Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship in Colorado has been without a home for nearly a year after a long conflict with local government to limit its ministries with people experiencing homelessness culmin...

Two decades after his first novel became a runaway hit, William Paul Young returns to the world of ‘The Shack’ in a story where a grieving father meets the man who killed his daughter.

Tomer Persico uncovers the deeper meaning of the most important one-liner in the history of Western civilization.

Beshear's book tour to promote 'Go and Do Likewise,' a book about faith and politics, has been seen as a precursor to a run for president in 2028

Uruguay’s Supreme Court of Justice ruled Sept. 21 that Mennonites have the constitutional right to choose education options for their children outside state-authorized institutions, such as homeschool...

There are two ways to lose your soul in politics, and most of us are afraid of only one of them.

Mariann Budde, who shot to fame after urging President Donald Trump to have mercy on immigrants and others, announced on Oct. 1 that she plans to resign as head of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington....

A theology of political activism must be a theology of hope: hope in a God who saves people from bondage, a God who challenges those who hoard wealth and power, a God of resurrection in the face of de...

A new documentary tells the story of congregational church life in the United States at a critical moment when growth has flatlined, younger generations are less religious and a raft of scandals have ...

He was 17 years old when armed men from the Lord’s Resistance Army abducted him from his northern Ugandan home, killed his mother and father and took his sister, whom he has not seen since. The wave o...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has lifted a financial freeze on Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, restoring federal funding to the South Texas nonprofit run by prominent Catholic ...

Do the Amish vote? I get this question a lot, especially as voter mobilization efforts targeting Amish communities draw national attention. In an era of political polarization and Donald Trump, the qu...

In The Kingdom of God Is a Party, evangelist Tony Campolo described the Christian life as a joyful celebration. Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a wedding feast or a great banquet, with a guest li...

Pope Leo XIV once again stressed that God does not promote war and called for the protection of human dignity and life, during the last day of his papal visit to France on Sept. 28. “To invoke God’s n...

When Adam J. Shoemaker became the first bishop of Arab and North African descent in the Episcopal Church’s 237-year history, many of his colleagues saw it as a glass-ceiling smashing.  Donning vestmen...

Michelle Milne is the Democratic Party nominee campaigning to represent District 49 in the Indiana House of Representatives. This conversation from early September has been edited for brevity and clar...

As killings and mass kidnappings intensify across Nigeria, Christian and Muslim leaders are building formal partnerships aimed at preventing the country’s security crisis from deepening religious divi...

Frustrated with political and religious leaders who offered empty words, apathy and cruelty, Jesus proclaimed that God judges based on actions — specifically, actions toward those society deems unwort...

In my preaching and teaching, I have not shied away from topics some people consider political. Homelessness, immigration, abortion, marriage, war, finances, foster care and loneliness can all be look...

“Unity doesn’t give us strength, unity is our strength,” said pastor Leotina Mahamba. She represented Igreja da Comunidade Menonita em Angola at the Africa Anabaptist Leaders’ Meeting held in Accra, G...

One hundred years ago, 1,700 Mennonites left Manitoba for new lives in Paraguay. Now a new film is under production to tell the story of their journey.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus proclaims: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” This demonstrates that mourning is not a lack of faith, but something that God meets with comfor...

During the winter of 2002-03, many of us Mennonite pacifists were concerned about the probable U.S. invasion of Iraq. It was easy to feel powerless and hard to know how to raise one’s voice.

Mennonite Church USA is celebrating its peace witness by honoring Weldon Nisly and Fernando Daza-Jabian as its 2026 Bring the Peace award recipients.

The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board has appointed a Resolutions Committee and published guidelines for developing resolutions for the 2027 Delegate Assembly, to be held July 9 at the First Financ...

Sarah Stankorb's latest book, ‘Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion,’ published on September 15.

Tristan Peters took the scenic route from Winkler, Man., to the South Side of Chicago.

Eighty religious plaintiffs from 11 major faith traditions have joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according a tracker developed by RNS with the Law, Rights, ...

In The Kingdom of God Is a Party, evangelist Tony Campolo described the Christian life as a joyful celebration. Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a wedding feast or a great banquet, with a guest li...

Construction by Mennonite Dis­as­ter Service’s Texas unit of a new building for a Mennonite church plant in Lamesa, Texas, has been delayed after deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ag...

Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia, the largest member of Mennonite World Conference, announced its withdrawal from the global body in early September to distance itself from a handful of MWC member ...

Fun facts: Each individual strand of silk on an ear of corn is attached to a single kernel on the cob. Black beans are actually a really deep dark purple.

Journalist Rozina Ali argues that there has been little reckoning with the War on Terror and the lasting effects of post- 9/11 surveillance policies targeting American Muslims, in "Seasons of Fury: Fo...

Isdalia Ortega, a Mennonite Breth­ren leader in Cali, Colombia, was hav­ing her morning coffee at 7:34 a.m. Aug. 10 when everything started shaking.

A new origami installation strings 2,977 paper cranes: one for each person killed in the attacks.

Patrocinio Garvizu Salazar passed away on August 30, 2026 at the age of 60. He worked for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Bolivia for more than 30 years. During that time, he met and supporte...

Former Christian Aid Ministries worker Jeriah Mast of Millersburg, Ohio, pleaded guilty Sept. 8 in federal court in Cleveland to charges that he sexually abused two boys in Haiti while he oversaw a sc...

The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) Party scored a pivotal victory for the far-right in Germany, an outcome churches fiercely fought to prevent.

This summer has been overwhelming in more ways than I can count. To name some examples: I made a big move from a home I had been living in for almost nine years into a small apartment (and having to d...

At Emma Miller’s graduation from San Diego State University, the president asked the graduates to stand and thank their parents. All Miller could do was sob. Her parents were not in the crowd.

The church’s purpose in a young person’s life must be entirely unique compared to any other institution.

Weeds are fascinating. They vary by region, but there are examples familiar to almost everyone. One of my favorites is lamb’s quarters, also known as goosefoot. It grows quickly in disturbed soil, oft...

The church’s purpose in a young person’s life must be entirely unique compared to any other institution.

Two unvaccinated Amish infants infected with measles died in August in Lancaster County, Pa., the nation’s first measles-associated deaths this year.

His writings touched on conservation, community and belonging, and he acquired legions of fans beyond environmental studies — including many scholars of religion.

For much of the 20th century, the voice of religion on public matters tended to be from mainline Protestant denominations and their leaders, generally in a moderate to liberal direction.

An accomplished leader once told me, “God has been working on my pride. I’m trying to learn to be humble.” As the CEO of an organization bringing in millions of dollars, his pride was understandable. ...