Eight women ‘ordained’ as Catholic priests
August 24, 2006
Vested in white albs, and ultimately donning brilliantly colored silk stoles, 12 women were ordained July 31 as deacons and priests aboard a riverboat in
Churches may put Texas town out of business
August 17, 2006
HOUSTON — City officials in Houston-area Stafford, Texas, say their town of 19,000 people simply can’t afford for any more churches to move in. Stafford
Evangelical Lutheran church loses members
August 17, 2006
CHICAGO — Continuing a 14-year slide, membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) dropped in 2005 to just over 4.85 million baptized members,
Senate passes bill to preserve San Diego cross
August 17, 2006
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved without opposition Aug. 1 a bill intended to protect San Diego’s Mount Soledad cross as a memorial to military veterans.
Wall Street executive named COO of Bible society
August 17, 2006
NEW YORK — Richard B. Stewart Jr. is the new executive vice president and chief operating officer of American Bible Society. Stewart was a former
Urban churches revitalize members, income by selling space above buildings
August 17, 2006
Bob Brashear rubs his fingers against the 117-year-old walls of his church, and a shower of red dust sprinkles the sidewalk. Above him, scaffolding protects
Selling air rights can be complex
August 17, 2006
When Amy Butler arrived to serve as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, three years ago, she inherited not only a church that had dwindled
Health officials laud abstinence programs in U.S.
August 17, 2006
A pair of officials with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) defended abstinence education programs in a recent opinion piece. The goal
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