by Alessandro Speciale | Jan 10, 2012 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The world economy needs “new rules” to overcome the current financial crisis and to ensure that “all can lead a dignified life,” Pope Benedict XVI told Vatican diplomats on Monday (Jan. 9). Benedict’s New Year’s address to diplomats accredited to...
by Heidi Fenton | Jan 10, 2012 | News
GRANDVILLE, Mich. (RNS) For years, Rob Bell closed his Sunday teachings at Mars Hill Bible Church with a simple statement: “Grace and peace be with you.” Thousands would respond in unison: “And also with you.” On Sunday (Jan. 8), on Bell’s last day at the megachurch...
by Kathleen O'Brien | Jan 9, 2012 | News
(RNS) On Dec. 21, 2012, the Mayan calendar reaches the end of its 5,126 epoch. That’s a cause of consternation among some end-times adherents, and amusement among some descendants of the Maya. Fresh from having survived one end-of-the-world prediction—a two-stage...
by David Gibson | Jan 9, 2012 | News
(RNS) For Americans who take note of the pomp and circumstance—and politics—at the Vatican, the big news on Friday (Jan. 6) was that Pope Benedict XVI had included New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, and former Baltimore Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, among the 22 churchmen...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 9, 2012 | News
If all one knew about immigration came from cable-TV clips of Republican presidential contenders promising a crackdown on the undocumented, and newspaper articles about court challenges to anti-immigration laws, one might conclude that the faith community is passive...
by Greg Horton | Jan 9, 2012 | News
A legal opinion released by the Department of Justice legalizes some forms of non-sport, online gambling. The opinion was dated September 2011 but not released until right before Christmas. The legal standard since the Internet’s explosive growth had been based...
