20+ hour, 44+ min ago  (458+ words) The Boston Globe In keeping with Rhode Island's founding principles, a Day of Reason upholds the separation of church and state In these trying times, many of us don't require prayer, but instead celebrate reason and see it on the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (411+ words) Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire made his comments earlier this month at a vigil honoring Renee Good, who was fatally shot on Jan. 7 behind the wheel of her vehicle by a U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (980+ words) The immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is revealing divisions among Christian leaders across the country about appropriate religious responses to ICE's most aggressive enforcement tactics. "No cause - political or otherwise - justifies the desecration of a sacred space or the intimidation and…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (666+ words) Just a year into the job, Richard Henning, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston, is already facing his Bernie Law moment. And, as he did 23 years ago, the Rev. Stephen Josoma, the pastor of St. Susanna's in Dedham, is the…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (766+ words) The archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America - a denomination founded by conservatives who left the Episcopal Church over its approval of an openly gay bishop - is taking a leave of absence following allegations that he committed sexual misconduct…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (838+ words) LONDON " Bishop of London Sarah Mullally shattered a stained-glass ceiling Friday when she was announced as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the Church of England's spiritual leader. Mullally, 63, a former cancer…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (444+ words) Mullally, 63, a former chief nursing officer for England, will face serious challenges including divisions over the treatment of women and LGBTQ people. She will also have to confront concerns that church leaders haven't done enough to stamp out the sexual…...