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Taize movement brings throwback appeal to U.S.
CHICAGO (RNS) Every year about 100,000 pilgrims trek to the Taize community's headquarters in France, and this weekend the ecumenical group is bringing its message to the U.S. for the first time. By Simone Orendain. 800. With photos.
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Vatican details rules on Virgin Mary sightings
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has published the rules used to judge alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary as more and more sightings gather widespread publicity before the church has been able to judge them. By Alessandro Speciale.
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Muslims to gather to combat anti-Shariah movement
(RNS) Some 15,000 Muslims are expected at this weekend’s 37th annual convention of the Islamic Circle of North America, the second largest Muslim convention in the country, where attempts to ban Islamic law are expected to take center stage. By Omar Sacirbey.
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N.T. Wright asks: Have we gotten heaven all wrong?
(RNS) Christian apologist N.T. Wright's insistence that Christianity has got it all wrong seems to mark a turning point for the serious rethinking of heaven. He's not another academic iconoclast debunking Christian myths, but rather takes his creeds very seriously. By John Murawski.
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Richard Mouw, evangelical leader, says engaging Mormonism isn’t just about being nice
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) In his new book, evangelical scholar and seminary president Richard Mouw argues that understanding Mormonism isn’t just about being nice, it’s a Christian mandate. By Peggy Fletcher Stack.
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Christians mark National Day of Prayer, atheists host National Day of Reason
WASHINGTON (RNS) Americans marked the National Day of Prayer Thursday (May 3), with Christians gathered on Capitol Hill defending their rights to pray even as others marked the day as a “Day of Reason.” By Adelle M. Banks.
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Anglicans celebrate Book of Common Prayer’s 350th
CANTERBURY, England (RNS/ENInews) The Anglican Book of Common Prayer, the liturgical and literary masterpiece that with Shakespeare and the King James Bible helped shape the English language, marks its 350th anniversary this year. By Trevor Grundy.
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Little-known Swedenborg gets fresh look in new book
WASHINGTON (RNS) What do famous thinkers such as William Blake, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Martin Luther King Jr. and Helen Keller have in common? They were all influenced by a little-known Swedish scientist, philosopher and theologian named Emanuel Swedenborg. By Annalisa Musarra.
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Young ‘Millennials’ losing faith in record numbers
(RNS) A growing tide of young people are drifting away from the religions of their childhoods -- most of them into no other religion, according to a new study that shows one in four young adults are religiously unaffiliated. By Lauren Markoe.
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Religious belief highest in developing and Catholic countries
(RNS) Belief in God is slowly declining in most countries, but those who most believe can be found in developing countries and Catholic societies, according to a new survey. By Annalisa Musarra.
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