July 25, 2015, 5:00pm Churches & Religion
What the Rev. Brooks Berndt did for his Hazel Dell church, he now hopes to do for many more congregations in the United Church of Christ family: get them actively fighting for environmental causes. Read story
July 24, 2015, 5:00pm Churches & Religion
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July 24, 2015, 5:00pm Churches & Religion
CHICAGO — The Rev. Tom Walsh of St. Martin de Porres church in the city's Austin neighborhood has been a pastor on the West Side for 22 years, and an organizer against violence for nearly as long. He still walks the troubled streets around his church most weeks preaching peace. Read story
July 23, 2015, 5:00pm Churches & Religion
EUGENE, Ore. -- Ahooga ahoooooga! The unmistakable sound of a vintage horn on the streets of Eugene signals that the Give One Take One truck is near. Read story
July 22, 2015, 5:00pm Churches & Religion
NEW YORK -- Two months ahead of his first trip to the U.S., Pope Francis' approval rating among Americans has plummeted, driven mostly by a decline among political conservatives and Roman Catholics, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday. Read story
July 20, 2015, 5:00pm Churches & Religion
VATICAN CITY -- Mayors from around the world declared Tuesday that climate change is real, man-made and must be stopped as a matter of moral imperative. They gathered at the Vatican to announce new measures to fight global warming and bask in Pope Francis' ecological star power. Read story
July 18, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — While most captives are spending their 14th Ramadan at Guantanamo, an Army platoon sergeant mobilized with the California National Guard is celebrating her first here. Read story
July 15, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is keeping up the pressure on world governments to listen to Pope Francis' dual mantras of fighting climate change and human trafficking by inviting mayors to a Vatican meeting next week on his two pet projects: the exploitation of the Earth and its people. Read story
July 11, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion
ANKENY, Iowa — Roman Catholic leaders in the early voting state of Iowa implored candidates for president Thursday to take up Pope Francis' call for "profound political courage" by focusing their campaigns as much on improving the environment and income inequality as they have on opposing gay marriage and abortion… Read story
July 11, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion
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