As Christian clergy across the United States participate in ongoing protests against harsh immigration enforcement actions and further funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, many are ...
The level of respect for clergy as seen in Gallup Polls is now at an all-time low based on surveys over the past 50 years, dropping to 27 percent of people surveyed holding them in high or very high ...
The public perception of the honesty and ethical standards of clergy reached a record low over the last 50 years, according to Gallup’s annual honesty and ethics survey. Just 27% of the American ...
There’s probably never been a time when emotionally insecure people could thrive in ordained ministry. But the current moment may be more challenging than ever given dwindling public esteem for the ...
LOWER MANHATTAN (PIX11) — On this ‘Ash Wednesday,’ the 17th Episcopal Diocese of New York is planning a peaceful protest outside 26 Federal Plaza. The immigration courthouse has become a flashpoint ...
(RNS) — They reject climate science but accept medical science, according to the National Survey of Religious Leaders published this week. (RNS) — For years, studies have suggested that many white ...
Behind gestures toward accountability lies a quieter crisis that New York Archbishop Hicks just inherited: uncertainty about ...
America’s pastors are tired. The decline of organized religion, the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic, political polarization — and the burden of caring for their congregation’s soul — have left many ...
(RNS) — Clergy who flourish despite the demands of the job make their well-being a priority while approaching it flexibly. (RNS) — Anyone familiar with the schedule kept by the Rev. Howard-John Wesley ...
Hundreds of lawsuits are hitting the Roman Catholic Church across California, made possible by a 2019 law that opened a three-year window for victims of child sexual abuse to file claims, regardless ...
Oklahoma clergy are calling for compassionate reform as a solution to the nation's immigration problems. They're asking for elected officials to take steps to end illegal immigration while creating ...