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Study: Spirituality may help to boost feelings of happiness
Houston Chronicle (RNS): The most religious Americans also have the highest rates of well-being, according to a new Gallup survey. Read more.
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Faith groups press Geithner on foreclosures
WASHINGTON (RNS) A national network of faith-based organizations, homeowners and community organizers met with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday (Nov. 3), urging him to tackle problems with fraudulent foreclosures.
Organizers from the group People Improving Communities...
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Dalai Lama’s newest book also his most personal
(RNS) For "just a simple monk," as he likes to describe himself, the Dalai Lama has a lot on his plate.
He remains serene and jovial -- his beatific visage remains one of the world's most recognizable -- even as Chinese troops have slaughtered an estimated one-sixth of his country's p...
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Vatican seeks to be `ally’ with victims on abuse
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican's top spokesman appealed to victims of pedophile priests who demonstrated near the Vatican on Sunday (Oct. 31) to regard the Catholic Church as an "ally" in the struggle against the sexual abuse of children.
Following a private meeting with the spokesman...
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Gallup: Most religious Americans have high levels of well-being
(RNS) The most religious Americans also have the highest rates of well-being, according to a new Gallup survey.
The finding is based on a survey of more than 550,000 people about their physical and emotional health and their work environment.
Overall, the very religious received a sco...
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‘Colbert Report’ hides a quiet faith
Star Tribune (RNS): When comedian Stephen Colbert brought his act to Capitol Hill last month and stole the spotlight with his satirical shtick, no one was more surprised than lawmakers. Read more.
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Behind Colbert’s right-wing funny man, a quiet Catholic faith
(RNS) When comedian Stephen Colbert brought his act to Capitol Hill last month and stole the spotlight with his satirical shtick, no one was more surprised than lawmakers.
"You run your show," House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers scolded him, "we run the committee."
When Co...
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10 minutes with ... Joni Eareckson Tada
(RNS) Disability advocate Joni Eareckson Tada, long known as an evangelical icon and a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic who paints with a brush between her teeth, has faced a range of challenges since a diving accident left her paralyzed in 1967.
Now she's facing another: breast cancer....
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Judge returns infant to faith-healing parents
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) A Clackamas County judge ruled Friday (Sept. 24) that an infant who faced blindness from an untreated medical condition can return home while her parents prepare for trial on charges of criminal mistreatment.
Circuit Judge Douglas V. Van Dyk imposed several con...
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We interrupt this broadcast ...
We hope y'all enjoy the RNS Religion Roundup as much as we enjoy bringing it to you (well, most days at least). We're going on a brief hiatus while the RNS staff decamps for Denver for the annual Religion Newswriters Association meeting.
We'll see you back here -- same time, same chan...
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