by Bruce Nolan | Aug 11, 2011 | News
(RNS) The Roman Catholic priest who faces expulsion from the priesthood and his religious order for advocating for women to be ordained as priests is refusing to recant and has hired a church lawyer. “What they’re asking me to do is lie,” the Rev. Roy Bourgeois said...
by Lilly Fowler | Aug 11, 2011 | News
(RNS) Shopping for a flat screen TV typically isn’t that controversial. Arguments may ensue over the best size, brand or price, but those quarrels are usually short-lived. The Charity Give Back Group, or CGBG, is changing that. CGBG, formerly known as the Christian...
by Yonat Shimron and Adelle Banks | Aug 10, 2011 | News
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) In the two months since North Carolina’s legislature laid off most of its prison chaplains, Betty Brown, director of prison chaplaincy services, has been crisscrossing the state searching for volunteers who can attend to the religious needs of...
by David Gibson | Aug 10, 2011 | News
(RNS) A Roman Catholic priest who has campaigned for the ordination of women has been told he will be expelled from his religious order if he does not publicly recant. The Rev. Roy Bourgeois was issued a “second canonical warning” on July 27, and told that he would be...
by Lauren Markoe | Aug 10, 2011 | News
(RNS) A third of the world—about 2.2 billion people—live in nations where restrictions on religion have substantially increased, according to a new report. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life study, released Tuesday (Aug. 9), also shows intolerant countries...
by Baptist Times Staff | Aug 10, 2011 | News
Doctors can pray with their patients – as long as they ensure patients are receptive to the offer. Three separate pronouncements in the last month have appeared to clarify a controversial position for healthcare professionals. New guidance from the Medical Defence...
