St. Louis
Sixth St. Louis-area church damaged by fire; $2,000 reward offered
Ferguson pastors urge peace after grand jury doesn’t indict
In wake of Ferguson, a bid to make St. Louis a more ‘compassionate’ city
America’s most sinful city? It’s not Las Vegas
Can a Catholic hoops conference save college sports?
Police recover stolen Bible after church’s string of bad luck
Muslim cabbie sues for right to wear religious garb
ST. LOUIS (RNS) A Muslim taxicab driver is suing the city of St. Louis, the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission and a private security company, saying he has been harassed and arrested because he insists on wearing religious garb. By Denise Hollinshed.
Catholic priests pushed to become better preachers
ST. LOUIS (RNS) The Rev. Don Wester believes homilies should be practical and direct -- that they should draw a connection between the everyday struggles of parishioners and biblical truths. And it’s exactly the kind of preaching that Catholic bishops across America are hoping for as part of a new national effort to improve preaching at Catholic parishes. By Tim Townsend.
COGIC Presiding Bishop Charles Blake re-elected for another four years
(RNS) The Church of God in Christ has re-elected Presiding Bishop Charles Blake to serve a second four-year term as head of the nation's largest Pentecostal denomination. By Kevin Eckstrom.
Episcopal priest under scrutiny for nude photos
ST. LOUIS (RNS) It will be difficult for critics to compare Michelangelo's nudes with the ones photographed by the Rev. John Blair. Just after Episcopal leaders launched a sexual misconduct investigation of Blair, he lost his job as a hospital chaplain. By Tim Townsend.
Fox News reporter Greg Burke gets a new assignment: Vatican PR
ST. LOUIS (RNS) In his new job as the Vatican's senior communications adviser, Fox News reporter Greg Burke, 52, will be counseling Pope Benedict XVI and his closest staff on how to better project the Catholic Church's image to the rest of the world. By Tim Townsend.
Catholic theologians stand up to the Vatican
ST. LOUIS (RNS) As Catholic theology has branched out, bishops have struggled to curb theological thinking they consider beyond acceptable boundaries. At the Catholic Theological Society of America meeting, the theologians were girding for a fight. By Tim Townsend.