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Do new ordinations signal rising popularity of Latin Mass?

By Lilly Fowler

c. 2014 St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS (RNS) When Pope Francis first appeared to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square without the short red cape known as a...

Vatican: Abandoned Down syndrome baby is victim of ‘throwaway’ culture

By Josephine McKenna

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS)  The Vatican warned Wednesday (Aug. 6) that the alleged rejection of a baby born with Down syndrome...

‘Black Jesus’ targeted as ‘blasphemous’ by conservative groups

By Heather Adams

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) Conservative Christian activists, led by the group One Million Moms and the American Family Association, are pushing...

Pope Benedict XVI OK’d abusive priest in Paraguay, local bishop says

By David Gibson

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) A showdown between Pope Francis and a conservative bishop in Paraguay is heating up as the bishop rejected charges that he...

Gay, Christian and … celibate: The changing face of the homosexuality debate

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) When Julie Rodgers came out as a lesbian at age 17, her mom responded by taking her to an ex-gay ministry in Dallas...

Pope Francis lifts 29-year suspension on liberation theology icon

By Josephine McKenna

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Continuing a bid to revive a movement that was sidelined by his predecessors, Pope Francis has reinstated...

Islamic extremists impose reign of terror on Iraq

By Anmar Al Shamary and Gilgamesh Nabeel

c. 2014 USA Today BAGHDAD — Police cars have been repainted to say “Islamic police.” Women are forbidden from wearing bright colors and...

No ‘Pope Francis effect’ on Capitol Hill gridlock

By David Gibson

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) How partisan and unproductive is the current Congress? The epitome of its dysfunction may have arrived with last...

Vatican urges priests to clamp down on excessive emotions during the sign of peace

By Josephine McKenna

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) In an effort to ensure a more sober ritual, the Vatican has urged bishops to clamp down on singing, moving...

At least one American missionary infected with Ebola heading back to US

By Doug Stanglin

c. 2014 USA Today (RNS) At least one of two American medical missionaries diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia could be back in the United States...

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