Genevieve Charles
Genevieve Charles is a journalist with Religion News Service.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.Â
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