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Today is the U.S. federal holiday marking the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which some people observe as a national day of service. (The civil rights icon would have been 82 this year.) Here are some faith-related links: Giffords’ husband urges volunteer service on MLK Day (JTA) Obamas attend church in Washington (CNN…

We’ve had a lot of somber religion news this week, so here’s something from Religion Dispatches to lighten the mood: Crowdsourced Catholicism: New iPhone App Lets Users Forgive Sins. Penance, an application released for the iPhone in early December, allows users to absolve one another’s sins. After passing the application’s obligatory security PIN system (conventional online…

The Vatican has announced that the late Pope John Paul II will be beatified — bestowed with the “blessed” title that comes as the final step before sainthood — on May 1. Some critics are wary that this process is happening so much faster than usual, due to the late pope’s popularity. (The process for Mother Teresa, who…

President Obama delivered a moving eulogy last night for the victims, families and survivors of the Tucson assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Somewhat surprisingly, given presidential precedent and Obama’s own efforts lately to reassert his Christian bona fides, the 33-minute address was light on scriptural references, focusing more on memorializing the dead, comforting the…
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