(Fox News) Pope Francis pledged Wednesday to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decades-long church cover-up of his sexual misconduct. Francis concluded his weekly general audience Wednesday by recalling that the report into the “painful case” of … [Read more...] about Pope Francis Vows To End Sexual Abuse After McCarrick Report
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Study: Multiracial Churches Growing, but Racial Unity May Be Elusive
by Yonat Shimron Produced in collaboration with the Association of Religion Data Archives. (RNS) Derwin Gray and his wife, Vicki, founded Transformation Church in Lancaster County, South Carolina, 10 years ago, with the goal of gathering a congregation that reflected the racial demographics of the public schools in the area just across the border from Charlotte, North … [Read more...] about Study: Multiracial Churches Growing, but Racial Unity May Be Elusive
Arkansas Mandates Face Masks at Church Services To Curb Rise in COVID-19 Cases
(The Christian Post) Arkansas has issued new guidelines for houses of worship to curb a new increase of COVID-19 cases, requiring that worshipers wear face masks at all times during worship. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said during a press conference on Tuesday that congregants must wear masks at all times during worship, especially when singing, which health experts warn … [Read more...] about Arkansas Mandates Face Masks at Church Services To Curb Rise in COVID-19 Cases
Amid Cries for Church Unity Post-Election, Some Christians Say ‘Not So Fast’
by Emily McFarlan Miller and Roxanne Stone NEW YORK (RNS) Two days before Election Day 2020, Pastor Justin Adour of Redeemer East Harlem Church had a message he knew his congregation didn’t want to hear. Though it “might make your stomach turn a little bit,” he told both his socially distanced live listeners and viewers watching online, a “Democrat Christian” has more in … [Read more...] about Amid Cries for Church Unity Post-Election, Some Christians Say ‘Not So Fast’
Vatican’s McCarrick Report: Three Popes Looked the Other Way on Sex Abuse Claims
by Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY (RNS) A long-awaited Vatican report detailing the Catholic Church’s institutional knowledge of sexual abuse allegations against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and the church’s response, was released on Tuesday (Nov. 10). The “thorough study” of Vatican documents was ordered by Pope Francis in October 2018 after the media and the former … [Read more...] about Vatican’s McCarrick Report: Three Popes Looked the Other Way on Sex Abuse Claims