About half of priests leave for love or sex

February 27, 2003

WASHINGTON — About half of all Catholic priests who leave the priesthood do so because they are in love with a woman or can no

Historic Houston church calls young pastor

February 27, 2003

HOUSTON — One of Texas’ most historic and progressive Baptist churches has called a young Mississippian to be its pastor. South Main Baptist Church of

SBC pulls money from BWA for new initiative

February 27, 2003

An initial step to move worldwide with the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) “Empowering Kingdom Growth” emphasis was approved by the SBC Executive Committee Feb. 17.

Black, white Baptists worship together

February 20, 2003

For the first time in 138 years, two Baptist churches in Tampa, Fla., divided since the Civil War, worshiped together under the same church roof.

Teens deface Jesus statue; punishment includes a donkey

February 20, 2003

The religious symbolism was hard to miss as church members clutching Bibles watched a young couple trudge down a snow-covered road in search of

Latinos focused on faith do better in school

February 20, 2003

NOTRE DAME, Ind- An analysis of research about the education of Latinos has found that students who are actively involved in church or consider faith

Baptist, Anglican conversations part of BWA effort to strengthen relations

February 20, 2003

Baptists and Anglicans continued their international conversations in Latin America and the Caribbean with two meetings in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 22–24, and Nassau, Bahamas, Jan.