by News Feed Editor | Nov 14, 2024 | Religion
(RNS) — Sean Rowe, the newly installed presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, knows a thing or two about austerity. As a boy, growing up in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, he saw Westinghouse Electric Corp. shutter its plant. Later, Sharon Steel went bankrupt, laying off...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 14, 2024 | Religion
(RNS) — Mike Huckabee’s journey to becoming the U.S. ambassador to Israel began 50 years ago. The former Arkansas governor, presidential candidate and Fox News host first visited Israel with a friend on a tour of the Middle East not long after graduating from high...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 14, 2024 | Religion
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Religious communities are increasingly seeking to invest in companies that match their faith values and ethical concerns, but experts say the financial market lags in providing the appropriate options. A conference in London on Monday and Tuesday...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Religion
(RNS) — Shortly after President-elect Donald Trump finished his victory speech last week in West Palm Beach, Florida, the room burst into a rendition of the Christian hymn “How Great Thou Art.” The moment, which was captured on video, was a reminder of Trump’s robust...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Religion
BALTIMORE (RNS) — As the U.S. Catholic bishops gathered for their conference’s fall meeting on Tuesday (Nov. 12), they were expected to discuss their response to the presidential election, implementing Pope Francis’ agenda and the recently ended Vatican summit on the...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Religion
LONDON (RNS) — The Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion are in uncharted waters after the voluntary resignation Tuesday (Nov. 12) of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. Welby quit just five days after he vowed that he would not resign, while...
