Renée Roden

Renée Roden is a journalist for Religion News Service.

John P. Meier, Priest, Scholar and Author of ‘a Marginal Jew’ Has Died at 80

John P. Meier, a theologian and biblical commentator whose multi-volume “A Marginal Jew” transformed the Catholic approach to critical historical research into the life of Jesus and religious faith, died Tuesday.

Orlando’s Holy Land Theme Park Sold by TBN to Seventh-day Adventist Health Care Company

The Holy Land Experience, a Christian-based theme park in Orlando, Florida, has been purchased by a Seventh-day Adventist health care company.

His Parish Was the Poor: The Rev. Tom Lumpkin Spent 40 Years Ministering to Detroit’s Homeless

“You never retire from your Christian vocation. You can always be a force for good," Rev. Tom Lumpkin said after ministering to Detroit's homeless for the last forty years.

Charismatic TikTok Divided Over Praying in Tongues

Pentecostal or charismatic TikTok is a thriving community of diverse Christians. It’s multilingual and multicultural and spans generations. Its hashtags have millions of views. Here, Christians gather to share encouragement and give Christian witness on the internet.

Global Interfaith Prayer Service Advocates for Vaccine Equity

Faith leaders from across the globe and from numerous faith traditions gathered together on Tuesday (July 20) on the National Mall in Washington to urge President Joe Biden to share COVID-19 vaccine stockpiles.

Canadian Churches on First Nations Land Are Burning

A slew of church burnings across western Canada have left six churches on First Nations land badly damaged or destroyed as of Tuesday (June 29).

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