recession
Woe to you, Washington! Woe to you, New York!
By Thomas Reese — October 4, 2021
(RNS) — God does not punish us. He tells us when we are punishing ourselves.
Report: Church giving reaches Depression-era record lows
By Katherine Burgess — October 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The percentage of a church member’s income given to churches dropped to 2.3 percent in 2011, down from 2.4 percent in 2010.
New pope means new business for recession-weary Rome
By Alessandro Speciale — March 18, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Just minutes after Pope Francis finished introducing himself to the crowd in St. Peter's Square on March 13, a woman perusing the shelves of a tourist shop just outside the squared asked the storekeeper, ``When will you have souvenirs of the new pope?''
Report says church giving on the rebound
By Tracy Gordon — March 27, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) Churches may have suffered financially for the past three years due to the recession, but the fourth annual "State of the Plate" found strong evidence of a rebound in 2011. By Annalisa Musarra.
Churches lost $1.2 billion in recession
By Tracy Gordon — March 22, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Roman Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention remained the two largest U.S. churches in 2011, but both posted a decline of less than 1 percent, the fourth year in a row for Southern Baptists. By Annalisa Musarra.
For financial guru Dave Ramsey, sour economy has an upside
By Bobby Ross Jr. — April 24, 2009
(RNS) — The Christian financial guru went on a nationwide tour to give hope during the last recession.
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