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Official translation of Pope Francis’ speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday (Sept. 25) in New York. Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel honored, the Secre ...
Devotional reading for everyone curious about God by: Madeline Taylor As I read through the Bible, I frequently encounter passages that downright confuse me. I puzzle at the words on the page and become frustrated that God’s truth eludes me. Many mornin ...
By Jeremy Reynalds, Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service KATMANDU/NEW DELHI — A desperate search for survivors trapped under tons of debris across the Katmandu valley halted, along with relief operations, for a few hours on Sunday, after an int ...
An icon of a conservatism suddenly out of favor. By David Gibson, Religion News (RNS) The death of Cardinal Francis George at age 78 on Friday (April 17) was not unexpected. The powerful archbishop of Chicago had been battling cancer for years, and when i ...
The parents of the boy who was the youngest to die in the attack on the Boston Marathon asked federal prosecutors to abandon their effort to sentence the bomber to death. By Reuters, (Reporting by Scott Malone; Editing by Steve Orlofsky) BOSTON (Reuters) ...
By Michael Ireland, Senior Reporter, ASSIST News Service SEATTLE, WA/JOS, NIGERIA (ANS, March 7, 2015) — An American missionary who was kidnapped by armed men in Nigeria last month was released Friday, March 6, according to her church, NBC News ha ...
Theologians from various traditions and from around the world have joined together in an effort to gain clemency for death row inmate—and fellow theologian—Kelly Gissendaner, who is scheduled to be executed by the State of George on Monday, March 2, 2 ...
"Bigger government is not fertile ground for the flourishing of free speech and innovation," said NRB President Jerry Johnson. ...
The “urgent appeal” that came after recent reports that ISIS was responsible for the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya and the kidnapping of more than 200 Assyrian Christians. ...
The number of Christians abducted by the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria has risen to 220, activists said Thursday (Feb. 26). ...