by Michael O'Malley | Sep 6, 2011 | News
CLEVELAND (RNS) They call themselves “Roamin’ Catholics,” traveling from church to church, looking for a new place to worship since Cleveland’s oldest black Catholic church was shut down more than a year ago. Initially, there were nearly 50 of them from St. Adalbert...
by Daniel Burke | Sep 6, 2011 | News
(RNS) The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph could have put children in jeopardy when it failed to follow guidelines for reporting clergy sexual abuse, according to a report commissioned by the Missouri-based diocese. The internal investigation, led by a...
by Daniel Burke | Sep 2, 2011 | News
(RNS) In recent weeks, an arcane and scary-sounding religious term has crept into the lexicon of the 2012 campaign, tripping from the tongue of everyone from MSNBC broadcaster Rachel Maddow to conservative Christian leader Ralph Reed. Depending on whom you ask,...
by Adelle Banks | Sep 2, 2011 | News
(RNS) In a new book, the Rev. Gardner Taylor, a retired pastor known nationally as the dean of African-American preachers, decries the treatment of President Obama by his critics. Taylor, 93, was particularly disturbed when Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., declared “you lie”...
by Lauren Markoe | Sep 2, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is donating $25,000 to help repair the Washington National Cathedral, which sustained millions of dollars in damage in the earthquake that rocked the East Coast on Aug. 23. “The National Cathedral holds a special...
by Jonathan Luxmoore | Sep 1, 2011 | News
WARSAW, Poland (RNS/ENInews) A prominent Czech church leader has welcomed an agreement that would allow churches to reclaim land and buildings seized under communist rule, but forfeit state subsidies in return. A draft settlement was finalized in Prague on Aug. 25...
