Tag: Christianity
Pope creates lay ministry to boost supply of faith teachers
<p>ROME — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally created a new lay ministry to encourage greater participation of secular women and men in the teaching...
Day by day: Musical ‘Godspell’ celebrates 50th anniversary
NEW YORK — It will come as little surprise to its legion of fans that the first professional musical to be mounted in the...
Lutherans elect Megan Rohrer first transgender bishop
(RNS) — The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday (May 8), becoming...
Vatican warns US bishops over get-tough Communion proposals
The head of the Vatican’s doctrine office is warning U.S. bishops to deliberate carefully and minimize divisions before proceeding with a possible plan to...
German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
<p>BERLIN — Germany's powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings...
Day by day: Musical ‘Godspell’ celebrates 50th anniversary
<p>NEW YORK — It will come as little surprise to its legion of fans that the first professional musical to be mounted in the...
Lutherans elect Megan Rohrer first transgender bishop
<p>(RNS) — The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday (May 8), becoming...
Vatican warns US bishops over get-tough Communion proposals
<p>The head of the Vatican’s doctrine office is warning U.S. bishops to deliberate carefully and minimize divisions before proceeding with a possible plan to...
German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
BERLIN — Germany's powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings...
Judge slain in Sicily by mafiosi put on path to sainthood
<p>ROME — A magistrate slain by mobsters in Sicily and praised by two popes has been beatified by the Roman Catholic church on Sunday...