The Washington Post reports on an Episcopal parish in the Washington DC area that recently made the jump to full communion with the Catholic Church under new guidelines The Rev Mark Lewis awoke early on the last morning of his life as an Anglican priest and dressed in a suit and tie instead of

You may have read about the controversy surrounding the Family Research Council s Values Voters Summit though isn t safe to assume that all voters vote their values and the claim that Gov Mitt Romney s Mormon faith makes him a member of a non-Christian cult From Politico Texas evangelical le

In the battle over immigration words such as illegals are used frequently in an attempt to dehumanize the millions of people who live and work in this country without proper documentation By turning individual human beings into objects in this case dark scary and unlawful things opponent

Embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi marked his 75th birthday yesterday a milestone that makes all those stories nbsp about him even more bizarre but Public Radio International notes that the Catholic Church in Italy is in no mood to celebrate Listen to the report here exploring h

A tongue-in-cheek guide for journalists on the Catholic beat offers a critique of papal media coverage in Britain s leading Catholic newspaper the Catholic Herald If in doubt be vague and waffly about the purpose of any protests ndash especially if there doesn rsquo t appear to be one Those

One of the more interesting aspects of the recent GOP presidential debates has been the astounding exhortation of extreme individualism the notion that every person is in it for him or herself and that government should not provide any sort of safety net or assistance to those in need there i

The Washington Post reports on the recently freed Americans who were being held in an Iranian prison accused of spying during a hiking trip when they accidentally crossed into Iranian territory Cardinal Theodore McCarrick the retired archbishop of Washington DC played a role in the talks Bef

As young people in the US increasingly reject formal religious traditions they are increasingly charting their own course for rituals that once took place inside a house of worship The Washington Post reports on a growing phenomenon of couples choosing friends or family to officiate wedding ceremo

The BBC reports on the phenomeon of the swiftly growing Christian churches in China It is impossible to say how many Christians there are in China today but no-one denies the numbers are exploding The government says 25 million 18 million Protestants and six million Catholics Independent estima

The BBC reports on the phenomeon of the swiftly growing Christian churches in China It is impossible to say how many Christians there are in China today but no-one denies the numbers are exploding The government says 25 million 18 million Protestants and six million Catholics Independent estima