News by subject: REL

A lawsuit filed Monday night alleges that the Catholic Diocese of Nashville and St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church knowingly failed to stop a director of religious education from repeatedly raping and sexually exploiting a child on church property from...

CryptoVerses is the first of its kind NFT project to encrypt Bible verses and to date the largest and most ambitious NFT project in Israel. In many ways it mirrors the uniqueness and dichotomy of the country, which on the one hand is the birthplace...

McGee Avenue Baptist Church is proud to announce our recent investment in the Clorox® Total 360® System, an electrostatic sprayer, to provide more comprehensive surface disinfection coverage to help our customers prevent the spread of germs on hard,...

FAI STUDIOS, MARANATHA PRODUCTIONS, and GOLAN RANCH STUDIOS are proud to announce the completion of the production of DAYS OF NOAH, a gripping new film written and directed by Dalton Thomas, starring an all-Israeli cast including Avraham Shishkoff,...

The Bishops of Canada, as a tangible expression of their commitment to walk with the Indigenous Peoples of this land along the pathway of hope, are making a nation-wide collective financial commitment to support healing and reconciliation initiatives...

Arrangements have been concluded by The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Strong Tower Sanctuary, to celebrate Nigeria's celebrate Nigeria's 61st Independence Day with seven-hour praise and prayer sessions on Friday, October 1....

On the solemn occasion of the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 attack, and coinciding with the fall of Kabul, and the American retreat from the battlefields of Afghanistan, Global Hindus representing all major countries including India, United States,...

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), after months of regular meetings and conversation with Indigenous leaders at the national and local level, has completed its annual Plenary Assembly meeting, with this year's major focus being on...

More than 100 diplomats, religious leaders, and international experts will convene for a two-day series of roundtable discussions on the intersection of faith and diplomacy at a major global conference next month sponsored by Religions for Peace, the...

Living on the Edge (LOTE), the international ministry of Pastor Chip Ingram, has released a new 17-Day Bible Study for Christians called Daily Discipleship: True Spirituality. This Daily Discipleship study is available at no cost at...

ForeverLawn, Inc., sponsor of Jeffrey Earnhardt in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity racing season, is excited to announce that their NASCAR race car, known as the #BlackandGreenGrassMachine by racing fans, will be on display at Harvest Riverside Church on...

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Guatemalan independence, the Honorable Jose Arturo Rodriguez Diaz, Consul General of Guatemala in Los Angeles, on behalf of the Guatemala Week Committee and the Los Angeles Guatemalan community, honored the...

Beginning October 1, 2021, The Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center will display an online exhibition centering on the Knights of Columbus connection with baseball, which spans almost a century and a half. ...

There are a myriad of words to describe T.D. Jakes: Pastor. Global leader. Best-selling author. Filmmaker. Real estate industrialist. Conference producer. The senior pastor of The Potter's House in Dallas, Jakes blazed the trail in bringing a message...

Pray.com, the world's leading app for mental & spiritual health, has launched an effort to raise funds and awareness for small family farmers, one of the most impacted communities by California's droughts. At the core of this program, Pray.com is...

Kicking off its fall awards season, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) celebrates its annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards across all social media platforms today through Thursday, September 23. Honoring the most...

A groundbreaking Baylor University study of a Prison Fellowship International (PFI) in-prison program provides evidence that the faith-based course transforms prisoners ? and leads to culture change in prisons....

Saint Xavier University (SXU) celebrates 175 years of Mercy education on September 23, 2021, marking 175 years to the day that five Sisters of Mercy arrived in Chicago to begin the work of Catholic education and open the Saint Francis Xavier Female...

The month of September is the 25th anniversary of the founding of Veritas Press and this week is the anniversary of the day in 1996 that the documents finalizing the birth of Veritas were signed! What started out as a hobby business for founders...

On September 21, 2021, the office of Dr. Surajit Khanna's Post Incarceration Juvenile Justice Reformation Act Initiative, also known as his ReturningYouth Initiative, announced they have a solution to the systemic problem of post incarcerated...

Cyprus honored American Jewish Committee (AJC)...

Cyprus honored American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris today with one of the country's most prestigious awards, the Grand Commander of the Order of Makarios III. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades presented the medal to Harris during a...

It's been two weeks since Hurricane Ida rampaged across St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, but the area still looks like a war zone. Fallen trees and power lines litter neighborhoods that are still without electricity. Scientology Volunteer...

Last night, during the "America's Got Talent" grand finale on NBC, fan-favorite magician Dustin Tavella was named the winner of season 16, taking the $1 million prize and securing a headlining show in Las Vegas....

Send Proof is redefining the term "Christian Documentary..." Many are cheesy and boring propaganda pieces. By contrast, Send Proof seeks to bridge that gap between being intellectually honest and the claims of divine healing that Christians claim to...

On September 14, 2021, the Official Tort Claimants' Committee (TCC) in the chapter 11 bankruptcy of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced that it does not support the BSA's proposed settlements with Hartford Insurance Company ($787 million) or...

The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) and American Jewish Committee (AJC) hosted a virtual session to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords, as part of an educational cooperation that aims to explore the...

The successful North Korean missile tests this past weekend remind us that the issue of reunification between North and South Korea is a pressing matter that needs vigilant and steadfast efforts. We are encouraged to see Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon's...

In deep contrast to today's time of pandemic-fueled trauma, multiple conflicts, political upheaval, and societal division, members and families of the United Church of God, an International Association, will gather this month to observe a time...

Debut author Ira Mosen isn't about to quit his day job ?  he's a physician from Cleveland who has been living in Israel with his family for three years ? but he may be tempted to change careers by the outstanding reception he has received for his...

"Binding the Strongman": a testament to the importance of guarding oneself from the influences of Satan. "Binding the Strongman" is the creation of published author Apostle Magnolia M. Edwards, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She...

World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will headline plenary sessions on the intersection of faith with public health and peace and security at a major global conference...

Globalization of disease has led the world to be only as resilient as the least resilient country and person, especially for highly contagious COVID-19 which has spread with a scale and severity not seen since the Spanish flu. The variants of the...

The North American Association of Visionary Churches (NAAVC) have filed in Federal District Court motions for emergency legal protective measures for sixty-year-old church minister and Navy veteran Clay Villanueva. Villanueva was arrested by...

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, USA ("HSS") volunteers in 22 states celebrated the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan or "Universal Oneness Day" by reaching out to first responders, community leaders, and elected officials ? state representatives, mayors,...

Spiritual sustenance is only a few taps away with FaithMeet, a new social networking app for Christians all over the world. FaithMeet was developed to exclusively connect churches and Christian and community members with only faith-based Christian...

Bible College Online is a modern resource destination to match those interested in pursuing a faith-based online education with colleges and universities across the United States....

Pray.com, the world's number one app for daily prayer and Bible-based audio content, has formed a partnership with Drew Brees, the former 2009 Super Bowl MVP-winning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. The partnership will be highlighted by a...

A new documentary film "Send Proof" chronicles a man's intellectual and spiritual journey to discover whether claims of divine intervention and miracles of healing can be corroborated with medical testing and scientific evidence. Six years in the...

Gospel recording artist, Gary A. Frazier debuts his highly anticipated debut album, No Better Friend. The Los Angeles based singer, producer and songwriter offers up his brand-new album, available now for streaming and downloading on all digital...

Morgan James' new release, Lost in the System: A Novel by Nancy Jo Wilson, is the fictional story of one unsaved man surrounded by a sea of believers. A Christian sci-fi novel, Lost in the System explores what would happen when an unsaved person...

KAILASA's Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple's report, "Media Disinformation in India" was accepted and published by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. The UN Special...

Seventy-five million evangelical followers combatting antisemitism celebrated because Facebook has restored the page of the Jerusalem Prayer Team, the largest pro-Israel social network site in the world three months after being shut down after a...

"The Underworld: SHEOL- HADES (The Invisible World): Dwelling of the Souls of Dead": a potent opportunity for exploration of a little discussed topic. "The Underworld: SHEOL- HADES (The Invisible World): Dwelling of the Souls of Dead" is the creation...

Our Daily Bread Ministries (ODBM) today announced it is currently conducting a global search for a new president and CEO of the ministry. Rick DeHaan will retire as president at the end of year but will continue supporting the organization in an...

TransMedia Group said its new client, Rabbi Barry Silver, takes the proverbial cake in making people think differently about religion and is the only Rabbi to have served in the Florida Legislature and named the most effective environmental...

In the wake of an upsurge in COVID-19 fatalities across the United States, Pray.com will host Protect America ? a faith-based conversation to promote life-saving vaccines with Pastor Donnie McClurkin and Director of National Institutes of Health, Dr....

Religions for Peace, the world's largest and most representative multi-religious coalition, today announced the lineup of speakers for a landmark conference on faith and diplomacy, which will be broadcast live from Lindau, Germany, October 4-7....

With a total of $23,970,000 paid to victims/survivors who were abused as minors by diocesan priests in six California dioceses, the Independent Compensation Program (ICP) for Victims of Sexual Abuse by Diocesan Priests in California is preparing to...

A new report by AJC's Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) finds that antisemitic violence has increased in the two years since a landmark UN report on global antisemitism warned governments of its dangers. The JBI...