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Clergy View: Be an artful listener Psalm 21:13 reads, ‘Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.’ ...
Antigonish, NS-formed rootsy rock outfit the Trews have announced their eighth studio album, previewed today by new single "Don't Get Lost in the Dark.". The Bloody Light is due October 24 via ...
Previously, foreign-born clergy could work in the United States for up to five years on an R-1 visa, and apply for an EB-4 visa toward the end of that period that would give them permanent ...
Thousands of foreign-born clergy working in U.S. at risk of being forced to leave Proposed legislation looks to address the problem of foreign-born clergy forced to leave the US.
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Catholic Church has a new pope and it was a historic selection as former Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first pontiff from the United States.
Camden's Bishop Joseph A. Williams recently said the diocese will no longer object to the New Jersey state investigation of clergy abuse.
Mark Crawford, of Woodbridge, a clergy abuse survivor and the New Jersey director of SNAP, said it's essential that the new pope be someone who "hasn't covered for or protected a known abuser of ...
More than 150 Michigan pastors endorsed Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday in his bid to become the state's next governor, calling him a leader who has the capacity "to bring people together." ...
Video. A newly registered tartan, woven in black, grey and red, has been designed to commemorate those accused under Scotland’s centuries-old witchcraft laws.
Bless This Clinic: How Clergy Are Showing Up for Abortion Clinics Clinic blessings continue a legacy of religious leaders and people of faith championing abortion access. Rev. Katey Zeh and Asha Dahya ...
District tartans represent regions rather than families. Nova Scotia’s tartan, officially adopted in 1955, was the first of its kind in Canada. Quebec, Alberta, and other provinces have their own.
Among the clergy leading congregations (890 of the 1,600 surveyed), 66% were white, 26% Black, 5% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Catholic priests were the most diverse racially, with 21% who were Hispanic.