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Coronavirus Will Affect 68% of Easter Observers’ Spending Plans this Year – WalletHub
Around 68 percent of Americans who observe Easter say their Easter spending will be affected by the coronavirus this year, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Easter Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on the State Economies Most...
Embalming and Cremation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Upon the passing of a loved one, the urgency to make arrangements can often be overwhelming. The process of preserving a body after death can be extensive and perplexing for those dealing with the emotions of loss. From the decisions for viewings to setting a loved...
Christ Embassy Conference Attracts Impressive Numbers to SSE Arena
A special conference for leaders and partners of the Christ Embassy took place on Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th of July, 2018 in SSE Arena in Wembley. Thousands of people packed the arena outside of London to attend the two-day event. The conference was hosted...
The Christ Embassy Church Congregation Embarks on a Tour to the Holy Land with Pastor Chris
Religion has been part and parcel of the society for many years. Christians come together in places such as churches with the sole aim of listening to the word of God. The likes of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome have been spreading the word of God for many years. As a church...
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On US-Mexico border, Catholic leaders prepare for return of Trump anti-migrant regime
SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — The children had already gathered on stage for the praise dance finale of a local community organizing network event when Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller took the microphone and put his arm around Sheila, an immigrant who had told the archbishop...
Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues again
JOBAR, Syria (AP) — In this Damascus suburb, the handful of remaining Jews in Syria can again make pilgrimages to one of the world’s oldest synagogues where people from throughout the region once came to pray. Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially...
Jewish leaders decry Pope Francis’ criticism of Israel as ‘incendiary’
(RNS) — A group representing the leaders of the United States’ largest Jewish organizations has written a letter to Pope Francis criticizing his recent condemnation of Israeli airstrikes that killed 25 Palestinians, calling the pope’s comments “incendiary.” In his...
The new leaders in the world of faith to follow in 2025
(RNS) — Like its politics, the United States’ religious scene could at times this year appear intractably stalled by partisanship and warring ideologies. But Americans of faith and observers of the religious landscape can also be encouraged and fascinated by the new...
Episcopal presiding bishop resolves complaint against predecessor Michael Curry
(RNS) — An Episcopal Church investigation into possible misconduct by former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop Todd Ousley, a former Office of Pastoral Development official, concluded Monday (Dec. 30) with a pastoral response, according to an announcement from...
RNS reporters look ahead to the big religion stories of 2025
(RNS) — In anticipating the potential stories of 2025, RNS reporters all offered some variation of how a second Trump administration will affect their respective beats. As a new administration prepares to take power, RNS will be watching both the policies and the...
‘A shining example’: Religious leaders praise the late former President Jimmy Carter
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A broad array of religious and political leaders across the country issued outpourings of support for former President Jimmy Carter following news of his death, heaping praise on the evangelical Christian Democrat known for teaching Sunday School...
Jimmy Carter, beloved Sunday school teacher, ex-president, dead at 100
(RNS) — Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday (Dec. 29) at age 100, was known most as the 39th president of the United States. But he also will be remembered as the world’s most famous Sunday school teacher. Carter, who spoke openly about his Baptist faith while campaigning...
2024 Photos of the Year
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The top 10 religion stories of 2024: What’s old is news again
(RNS) — The year’s news in religion was dominated by a war already in progress on Jan. 1 between Hamas and Israel. Though not at root a religious war, as the months went by the conflict supercharged American-Jewish divisions over Israel, fractured some Jewish-Muslim...
The top 5 Vatican stories from 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis cemented his legacy this past year, appointing friends and allies to key positions and ousting critics. His crowning project during an October summit of bishops and laypeople was to to inject in the Vatican a style of governance...
These faith and spirituality influencers kept us glued to our phones in 2024
(RNS) — For tens of millions of Americans — and people around the world — social media is a daily part of life. They turn to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X or other social media to share memes with their friends (Moo Deng, anyone?) or consume the top news story in 60...