(RNS) — An ecumenical group of clergy, scientists and other experts has released a guide to help congregations consider best practices for reopening for worship. Among their suggestions: Refrain from ...

A few days before Easter, as senior pastor Bradley Schmeling of St. Paul’s Gloria Dei Lutheran Church prepared to write his sermon, he recalled the advice of someone sitting in the pews. “A friend of ...

"What can I say, to you, good people? It's right here in black & white..." An intriguing tale of revenge in this excellent short film The Sermon, from UK filmmaker Dean Puckett. This premiered a few ...

Sitting in his favorite blue easy chair, Monsignor Thomas F. Maloney looked around the small rectory office where he counseled hundreds of people as they dealt with some of the worst troubles of their ...

One of America’s most famous sermons, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” probably took Jonathan Edwards close to an hour to deliver in 1741. Today, most white Protestant pastors wouldn’t dare ...

Black churches are among the oldest and most influential institutions dedicated to supporting Black Americans. When they were first founded, denominations like the African Methodist Episcopal Church ...

Church or pastor? When sermons become books that make millions in royalties, the answer is important. Editor's Note: Since the following story appeared in the January/February print issue of CT, we've ...