Jeremy Stanbary Stars in One-Man Drama about Pope John Paul II:  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 2 /Christian Newswire/ — Pope Benedict XVI opened the Year for Priests in St. Peter’s Square on Friday, June 19. He called for the special year to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the death of […]

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs By Catholic Film Review.org, Mostly delightful animated sequel in which a mammoth couple (voices of Ray Romano and Queen Latifah), a tiger (voice of Denis Leary) and two possums (voices of Josh Peck and Seann William Scott) search for the missing sloth (voice […]

by Susan soon-keum Cox, VP of Public Policy, Holt International We at Holt International want to inform our constituents about a movie entitled “Orphan” scheduled to be released in July by Warner Brothers. We are concerned about media depictions that demean or degrade children. We are especially alarmed about the […]

Quick quote from MSNBC news ,By Rachel Zoll, (AP). “Times have changed for the Islamic Society of North America and for Syeed, who leads the group’s interfaith outreach. In a sign of growing acceptance of U.S. Muslims, one of the most prominent religious leaders in the country, evangelical pastor Rick […]

By Traci Scott, Faith Reporter, Several residents of the Mennonite Village in Benton County were recently duped by a bogus magazine sales operation, according to general manager John Kollaer.  Solicitors are not allowed in the village; however, that didn’t stop two young men and two young women from going door-to-door […]

Audio Bibles for American Troops ALBUQUERQUE, NM, July 1 /Christian Newswire/ — Fourth of July is when Americans celebrate their freedom and gather for cook outs, parades and fireworks. It’s also a time to honor our nation’s troops. Faith Comes By Hearing, the world’s foremost Audio Bible ministry, is honoring […]

By Traci Scott, Volunteers will no longer be able to talk with students at length about religion or politics in Marysville schools, located in Snohomish County, Washington.  Superintendent Larry Nyland issued new guidelines recently that limit how much volunteers can discuss religion and politics with students.  Nyland consulted with an […]

By Daniel Burke, Religion News Service (UNDATED) Episcopal bishops from the six states that have legalized same-sex marriage are requesting permission to adapt their church’s venerable prayer book for use at same-sex weddings.  The proposal presents a new challenge to the Episcopal Church as it seeks to balance respect for […]

By Traci Scott, Faith Reporter Oregon recently played host to two successful “Night to Honor Israel” events, which are sponsored by Christians United for Israel, a coalition of more than 250,000, and have been held in 95 cities since 2006. “Night to Honor Israel” is a non-conversionary tribute to the […]

Los Angeles (June 25, 2009) — Sociologists, historians, and economists have been diligently mining the mounting evidence for how and why religion, especially Christianity, is flourishing globally and succeeding in the U.S. despite secularist predictions.  “Reasons abound for how and why ‘God is back.’ But there appears to be an […]