Our hand-picked mix of compelling news stories, commentaries from Maureen, and important updates about the show.
Mother Dolores Hart, from Kissing Elvis to Joining the Convent 06-18-2013BY LAUREN MARKOE | WASHINGTON
(RNS) The way fans reacted to Dolores Hart’s decision to become a cloistered nun, you might have thought the movie star had announced her intention to kill herself.
Even close fr...
Soccer Ban on Sikh Turbans Leads to Backlash Against Quebec 06-17-2013BY RON CSILLAG | TORONTO
(RNS) Quebec’s decision to ban Sikh religious headgear on the soccer field is having national repercussions.
Earlier this week, the Canadian Soccer Association suspended the Quebec So...
The First 100 Days of Pope Francis 06-14-2013BY ALESSANDRO SPECIALE | VATICAN CITY
(RNS) When Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world in February in becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years, he left behind a Roman Catholic Church weakened by scandals, beset by...
10 Years Later, Mr. Rogers Is Still Making Neighbors 06-13-2013BY BETH KISSILEFF | BY PITTSBURGH, Pa.
(RNS) Fred Rogers, the man behind the long-running “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” children’s show, died 10 years ago, but his influence is still felt deeply here,...
Southern Baptists Push for More Black Missionaries 06-11-2013BY ADELLE M. BANKS
(RNS) Fred Luter had a lot of firsts in the last year: first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention; first time chairing the denomination’s annual meeting, this week, in Houston; a...
Atheists to Unveil First Monument to Unbelief on Public Land 06-07-2013BY KIMBERLY WINSTON
(RNS) After years of fights over religious monuments on public land, a county courthouse in Northern Florida will soon be the home of the nation’s first monument to atheism on public property...
Report Draws Attention to Hate Crimes Against Hindus 06-06-2013BY CORRIE MITCHELL
(RNS) With the release of their ninth annual report, members of the Hindu American Foundation are pushing policymakers to take action against international human rights violations directed at Hindus...
