Activists chide Pope over handling of sex abuse and cover-ups
Rome, Italy Reuters Pope Francis has not done enough to stamp out clerical sex abuse and its cover-up, activists and abuse survivors said on Thursday, protesting before a Vatican-hosted World Children’s Day festival. The Roman Catholic Church has been shaken by sexual abuse scandals around the world. Francis has tried to impose order, but his […]
Biden says Hamas must be eliminated, US officials warn war could escalate
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said on Sunday he believes the Hamas militant group must be eliminated but there should be a path to a Palestinian state, after top US officials warned the war between Israel and Hamas could escalate. Biden did not think American troops would be necessary on the ground […]
In the US, future of decades-old CBS religion documentary program in doubt
RNS The future of a decades-old CBS documentary series focused on religion is in doubt, as the network is potentially discussing cutting back or even ending a stream of faith-related segments that CBS has run since the 1940s. “I have received word that CBS is looking to cancel its program on CBS Religion and Culture,” […]
TV: US NETWORK CBS HOPES VIEWERS WILL WANT TO WATCH, IF NOT LIVE, ‘BIBLICALLY’
KIMBERLY WINSTON, of Religion News Service, reports on how TV shows in the US are embracing faith issues…
Is God on Facebook? US network CBS hopes so, in possible new show
RNS CBS has ordered a pilot episode for ‘God Friended Me’. ILLUSTRATION: Kit Doyle. “The Creation of Adam” image courtesy of Creative Commons A smarty-pants atheist friends “God” on Facebook – and God friends him back. That could be the elevator pitch for God Friended Me, a potential new hourlong television drama-comedy from CBS. CBS […]