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Religious leaders join White House in Dream Act push
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious leaders joined White House officials Thursday (Dec. 16) in urging the Senate to pass the DREAM Act, calling it a moral solution to help students hurt by the country's immigration system.
The legislation, which would permit young illegal immigrants to gain ci...
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Disorder has haunted saints and, especially, sinners
(RNS) Chad's bout with scrupulosity began earnestly enough.
An Idaho health-care worker and devout Mormon, Chad (who asked that his real name not be used) began wondering if he was totally upfront with patients. Soon, he started scrutinizing his past, looking for times he might not ha...
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Bishop says Virgin Mary appeared in Wisconsin, but who can say for sure?
(RNS) In 1859, a Wisconsin farmwoman recounted three mystical meetings with the Virgin Mary, who told her to pray for the conversion of sinners and teach children the Catholic faith.
Last Wednesday (Dec. 8), the Bishop of Green Bay finally sanctioned Adele Brise's visions as both supe...
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Oregon releases policy for religious clothing at schools
(RNS) Oregon state officials released a policy on Wednesday (Dec. 8)intended to give school districts guidance in applying Oregon's new law on religious clothing.
A statewide ban on teacher religious dress was originally enacted in 1923 to keep Catholic nuns from teaching in public sc...
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Churches push hard on last-minute legislation
WASHINGTON (RNS) With three weeks left before the 111th Congress adjourns, faith groups are mounting a full court press on Capitol Hill on a number of bills, including a nuclear treaty with Russia and an immigration bill.
Advocates are pressing for action on The DREAM Act, which would...
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Katrina menorah lit at White House Hanukkah event
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama and some 500 notables celebrated the second of the Hanukkah's eight nights on Thursday (Dec. 2) by lighting a menorah fished from the muck of a synagogue flooded by Hurricane Katrina.
Describing the Hanukkah candles as tiny reminders of "the importance...
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The Maccabeats go on and on…
... well, for eight nights, at least.
So, just in time for the first night of Hanukkah, we bring you ... the Maccabeats (get it, Maccabees?)
Now raise your latkes in the air, and swing'em like you just don't care.
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Hilary Swank and inmate-outreach group lobby for reform
Houston Chronicle (RNS): Jesus left his followers with precious few commands: Love thy neighbor, feed the hungry, clothe the naked and visit the prisoner among them. So why do so many churches have such a hard time with that last one? Read more.
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Gentile wives brace for first Hanukkah feasts
(RNS) Anne Coyle used to set the holiday table with roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, but this year, she's rolling up her sleeves in an attempt to make latkes and brisket.
Cheered on by her husband and a support group for non-Jewish women raising Jewish children, Coyle's first stab at...
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Church ladies, like the queen, cover heads with `crowns’
ST. LOUIS (RNS) When St. Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians nearly 2,000 years ago, it's unlikely he had the $599 Satin Ivory & Black Crystal Tower from Shellie McDowell Millinery in mind.
"Any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled disgraces her head," Paul...
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