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Vatican City – Roman Catholic Church officials are sending messages to U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, saying they will oppose any changes in U.S. policies on embryonic stem cell research. Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, the pope’s health minister, on Tuesday reiterated the Vatican’s opposition to using embryos for research purposes. President George W. Bush has issued…

Washington – A survey shows religious Americans are less worried about the economy than they are about a “spiritual recession.” The Faithbook on Facebook poll released Tuesday found nearly 72 percent of respondents said such a spiritual recession was more of a concern to them than a downturn in the spiritual arena. In a similar…

Salt Lake City – Gay-rights activists see opportunities for their cause in Utah thanks to Mormon church officials, who strongly supported California’s proposition denying same-sex couples the right to marry but said they did not object to granting those couples certain other rights. The advocacy group Equality Utah is asking The Church of Jesus Christ…

A Chinese official Monday called on the Dalai Lama to “correct his mistakes” and move closer to the central government.” China’s government officials provided more details Monday of their meeting last week with the spiritual leader’s representatives, Xinhua reported. “We hope that (the Dalai Lama) could correct his mistakes and get closer to the central…

BALTIMORE – The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, opening a national church meeting Monday, said that continued support for abortion rights will undermine any advances in social justice that come from a new president and Congress. Chicago Cardinal Francis George said “we must all rejoice” that an African-American will be in the…

OAKLAND — Hundreds of protesters angry about last week’s voter passage of a ban on same-sex marriages in California gathered on the streets and sidewalks in front of the Mormon Temple, prompting officials to shut down nearby freeway off-ramps for 3 1/2 hours. “The time has come to take it out there to the people…

STAMFORD, Conn. — The Reform, Conservative and Orthodox streams of Judaism each have their particular responses to issues facing American Jews, but there’s no reason they can’t work to address those challenges together, the heads of the flagship educational institutions for all three movements said Thursday (Nov. 6). While the movements still clash over many…

NEW YORK – The barrier-crossing election of Barack Obama did little to bridge the deep racial divide in American churches. In fact, some clergy say it has only served to underscore their differences. While nonwhite Christians voted overwhelmingly for Obama, most white Christians backed John McCain, according to exit polls. Several black clergy said that…

LOS ANGELES – Outside the gates of a Mormon temple, Kai Cross joined more than 2,000 gay-rights advocates in a chorus of criticism of the church’s role in a new California-wide ban on same-sex marriage. Once a devout Mormon who graduated from the church’s Brigham Young University, the 41-year-old Cross was disowned by his family…

Nashville, Tenn. – Ruth Graham knows firsthand how life can be filled with heartache. The third of evangelist Billy Graham’s five children, she has dealt with a daughter’s teen pregnancies, another’s bulimia and a son’s drug use. She also struggled with suicidal thoughts after learning that her first husband had been unfaithful – a discovery…
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