Faith
Harold Camping may be facing doomsday, but not the one he intended
(RNS) Two years ago, radio evangelist Harold Camping was predicting the end of the world. Now, longtime aides say his false predictions are likely to result in the end of his California-based Family Radio ministry.
The Contra Costa Times reported that the ministry has sold its...
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Catholic population surges across the Global South
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Gains in Asia and Africa are making up for losses in Europe among the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, according to Vatican statistics released Monday (May 13), signaling a shift of the church's center of gravity toward the Global South that was heralded by the elec...
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Canterbury Cathedral says it’s not closing its doors
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) England's best-known cathedral and mother church of the 77 million-member worldwide Anglican Communion will stay open to the public despite the fact that two-thirds of the historic building is in urgent need of repair.
The BBC reported on Sunday (May 1...
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Abuse watchdogs say bishops’ ‘failings’ hurt their credibility
(RNS) Even as an annual review this week gave Catholic bishops high marks on sex abuse prevention policies, officials with the church's oversight agencies expressed serious concerns about "recent high-profile failings" in several dioceses.
The latest scandal has shaken Newark,...
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Three popes at Vatican as Francis welcomes head of Egypt’s Copts
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Friday (May 10) met with Pope Tawadros II, head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, an encounter that brought the number of popes within the Vatican walls to three this week.
Benedict XVI, the emeritus pope, returned to the Vatican on May 2, tw...
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British church attendance stabilizes after years of decline
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The number of people attending Sunday services at Britain's Anglican churches is continuing to drop, but church officials say there are signs that the decline is starting to stabilize.
A spokesperson for the Church of England said Tuesday (May 7) that...
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ANALYSIS: Where are the Christians on burying Tsarnaev?
BOSTON (RNS) Soon after the Boston Marathon bombings, local Christian leaders stepped swiftly into the public eye, convening vigils and urging peaceful healing in the wake of senseless violence.
But their public voices have fallen mostly silent as noisy resistance grows to the...
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Pope tells nuns to be spiritual mothers, not ‘spinsters’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Wednesday (May 8) told leaders of women's orders from around the world to be "fertile" spiritual mothers in the Catholic Church, not "spinsters."
The Argentine pontiff addressed some 800 leaders of female religious orders who are in Rome for t...
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Priest who heads top clergy treatment center accused of impropriety
(RNS) The priest who headed a leading treatment center for clergy suffering from emotional, sexual and addiction problems has resigned in the wake of accusations that he misused funds in his home diocese and that he was engaged in an "inappropriate adult relationship."
Saint Lu...
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Dalai Lama wows Maryland crowd, rubs noses with governor
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (RNS) His English was terribly broken, and punctuated by sudden fits of giggles. But for nearly an hour, the Dalai Lama entranced an arena full of admirers, who said his message came across just fine.
The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, speaking to an audien...
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