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Biden Raises Refugee Ceiling, and Faith-Based Groups Brace for Rebuilding Work

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Faith-based refugee resettlement groups are celebrating President Joe Biden’s decision to raise the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. for...

Why Some Preachers Rely on Holy Ghostwriters and Other Pulpit Helps

Author and theologian Scot McKnight argues that pastors who use ghostwriters or researchers without telling their congregations are “cheating.” Others disagree.

The Surprising Way This Group of Nuns Provides Mental Health Ministry

You can see in the numbers how much mental health was just a real concern. These nuns are not psychologists and they needed extra help. Here's what they're using today.

UPDATE: Jerry Falwell Jr. Cancels the ‘Real’ Liberty Graduation Party at Family Farm Due to Health Concerns

Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., made an appearance at a gathering that included students over the weekend where he invited attendees to the “real Liberty graduation” at his own house next month.

Saved by Grace — Katie Langston Tells About Her Journey Out of Mormonism

Katie Langston didn’t know much about Lutheranism when she enrolled in a Lutheran seminary. She only knew Mormonism, the religion of her childhood, had become wrapped up with both joy and pain, and the pain had started to be more prominent.

Scientists and Legislators Question Whether Religious Exemptions to Vaccines Are Really Religious

Religious exemptions face particular scrutiny amid fears of new measles outbreaks and concerns the growing number of families claiming religious exemptions are opposed because of scientifically discredited claims about the dangers of vaccines.

Hundreds of Christian Worshippers Throng Jerusalem Church for Holy Fire

Hundreds of Christian worshippers packed a Jerusalem church revered as the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection for Holy Fire, an ancient fire ceremony a day before Orthodox Easter.

National Institutes of Health Director Urges Evangelicals: ‘Love Your Neighbor,’ Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken evangelical Christian, urged his fellow evangelicals, many of whom have resisted the COVID-19 vaccine, to get the shot and encourage others to do the same.