Monthly Archives: May 2013
Quote of the Day: Pope Francis
By Ron Ribiat — May 31, 2013
“Often Christians behave as if they were going to a funeral procession rather than to praise God, no?” — Pope Francis, in his daily homily delivered at the Vatican guesthouse where he lives.
Want to improve Muslim attitudes? Get them online
By Omar Sacirbey — May 31, 2013
(RNS) A new Pew study says getting Muslims online can improve their views of the West, but a major problem remains: across 39 countries and territories, just 18 percent of Muslims said they used the Internet.
Catholic leaders urge support for Boy Scouts after shift on gays
By David Gibson — May 31, 2013
(RNS) The U.S. Catholic Church’s top liaison to the Boy Scouts of America is telling Catholic Scout leaders and troop sponsors that the BSA’s new policy welcoming gay Scouts “is not in conflict with Catholic teaching” and they should continue to support Scouting programs.
Evangelicals launch $250,000 immigration campaign
By Alan Gomez — May 31, 2013
(RNS) The Southern Baptists' Russell Moore says evangelicals are more aggressive this time around because more immigrants have joined their congregations, giving members a better understanding of who they are.
Rethinking church membership: An interview with Thom Rainer
By Jonathan Merritt — May 31, 2013
The president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources talks about new data on American attitudes toward church membership.
Cancer diagnosis gives second life to Carman’s music career
By David Yonke — May 31, 2013
(RNS) Once one of the biggest names in Christian music, Carman had been rejected by every Christian music label in the last 12 or 13 years. It was only after he went public about his terminal illness that the 57-year-old singer-songwriter discovered he still had an audience.
Vatican Bank downplays scandals but promises reform
By Alessandro Speciale — May 31, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The head of the scandal-plagued Vatican Bank admitted that it must address its tarnished reputation, even among Catholics, even as he defended the institute’s recent efforts towards financial transparency.
Friday’s Religion News Roundup: Church/State breakup * Sunni/Shia 101 * Exorcist shortage
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 31, 2013
(RNS) Church and State breakup after all these years. Will there be a Vatican III? Not if a top adviser to Pope Francis has his way. And everything you need to know about Syria, Sunnis and Shiites and why it's all a giant fustercluck.
Fr. Andrew Greeley on “Donahue”
By Michael J. O'Loughlin — May 30, 2013
Fr. Andrew Greeley on clergy sexual abuse in 1993.
5 Hot Recommendations in YA Fiction
By Jana Riess — May 30, 2013
A YA editor at BEA today had me at hello with this pick-up line: “If the TV show _Firefly_ were a YA novel, it would be _Entangled_.” Here's to that novel, and four other hot YA picks for fall.
Coalition to protect religious freedom shows its fault lines
By Lauren Markoe — May 30, 2013
(RNS) A national conference on religious freedom reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the coalition that fears an erosion of religious liberty in the U.S.
Syrian civil war forces Sunni and Shiite Muslims to pick sides
By Oren Dorell — May 30, 2013
(RNS) Whether the battle will be contained to Syria is in doubt now that Islam's two major strands have taken sides against one another, threatening to spark a wider war that is centuries in the making between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.
Legislative prayers, the Supreme Court’s self-created quagmire
By Charles C. Haynes — May 30, 2013
Andrew Greeley, 1928-2013
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 30, 2013
(RNS) Judging from his long career in the public eye, lots of people seemed to care about what he said, but the Rev. Andrew Greeley never seemed to care much about what people said about him.
Angels and Saints at Ephesus No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Traditional Music Chart for third consecutive week
By Ron Ribiat — May 30, 2013
CD is No. 8 on the Overall Classical Music Chart Atlanta, GA, May 30, 2013 – ANGELS AND SAINTS AT EPHESUS from the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, earned, for the THIRD straight week, the No. 1 spot on Billboard magazine’s Classical Traditional Music Chart. The sacred CD from the contemplative religious order tucked […]
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