Genevieve Charles

Genevieve Charles is a journalist with Religion News Service.

To Feel Safe in the Pews, Trauma Must Be Acknowledged, Spiritual Directors Say

Trauma-informed care is a growing movement across the world, and in the past decade, spiritual directors have increasingly used its methods to deal with clients who suffer from religious trauma and spiritual abuse.

World Methodist Council’s First Female Head Talks About What Holds a Fracturing Church Together

A bishop in the United Methodist Church since 2012, the Rev. Debra Wallace-Padgett will lead an umbrella group of more than 80 Methodist denominations around the world.

The Past Few Years Have Left Clergy Burned out and Exhausted. But That Can Change, Say Experts.

The decline of organized religion, the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic, political polarization—and the burden of caring for their congregation’s soul—have left many clergy feeling burned out and wondering how long they can hang on.

Seminaries Prompt Students To Ask: Can AI Write a Sermon?

This summer, Mark Andrew Jefferson, who was leading a teaching workshop at Princeton Theological Seminary, prompted ChatGPT to write a homily based on the Gospel of Luke’s parable of the good Samaritan.

National Catholic Reporter Names Wall St. Journal’s James Grimaldi as Executive Editor

Ending a yearlong vacancy atop its editorial team, the National Catholic Reporter, the 60-year-old, left-leaning Catholic media outlet, announced that James V. Grimaldi, a senior writer at The Wall Street Journal, has been named executive editor. 

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