In the US, United Church of Christ elects first woman – and first woman of African descent – to lead denomination
United StatesRNS The United Church of Christ elected its first female general minister and president on Monday at its 34th General Synod in the US city of Indianapolis. Rev Karen Georgia Thompson’s election also makes her the first woman of African descent to lead the mainline denomination. “Today, United Church of Christ, we created a […]
In the US, Urbana missions conference that once drew 20,000 expected to fall far short
United StatesRNS For the first time since 2018, thousands of college students will gather a few days after Christmas to talk about God’s mission to the world and their place in it. Organisers of Urbana 2022, a missions conference run by the evangelical campus ministry InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, expect about 6,000 at the conference, to […]
FBI says it interviewed FedEx mass shooter last year
Indianapolis, USAP/Report for America The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis was interviewed by FBI agents last year, after his mother called police to say that her son might commit “suicide by cop”, the bureau said Friday. Coroners began the slow process of identifying the victims as […]
Explainer – Why are US Catholic schools firing gay teachers – and how can one refuse?
RNS A pair of schools in Indiana drew national attention to the Catholic Church’s attempts to grapple with LGBTQ relationships this month, highlighting the church’s complex position in a country increasingly welcoming to different sexual identities. The controversy began when it was revealed that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis would strip Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School of its status as […]