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Got a Catholic Question? Boy, 7, Has the Answers
c. 2007 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ Among the faithful gathered at the 7 a.m. Mass at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, one face in the front pew always stands out.
James Higgins, 7, has been attending daily Mass since he was 3 years old. His parents, Stephen and...
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Got a Catholic Question? Boy, 7, Has the Answers
c. 2007 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ Among the faithful gathered at the 7 a.m. Mass at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, one face in the front pew always stands out.
James Higgins, 7, has been attending daily Mass since he was 3 years old. His parents, Stephen and...
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Jewish Inmates See Passover Freedom in a Lonely Light
c. 2007 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) They are the forgotten among the forgotten.
As Jews celebrate Passover this week (ending at sundown on Sunday, April 10) with friends, family and neighbors over Seder meals, Jewish inmates will commemorate the ancient journey from bondage to fre...
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College Teams Bring Chaplains Along to the Big Dance
c. 2007 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) Dressed in a sharp black suit, Rob Hagan could pass for an assistant coach at Villanova University. He makes a fist for a made basket and turns away after a questionable foul call. Yet he remains calm amid the commotion from the rest of the be...
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What’s a Jew to Do on Christmas Eve?
c. 2006 Religion News Service
NEW YORK _ Round midnight last Christmas Eve, Joshua Neuman killed any doubts he had about the success of Heebonism 2005, the party-like-you-mean-it bash his Jewish cultural magazine throws every Dec. 24.
About 1,500 sweat-drenched scenesters were mob...
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Religion in the Senate, By State and By Faith
c. 2006 Religion News Service
(n: new member)
ALABAMA
Richard Shelby (R) Presbyterian
Jeff Sessions (R) Methodist
ALASKA
Ted Stevens (R) Episcopalian
Lisa Murkowski (R) Roman Catholic
ARIZONA
John McCain (R) Episcopalian
Jon Kyl (R) Presbyterian
ARKANSAS
Mark Pryor (D) Christian...
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Charting the Religions of Members of Congress
c. 2006 Religion News Service
Religion ............ House . Senate . Total . Percent of . Percent of
.............................................. Congress ... Population
AME (v) ............... 2 ...... 0 ..... 2 ..... 0.4 ......... (u)
Anglican .............. 1 ...... 0â€...
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Muslim Athletes Learn New Discipline During Ramadan
c. 2006 Religion News Service
TOMS RIVER, N.J. _ Their day begins in darkness shortly after 5 a.m. to make sure the meal is finished long before sunrise.
For Nashwa Yosry, it is a bowl of Kix, a glass of milk and a small brownie. Tamir Dayya loads up with oatmeal, cereal, a peanut...
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Trucker Church Offers Gospel at the Gas Pump
c. 2006 Religion News Service
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. _ It was 9:15 a.m. on a Sunday at the Oasis Truck Center near the Alabama-Florida state line when the cashier handed Donavan Fowler the microphone.
A recent graduate of Pensacola Bible Institute, Fowler announced that church services...
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FDA Nominee Faces Another Block _ From Conservatives
c. 2006 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON _ First it was a handful of liberals blocking President Bush's choice to head the Food and Drug Administration, demanding the agency end delays and make a decision on the over-the-counter sale of an emergency contraceptive pill opposed by the...
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