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Published July 20. 2021 5:16PM  By The past moral bankruptcy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich has led inevitably to its financial bankruptcy. Last week the diocese serving the Connecticut counties of New London, Middlesex, Windham and Tolland, as well as Fishers Island, N.Y., filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code. Along with Catholic dioceses across the nation and the world, the Norwich Diocese shares a shameful legacy of placing the protection of the church's reputation above protecting children, above acting lawfully, and above the Great Co...

Inspired by Deuteronomy, Singapore Christians win praise for serving migrant workers at epicenter of COVID-19 outbreak.

BGCT Executive Board holds hybrid meeting May 25, 2021 Chair Clint Davis Iright), pastor of First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, presides over a meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board. He asks a question of Ward Hayes (left), BGCT treasurer/CFO. (Photo by Ken Camp) Ken Camp / Managing Editor Share this article DALLAS—A majority of Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board members participated in their first in-person meeting in more than a year, gathering in Dallas to hear reports and conduct routine business. Another 23 directors participated in t...

Russell Moore departs but division remains in SBC May 26, 2021 Bob Smietana / Religion News Service Share this article NASHVILLE (RNS)—Russell Moore’s resignation from the presidency of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has put the Southern Baptists’ propensity for controversy on clear display. Conservative, pro-life, anti-same-sex marriage, Moore was hardly a theological outlier among his fellow Southern Baptist leaders, yet his opposition to the candidacy of Donald Trump, whom Moore had once called “an arrogant huckster,” as well as his sympathy for immigrants and concer...

Russell Moore leaves Southern Baptist leadership, but denomination’s troubles remain Southern Baptists have long been able to find enough consensus to cooperate on missions. In recent years, they've become less cooperative because of debates over race, politics and the role of women in the church. FILE - In this June 14, 2017, file photo, Russell Moore, then-president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, speaks at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix. At an SBC meeting in late February 2021, there was a report by an executive committee task force criticizing t...