by Francis X. Rocca | Sep 22, 2010 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican expressed its “perplexity and astonishment” after an Italian court took the unprecedented step on Tuesday (Sept. 21) of freezing $30 million in Vatican funds pending an investigation for money laundering. The court acted after...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Sep 22, 2010 | News
Having served Memphis for more than 170 years, the First Baptist Church is breaking new cultural ground with its sponsorship of a citywide screening of a documentary about how U.S. Baptists and Muslims are engaged in interfaith dialogue and action. Some cities are...
by Adelle M. Banks | Sep 21, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Rep. Mike Pence, a fast-rising conservative firebrand from Indiana, was the surprise winner of a straw poll on Saturday (Sept. 18) among 17 possible Republican presidential candidates at the 2010 Values Voter Summit. Pence beat out better known...
by Adelle M. Banks | Sep 21, 2010 | News
(RNS) A majority of Americans—including those who do not practice a particular faith—think students should be able to express their religion in public schools, according to a new poll by the First Amendment Center. Three-quarters of Americans support student religious...
by Sophia Kishkovsky | Sep 21, 2010 | News
MOSCOW (RNS/ENInews) Russian prisons, struggling with a growing crime rate, overcrowding and shortfalls in funding, are turning to religion to bring moral guidance to inmates. The move marks a dramatic change from the Soviet system, when clergy and believers were...
by Fredrick Nzwili | Sep 20, 2010 | News
NAIROBI (RNS/ENInews) Faith leaders in Kenya hope to collect 1 million signatures to petition President Mwai Kibaki to rescind a new law legalizing traditional brews that have left hundreds dead. Christian, Hindu and Muslim leaders are concerned the law will lead to...
