Essay: While focusing on Ukraine, don’t forget the rest of the world
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says it’s important to remember Ukraine is one of many connected crises around the world…
Lifestory: A pastor found a five metre-high Kmart sign in his front yard – and became the talk of the town
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how a suspected prank led to a pastor’s house becoming a community hot-spot – and a mention on ‘The Tonight Show’…
Cardinal Pell praises Pope Francis’ curial reform after financial scandals
Vatican CityRNS Speaking at a Catholic event in Rome on Thursday, the Vatican’s former finance czar, Cardinal George Pell, praised Pope Francis’ reforms to improve transparency in the institution while addressing questions raised by recent financial scandals in the Catholic Church. Francis’ reforms of the Vatican’s Curia, outlined in his long-awaited apostolic constitution, Praedicate Evangelium, […]
Half of US churches say Sunday school, other education programs disrupted by pandemic
United StatesRNS Sunday school and other Christian education programs have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, with half of congregations surveyed saying their programs were disrupted. A March, 2022, survey by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found that larger churches with more than 100 people were more successful in maintaining their educational programming for children […]