman of Indian descent, as dean of America’s largest Episcopal church represents a number of historic firsts.
NEW YORK (RNS) — The Young Buddhist Initiative describes itself as bringing Buddhist traditions into the modern world in a way that it hopes will suit contemporary — particularly younger — lives.
NEW YORK (RNS) — The hearing marked the first step in a second lawsuit filed against the Abyssinian Baptist Church over the election of the Rev. Kevin R. Johnson.
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Rep. Tim Kennedy of New York, a Catholic Democrat, said the hearing, coming as tensions over immigration policy have erupted between Catholic bishops and the Trump administration, ‘reeks of anti-Catholicism.’
(The Conversation) — New research from sociologists finds that local Catholic leaders are more likely than many other Christian clergy to speak about immigration with their congregations.
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (RNS) — Located in underutilized classrooms, storage spaces and former nurseries, these spaces are empowering families to return to faith communities.
(RNS) — Attacks from the religious right on Marina Silva, a Pentecostal and longtime environmentalist, expose the rifts within Brazil’s evangelical movement as the Amazon’s future hangs in the balance.
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