UK churches lacking confidence to address subjects youth really care about, survey finds
Churches in the UK lack the confidence to address subjects young people “really care about” and feel a “general sense of desperation” about how to improve youth and children’s work in coming years, according to the findings of a new study from Christian charity Youthscape. Launched this week, the research is based on a poll […]
Vatican exhibits Rembrandt in gesture of Christian unity

RNS Visitors expect to see the works of Renaissance artists such as Raphael and Michelangelo in the Vatican Museums, but they may be surprised to find the paintings of Rembrandt, a master more associated with Protestant Europe. A new exhibit of the Dutch artist’s works is a first for the museums, which attract millions to see their […]
Open Book – Hints from the Spirit of Holiness: Confronting slavery

BRUCE C WEARNE writes, in his examination of The Acts of the Apostles, about an encounter between Paul and Silas and a fortune-telling girl…
Christmas: Carol singers across Australia to hit the streets with the “real message” of the celebration

DAVID ADAMS reports on Australia’s Carols by Streetlight initiative…