Religion News Service
March 15, 2024
A new book looks at the ways churches could be reused for the public good in the future, including rural sanctuaries partnering with health care centers.
Religion News Service
November 10, 2023
A Native Alaskan midwife known for her healing love, especially toward abused women, has become the first female Orthodox Christian saint from North America after she was glorified at a meeting of bishops of the Orthodox Church in America in Chicago this week.
Religion News Service
October 06, 2023
Black clergy and faith leaders in the rural South have been working for years to bridge the digital divide in their communities and congregations, and a pandemic-era federal program gave those efforts a boost by offering discounted internet access. But fewer than half of the estimated 49 million Americans who are eligible have enrolled, and now questions loom about the program’s long-term funding by Congress.
Religion News Service
July 07, 2023
News that the 40-acre plot is back on the market relieved residents in the remote area near the town of Grand Marais, where some once feared the group would establish a new compound, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported Thursday.
Religion News Service
May 23, 2023
The historic, endangered dialect is as central to these communities as their iconic adobe churches.
Religion News Service
April 25, 2023
Gov. Greg Abbott has been barnstorming his state, trying to convince parents in rural areas to support his education savings accounts, a form of school vouchers.