Conversations: Carrie Sheffield’s journey to forgiveness after childhood in cultlike family
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks with Sheffield about her new memoir ‘Motorhome Prophecies’, her departure from the LDS church and her decision to forgive her father…
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to receive pacemaker to treat irregular heart rhythm
United States RNS The Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, is scheduled to have a pacemaker implanted Friday to treat his atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, the denomination announced Thursday. The procedure is expected to require an overnight hospital stay. Curry, who has been keeping to a lighter, modified work schedule while dealing with recent […]
In the US, top leader of Episcopal Church tests positive for COVID-19
United StatesAP Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, said Thursday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Bishop Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, speaks outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, 22nd September, 2021. On Thursday, 29th September, 2022, he said that […]
In the US, Episcopal Bishop Curry says “more to do” as poll shows Christians viewed as hypocrites
RNS Ask a Christian to describe other Christians and the answers likely will be “giving,” “compassionate,” “loving” and “respectful”. Ask a non-Christian, on the other hand, and the more likely descriptors you’ll get for Christians are “hypocritical”, “judgmental” and “self-righteous.” Non-Christians are also far more likely to say Christians do not represent the teachings of […]
Inauguration week prayer event aims to show Christian unity
Washington DC, USAP As a politically divided nation prepares to inaugurate a new president in the wake of a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, a group of Christian leaders is hoping to ease tensions through prayer during three days of ecumenical, non-partisan programming. Using the slogan and social media tag #PeaceWithJustice, the effort aims […]
The Interview: “You can’t just jump to hope” – Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on healing after the US election
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks to Bishop Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the US, about the United State’s journey toward healing…
US election: Spotlight mostly bypasses mainline Protestants as evangelicals and Catholics dominate
DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports on how mainline Protestant denominations have been quietly (relatively speaking) going about the work of, among others, fighting racism and voter suppression…
Holy Week: As a pandemic peaks at Christianity’s Easter climax, US churches adapt online
ALEJANDRA MOLINA and EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how US churches are adapting to marking Easter online…
ESSAY: REDUCING THE REFUGEE CAP WILL DECIMATE CRUCIAL FAITH-BASED PARTNERSHIPS
In an article first published by Religion News Service, Rev MICHAEL B CURRY, primate of the Episcopal Church in the US, responding to the announcement of further cuts to the US Refugee Admissions Program, says “turning our backs on refugees contradicts our Christian values and harms our nation”…
US Christian leaders warn against rise of ‘Christian nationalism’
A group of US-based Christian leaders have warned against the rise of “Christian nationalism” in their country, saying it threatens both their faith and nation. The group, called Christians Against Christian Nationalism, have released a statement stating that “Christian nationalism seeks to merge Christian and American identities, distorting both the Christian faith and America’s constitutional […]