by Jonathan Tilove and Bruce Nolan and The Times-Picayune | Dec 6, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama and some 500 notables celebrated the second of the Hanukkah’s eight nights on Thursday (Dec. 2) by lighting a menorah fished from the muck of a synagogue flooded by Hurricane Katrina. Describing the Hanukkah candles as tiny reminders...
by Kevin Eckstrom | Dec 6, 2010 | News
(RNS) The Miami priest once known as “Father Oprah,” who joined the Episcopal Church after his breaking his Catholic vow of celibacy, announced the birth of his first child on Thursday (Dec. 2). “With thanksgiving to God, the giver of all life, my wife and I announce...
by Daniel Burke | Dec 6, 2010 | News
(RNS) What do nurses, soldiers, pharmacists, elementary school teachers, doctors, and police officers have in common? Americans say they are all more ethical and honest than members of the clergy, according to a Gallup survey released on Friday (Dec. 3). Slightly more...
by Adelle M. Banks | Dec 3, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A long-awaited report on the possible repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay members says the chaplains corps has “some of the most intense and sharpest divergence of views” on the issue. The comprehensive review, issued Tuesday (Nov. 30),...
by Michele Chabin | Dec 3, 2010 | News
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Palestinian government has pulled a report stating that Jews have no historic connection to the Western Wall following condemnation from the U.S. State Department and others. The study, which was prepared by Al-Mutawakel Taha, a well-known writer...
by Daniel Burke | Dec 3, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Conservative Christians are biting mad that an app for their manifesto opposing gay marriage and abortion has been plucked from Apple’s popular online store. “With 300,000+ available apps, it is surprising to us that there couldn’t continue to be an...
