“Each day, 12 children die from gun violence,” Tammey Aichner, executive director of United Churches of Lycoming County, said. “Firearms deaths occur at a rate five times that of drownings.” Community members joined together at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church to mourn the victims of gun ...
There are several ideas that may come to your mind when you think of living a life of worship. One may be which church you attend, how often you read the Bible, how often you pray, etc. Examples in the Old Testament may have included animal sacrifice, the tabernacle where only the priests ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The chairman of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial thanked Pope Francis for giving scholars access to the Holy See’s World War II-era archives. Dani Dayan, who recently met with Francis at the Vatican, said the pontiff described the archives’ opening as “an ...
About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished San Antonio neighborhood, the Rev. Norma Fuentes-Quintero found herself taking on an additional duty — helping congregants deal with anxiety. The pastor, who leads El Templo Cristiano Assembly of God, which is ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — As student anxiety skyrockets, campus ministries are trying to help by not only offering the comforts of faith and community, but also creating collaborations with mental health professionals. On Ivy League campuses, large public institutions and faith-based colleges, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary illness, anxiously eyed her newly arrived hospital bed on a recent day and worried over how she would maintain independence as ...
