The new recording of “How Great Thou Art” features a new verse, a different beat and a chance to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians and other Eastern Europeans in the midst of war.
Adelle Banks - Religion News Service
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What to expect from the 2024 March for Life
“Are we done building a culture of life? Is abortion unthinkable? No.” Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, said. “So we continue marching at the states, at the national level.”
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More Americans pray in their car than in a place of worship, survey finds
A distinct majority of those who pray (87%) said they believed they’d received an answer to their prayers in the last 12 months.
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Should Joe Biden be denied Communion? Democrats and Republicans are divided on the question.
While 55% of Catholic Republicans think the president’s views on abortion should disqualify him from Communion, 87% of Catholic Democrats disagree, according to a new Pew survey.
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Five faith facts about former President Barack Obama’s new book: ‘A Promised Land’
Here are five faith facts about Obama from his highly anticipated book released Tuesday, Nov. 17.
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Chadwick Boseman: Man of faith in real life, ‘Black Panther’ on screen
Chadwick Boseman, who was most known for playing the superhero in the title role of “Black Panther,” was a person of faith from childhood who shared biblical wisdom along the path of his career.
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New survey: Americans have limited knowledge of world religions, including their own
A recent survey by the Pew Research Center reveals some of what Americans do or do not know about their own faiths and others.
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History of slaves sold for Georgetown detailed in new genealogical website
A genealogical association has launched a new website detailing the family histories of slaves who were sold to keep Catholic-run Georgetown University from bankruptcy in the 1800s.
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Southern Baptist leaders vow to improve response to sex abuse after newspaper reports
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have called the reports by two Texas newspapers of hundreds of sex abuse cases in affiliated churches evidence of “pure evil” and “satanic” behavior within their ranks.
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Black men reverse the gender split on religion, research shows
A study by the Pew Research Center released Wednesday (Sept. 26) has found that while black men are less religious than black women, they are more religious than white women and white men.