Venting and vetting: The brutal side of papal politics
If you want a crash course on how papal politics really works, look no further than the saga of Scottish Cardinal Keith O'Brien.
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Zimbabwe's gang rape coming back to haunt
When Robert Mugabe clung to power after Zimbabwe's 2008 election he was quick to wield the power of the law and the authority of the state, reported Anna Maria Tremonti on CBC's The Current Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Quebec loses status as Canada’s most secular province
A new poll suggests Quebecers are no longer among the least religious residents of Canada.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Why the next pope should come from the Global South
As the 117 Roman Catholic cardinals walk into the Sistine Chapel next month for the election of a new pope, one hopes that they fully recognize the unfolding, dramatic pilgrimage of world Christianity: The demographic center of Christian faith has moved decisively to the Global South.
Poll: Bad sex a bigger problem for couples than religious differences
Unchurched Americans have high expectations that they will have sex on Valentine's Day. Lutherans, Presbyterians and other mainline Protestants? Not so much.
Strangers seeking ashes
The Rev. Amy Butler, senior pastor at Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
The church that I pastor sits on a busy corner in downtown Washington, D.C. It’s the kind of neighborhood where most people, whether they live or work in the area, rarely if ever think about attending church.
At halftime, a religious alternative to Beyonce
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Super Bowl halftime shows often burn more vivid images into the American conscience than the most-watched football game of the year, and can claim millions more viewers.
Obama’s use of Scripture echoes Lincoln, King
President Barack Obama looks at the portrait of Abraham Lincoln that hangs in the Oval Office prior to meeting with President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia, June 29, 2009. RNS photo by Pete Souza/The White House
President Obama will publicly take the oath of office with Bibles once owned by his political heroes, Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. One Bible was well read, but cited cautiously. The other granted scriptural sanction to the civil rights movement.
MCC facing funding gap for chaplaincy service
Peter Worsley coordinates MCC Alberta’s community chaplaincy program.
Mennonite Central Committee's chaplaincy programs in Alberta and Ontario are facing a fund gap following the Canadian government's decision to change how it supports community chaplaincy services for ex-prisoners.
Church of England rejects women bishops
In a surprise move that shocked both sides of a years-long debate, the Church of England on Tuesday (Nov. 20) rejected an expected move to allow women bishops, preserving the church's status as one of the last bastions of male privilege in the United Kingdom.