News by subject: REL

On December 1st, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson, a case that legal scholars on both sides of the aisle agree could overturn Roe v. Wade and send abortion policy back to the states. On that day, pro-lifers across the...

Holy Spirit Catholic Church is a vibrant, growing, community in Denver, North Carolina. It has a multitude of fellowship groups, outreach initiatives, faith enrichment activities, as well as Daily and Sunday Masses. Given the "congregational nature"...

As the United States continues to take aggressive action to reduce COVID-19 infections across the country, Pray.com will host Protect America ? a faith-based conversation to promote life-saving vaccines with Pastor Samuel Rodriguez and Director of...

The Satanic Temple ("TST") has announced it will be hosting "SatanCon" February 11-13, 2022. This will be TST's first religious convention. The three-day event will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona....

Does God exist? The centuries-old question prompts a different response from each and every person and according to Richard E. Simmons III, author of Reflections on the Existence of God, just how we answer can shape our worldview. The Christian...

After a defense attorney demands Black pastors be barred from the murder trial where three white men are charged with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, national faith leaders are calling for a prayer vigil outside the Glynn County courthouse on Thursday,...

Announcing the release of Jesus Speaking on November, 15, 2021, a new book from Mike Lutz that is a must have daily devotional that goes beyond feel-good cliché-isms and delivers what you really need for encouragement and transformation, which is...

Members of the Los Angeles Quilana community of Oaxaca, Mexico, gathered in East Hollywood to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, at the Church of Scientology Los Angeles. ...

All it took was a dare from Hot 97's Ebro Darden and Peter Rosenberg to put the wheels in motion. "I heard that they were talking about Jewish rappers and how none of them had done a Hanukkah song. When they got to my name, Ebro and Peter went in on...

Many have heard of the horrific genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994, when 200,000 Hutus slaughtered 800,000 Tutsis and some moderate Hutus ? their own countrymen. But few are aware that Our Lady warned the country about the impending disaster...

New Harbor Press is pleased to announce the release in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats for the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, and the Apple iBookstore of Revelation and Renewal by Matthew DeLockery of Atlanta, GA. Revelation and...

Icon Systems, Inc., who developed the feature-rich IconCMO church accounting system, is now offering economical bookkeeping services. Churches using this new service enjoy a free membership and donation solution while the professionals at Icon...

ParishSOFT, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for parishes and dioceses, has released its new Safe Environment Program to capture, track and report on security and compliance requirements for individuals involved in their...

Chanukah, a wintertime holiday in Judaism, also known as the Jewish "festival of lights" based on lighting the eight Chanukah candles during the eight days of the festival, begins November 28th to December 6th, 2021. This festive Jewish Holiday is...

Today, Knights of Columbus volunteers, including some serving in the military, delivered the first of 100,000 copies of the new 6th edition of the Armed with the Faith Catholic prayer book to the Edwin Cardinal O'Brien Pastoral Center in Washington,...

Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), today announced the release of a United Kingdom Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey including a comparison among England, Scotland, Wales...

The Quest, a documentary-style limited series produced by the University of Dallas about living one's journey with truth and wisdom in troubled times, will debut on EWTN, the largest Catholic television network in the world, on Nov. 15 at 4:30 p.m....

Morgan James' new release, In Plane Sight: Making Faith the Bedrock of Your Career, by Rick Stephens, is the engaging life story of an entrepreneur who achieved success at work and in life by igniting his spiritual life with God. A detailed account...

The Power of Preparedness (TPOP) this week will provide its "Think & Survive" online active shooter preparedness course to 29 houses of worship throughout Rockingham County, NH. Organized by the First Congregational Church of Hampton, United Church...

On a mat in one of countless tent cities that ringed Kathmandu in 2015 after Nepal's magnitude 7.8 earthquake, an old woman lay unmoving on a mat. She was motionless, she seemed dead?and she very nearly was. Her family said their grandmother had been...

Knights of Columbus state deputies gathered in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 5-7 for their semi-annual meeting. Speaking to leaders of nearly 70 jurisdictions, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly encouraged them to grow in faith, expand the Order's membership, and...

Since 1995, the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference has been held every year. These two-week summits are an important gathering for world leaders and stakeholders to meet and discuss the ongoing climate crisis at a global level. And this...

Do you question how it's possible for life to be affirming, religion to be relevant, and our daily human journey to be full of hope in times riddled with division, cynicism, and negativity? If so, Robert Lee Hill has fifty-two messages for you....

A satirical news show and an interfaith coalition of high school students dedicated to fighting hate are among the winning projects from the groundbreaking American Jewish Committee (AJC) Disrupt Antisemitism initiative, the first incubator to fund...

Not long after the COVID-19 lockdown began in Hungary, Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology Budapest received a message on their Facebook account. Noticing that they were helping those most severely affected by the pandemic, the head of...

Cambridge Christian School has announced the launch of the Built for More campaign, a new, one-year fundraising initiative that will secure an $8 million Impact Investment and raise $6 million to construct a new Upper School classroom facility,...

Today, First Liberty Institute, on behalf of three prominent national religious ministries ? Daystar Television Network, the American Family Association, and Answers in Genesis ? announced that it will petition the United States Courts of Appeals for...

"The Sabbath That Assassinated Atheism": a gripping discussion of the author's research into the Day of Trumpets. "The Sabbath That Assassinated Atheism" is the creation of published author Herman Cummings, the first baby born in the church...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark Bandi Chhor Divas: "Today, Sikhs in Canada and around the world will celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas. "This holiday commemorates the story of the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind...

Bishop Veronica Akuabia Anusionwu is proud to announce the launching of her Tongues of Fire channel on YouTube. The channel will serve as a 24/7 prayer line for the world's Christians to come and pray, Bishop Anusionwu said, and will offer healing...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Diwali: "Today, we join Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist communities in Canada and around the world to celebrate Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights. "This joyful...

This Saturday, Nov. 6, Van Jones, CNN contributor, host of the Van Jones Show and The Redemption Project; and Bishop T.D. Jakes, global leader and senior pastor of The Potter's House, will honor 125 graduates of the Texas Offender Reentry Initiative...

Episcopal Relief & Development invites supporters and congregations to transform a life this holiday season by giving a gift from the organization's newly redesigned Gifts for Life alternative gift catalog. Gifts for Life offers meaningful gifts that...

With deep sadness, the volunteers and staff at Daily Bread Food Bank mourn the passing of the organization's founder, Sister Marie Tremblay.  Sister Marie was a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph (CSJ) order and died peacefully on October 29, 2021....

Panama rolled back restrictions on attending houses of worship. And parishioners of the country's many faith communities looked forward to the services and the fellowship of their churches, mosques and temples. But they did so with trepidation. Was...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) today honored the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with the organization's Human Dignity Award. The AJC honor recognizes Bartholomew's singular...

"I believe the idea for this invention spiritually came to me," said an inventor from East Pointe, Mich. "It would provide a means to organize and protect preachers in the pulpits."...

The Satanic Temple ("TST") has issued a legal notice calling for the deposition of former Boston City Council President and current Mayoral candidate, Michelle Wu. TST's attorney, Matt Kezhaya, issued the notice of deposition and subpoena....

The skies over La Palma are red for the first time in 50 years?the last time Cumbre Vieja Volcano wracked the island. To date,...

Scientology Volunteer Ministers of Verona received a certificate of recognition from the mayor of Verona this month as part of a celebration in honor of the sesquicentennial of the Verona Municipal Police....

Punctuating the global phenomenon of The Chosen, CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHOSEN: THE MESSENGERS, the first of the franchise to be seen in cinemas nationwide via Fathom Events, went on sale during a livestream from Dallas Jenkins Tuesday night, and...

The Satanic Temple ("TST") has issued a legal notice calling for the deposition of former Boston City Council President and current Mayoral candidate, Michelle Wu. TST's attorney, Matt Kezhaya, issued the notice of deposition and subpoena....

The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest Jewish donor advised fund in the country, distributed $520 million in grants to charities in all sectors during the 2021 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. JCF Fundholders recommended a record-number of...

Convoy of Hope held a ceremony today to dedicate its new World Distribution Center and break ground on the new 195,000-square-foot Global Headquarters and Training Center. Together, the two buildings will sit on 155 acres and consolidate Convoy's...

A round of weekly seminars titled, "Testimony on Prophecy and Fulfillment of Revelation, God's New Covenant," is being held by Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony from October 18th to December 27th....

The Catholic Bishops of Canada are grateful that Pope Francis has accepted their invitation to visit Canada on a pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation. The Holy Father's full statement on the matter can be found here. In anticipation of this...

"The meanings of the prophecy (of Revelation) and what is fulfilled in reality according to the prophecy is what I am making known to the churches, worldwide, today," said Chairman Lee Man-Hee, as he boldly set forth a round of weekly seminars titled...

To engage the community in taking effective action against the drug overdose crisis, St. Louis County proclaimed October "Drug-Smart Month." They encouraged everyone to be part of the solution by using drug education to reach youth before they begin...

Hindus worldwide celebrate many festivals ? Navratri, Dussehra, Durga Puja, and Diwali ? in October.  Hence, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) along with several US-based Hindu organizations are celebrating October as Hindu Heritage Month. From the...

The Video Bible, a mission-based organization committed to spreading the Good News of the Bible far and wide, announced today the launch of the world's first free Video Bible. Using the crowdfunded model, The Video Bible, is committed to sharing...