Biden, former presidents, urge Americans to forgive and unite at National Prayer Breakfast
RNS The message of the 2021 National Prayer Breakfast can be summed up in the title of a book by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Prize-winning South African cleric: No Future Without Forgiveness. Indeed, Andrew Young, civil rights leader and former ambassador to the United Nations, referenced the title of the book in his prerecorded […]
Texas megachurch pastor sent to prison for fraud scheme
Houston, US AP A former Houston megachurch pastor who once was an adviser to presidents has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his part in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. “They trusted me with their money, and I abused that trust,” Kirbyjon Caldwell, former pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church, an […]
John Lewis mourned as “founding father” of better America
AP Hailed as a “founding father” of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogised Thursday by three former presidents and others who urged Americans to continue the work of the civil rights icon in fighting injustice during a moment of racial reckoning. The longtime member of Congress even issued his own call to action – […]
Living landmark: Washington DC’s ‘Church of Presidents’ etched in history again
Famous in recent times as a setting for a Donald Trump photo op, ELANA SCHOR, of Associated Press, looks at the role Washington’s St John’s Episcopal Church has played in the US story…
Oklahoma bombing: 25 years ago, a prayer service gave hope to a shaken America
This month marked the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in which 168 people died. BOBBY ROSS, Jr, reports for AP, on the difference a prayer service made in the aftermath…
ON THE SCREEN: ‘VICE’S COMEDIC HYPERBOLE CARRIES A SERIOUS MESSAGE
NILS VON KALM watches ‘Vice’…
George HW Bush’s “quiet faith” remembered at cathedral funeral
RNS Former US President George HW Bush was recalled as a man of “quiet faith” during a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral, a fitting site to memorialise the longtime Episcopalian. “With faith in Jesus Christ, we receive the body of our brother George for burial,” intoned Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at the […]
Essay: The quiet, steely faith of George HW Bush
Author STEPHEN MANSFIELD, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the faith of former US President George HW Bush…
Former US President George HW Bush dies at 94
Former US President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94. Bush, the 41st President and father of the 43rd, died on 30th November. His death comes just months after that of his wife, Barbara, and follows a long battle with a form of Parkinson’s disease. The couple’s son and former President, George […]
Essay: Why I believe the war in Iraq is a mistake
As US President George W Bush seeks to increase his country’s commitment in Iraq, JIM REIHER argues that he believes the war was – and is – a mistake…