NEWS OF THE WEEK
There’s new data on choosing a church. According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, 83 percent say it is good preaching. Seventy-nine percent said it was a warm welcome by church leaders, and 74 percent named an appealing … More
With a Forever stamp, the US Postal Service is about to celebrate Diwali, the five-day Indian festival of lights honoring—or at least hoping for—the triumph of good over evil. The unveiling of the stamp and official first day of sales … More
The man charged with murder in the recent death of an imam and his associate in New York appeared in court this week and denied he had killed the two men. Suspect Oscar Morel admitted, however, that surveillance video showed … More
French President Francois Hollande met with Pope Francis at the Vatican to thank him for his support in the wake of recent attacks by Islamist militants. The two also discussed the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and the … More
Disaster officials are trying to assess the extent of the catastrophic flooding that has devastated communities in South Louisiana over the past week. Faith-based groups are among those active in the rescue and recovery efforts. Kim Lawton was on the … More
Dozens of civilians in Yemen have been killed or injured this week due to increased fighting between a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and Houthi militias, members of a Shiite sect who have been fighting the government since 2004. At … More
The Republican Party launched its first-ever election campaign in Israel to try to convince American-Israeli dual citizens to cast their votes for Donald Trump. About 100,000 Israelis voted in the last presidential election, with approximately 85 percent voting Republican. GOP … More
Martin Luther King Jr.’s heirs have agreed to end their legal fight over who owns the slain civil rights leader’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and Bible. King’s two sons had voted in January 2014 to sell the medal and … More
The largest Lutheran denomination in the US approved a declaration recognizing quote “there are no longer church-dividing issues” on many points with the Roman Catholic Church. The “Declaration on the Way” was approved by the 2016 Evangelical Lutheran Church in … More
In Washington, clergy and community leaders from more than 15 states gathered to call for an end to loopholes in payday lending that they say continue to harm financially vulnerable borrowers. They are seeking a federal interest rate cap of … More
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