The number of women attending church services is dropping according to a study from The Barna Group Among the findings No population group among the sixty segments examined has gone through more spiritual changes in the past two decades than women Of the 14 religious factors studied women ha

In the United States when clergy urge their congregations to vote for or against a particular law or candidate the federal government typically has this concern Have the clergy as leaders of tax-exempt religious groups overstepped the legal bounds that qualify them and their churches for tax exem

Last month our editor Fr Drew Christiansen traveled to Lambeth Palace to take part in a conference sponsored by the archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster aimed at supporting the Christian community in the Holy Land You can read our report on the conference here Now Religion and Ethics newsl

Today is the Feast of Blessed Pierre Favre S J one of the early Jesuit companions and an overlooked Jesuit hero nbsp Often called the Second Jesuit Favre was said by St Ignatius Loyola the founder of the Society of Jesus nbsp to be the man best suited to direct others in his Spiritual Ex

Following up on recommendations issued last month by the Institute of Medicine the Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidelines today on mandatory care for women Beginning August 2012 new health insurance plans will be required to include women rsquo s preventive services such as

The Chicago-based Catholic reform group Call to Action was profiled by the Chicago News Cooperative highlighting their efforts for a discussion on women s ordination and gay rights From the article with an oddly confrontational headline The group Call to Action an organization for reform-mind