(RNS) — 'Buddhism has been called the most psychological of the world’s religions and the most spiritual of the world’s psychologies,' says Mark Epstein. The post A Buddhist psychiatrist�...
(RNS) — During his tenure, World Vision grew to collect $1 billion in annual revenue in 2017, making it No. 15 on Forbes’ list of the nation’s largest charities. The post Rich Stearns to ...
https://religionnews.com/2018/01/10/rich-stearns-to-retire-from-charity-behemoth-world-vision/
(AP) Fervent religious activists, urged on by Hamas, roam the streets with loudspeakers calling people to early prayers. The post Keen Islamic prayer activists bring a new dawn to Gaza appeare...
https://religionnews.com/2018/01/05/keen-islamic-prayer-activists-bring-a-new-dawn-to-gaza/
(AP) 'Cyberspace was kindling the fire of the battle,' said Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, who called for the death penalty for Iranian flag burners. The post Hard-line cleric blames social media for...
(AP) Women are going public to build support for reproductive rights, which are tightly restricted in heavily Catholic and evangelical Brazil. The post Brazilian women break taboo to talk about...
https://religionnews.com/2018/01/04/brazilian-women-break-taboo-to-talk-about-illegal-abortions/
(AP) Attorneys for the accused, charged with plotting to bomb Muslims in rural southwest Kansas, say Trump voters there have a 'different belief system' than potential jurors who live near urban ...
Every new Mormon leader faces contemporary challenges. Astrology replaces Revelation for many millennials. FEMA money can go to flooded churches. The post The Slingshot: After Monson; Starry ey...
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LDS church president Thomas Monson, 90, has died. Michelle Bachmann may run for Al Franken’s senate seat; Roy Moore’s Jewish lawyer campaigned for Doug Jones. The post The Slingshot: Mormon...
(AP) Don't let freedom be corroded by consumerism and 'the overpowering waves of empty chatter,' Pope Francis urged. The post Pope on 2018: Forget life’s ‘useless baggage’ appeared first...
https://religionnews.com/2018/01/01/pope-on-2018-forget-lifes-useless-baggage-work-for-peace/
(AP) — Pope Francis took a stroll to greet crowds, Buddhists lit lanterns in South Korea, prayers and fireworks abounded as the world welcomed 2018. The post Fireworks, prayers as revelers ar...
https://religionnews.com/2017/12/31/fireworks-prayers-as-revelers-around-the-world-ring-in-2018/