Religious News from Around the Web, Feb 3rd 2020

Religious News from Around the Web, Feb 3rd 2020

Iran vs. Religion, Mass Wedding, Same-Sex Adoption, Religious School Funding, Christians Released, Should Churches Report Child Abuse? William Barr Warns of Militant Secularism, Catholic

How a Priest Made Kobe Bryant’s Life Better

How a Priest Made Kobe Bryant’s Life Better

In 2016, WRN published a story about how Kobe Bryant's faith helped him withstand and move past difficult times personally and professionally. We reprise

Identity and Religion: The War Against the Spirit

Identity and Religion: The War Against the Spirit

Who are you? What is your identity? Are you your name, your family, your car, your bank account, the language you speak or the

Religious News From Around the Web, Jan 13th 2020

Religious News From Around the Web, Jan 13th 2020

Giving Machines, Blaine Amendment, Religious Court Cases, Confessional Confidentiality, Taliban Destroyed now Repaired, Jewish and Muslim Women Meet, ERA is Dead Latter-day Saints Giving

Top Religious Stories? Is This the Best You Can Do?

Top Religious Stories? Is This the Best You Can Do?

The top 10 religious stories of 2019 – as selected by members of the Religion News Association – included: The burning of Notre Dame

Movie Review: The Two Popes (two reviews)

Movie Review: The Two Popes (two reviews)

The Two Popes - Netflix Starring: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce Director: Fernando Meirelles Review By Charlotte Odenson Inspired by true events, this beautifully

WRN News from Around the Web: Obama Rule Repealed, Church Demolition, Assisted Suicide, Transgender,  Kung Fu Nuns, Empty Heavens

WRN News from Around the Web: Obama Rule Repealed, Church Demolition, Assisted Suicide, Transgender, Kung Fu Nuns, Empty Heavens

Kung Fu Buddhist Nuns The Druk Amitabha Mountain Monastery in Kathmandu has long promoted gender equality and the empowerment of women. Since 2008, Buddhist

WRN News: Shtetl Market, Married Priests, Communist Reincarnation, Transgender, Vaccine Refusal

WRN News: Shtetl Market, Married Priests, Communist Reincarnation, Transgender, Vaccine Refusal

Hasidic Jews Find New “Shtetl Market” Shtetl – small Eastern European Jewish villages before the Holocaust – had busy local markets, which Hasidic Jews

Religious News Worth Reading, week ending Oct 12th 2019

Religious News Worth Reading, week ending Oct 12th 2019

Democratic Candidates Vow to Reverse Religious Protections Presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren announced similar plans to enhance LGBTQ protections including reversing the

Marching for Religious Interfaith

Marching for Religious Interfaith

On September 22nd, as part of a celebration of International Peace Day, marches were held around the world to celebrate Religious Peace and Justice.