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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) One of the ministries that has refused to cooperate fully with a financial investigation by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has invited the Internal Revenue Service to conduct an inquiry of its own instead. Kenneth Copeland Ministries of Newark, Texas, made the request of the IRS on…

By Bruce Nolan Religion News Service New Orleans – Catholic Deacon Pat Dempsey, a port chaplain, remembers the day he rode a launch out into the Mississippi River to visit a crew aboard an anchored vessel. In a backpack he carried his book of the Gospels, the music and the sacred vessels he would need…

Associated Press Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Tibetan people need the involvement of the U.S. government to help resolve recent conflicts between Chinese officials and anti-Beijing protesters in Tibet, the Dalai Lama said Monday. “At this moment, we need your help,” the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said as he and Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky…

Associated Press San Angelo, Texas – Using cotton swabs and cameras, lab technicians began taking DNA samples Monday from hundreds of children and mothers – wearing long, pioneer-style dresses – in hopes of sorting out the tangled family relationships within the West Texas polygamist sect. A judge ordered last week that the genetic material be…

Tulsa World – April 18, 2008 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill awaiting the South Carolina governor’s signature would require abortion providers to ask women whether they want to see ultrasound images of their fetuses before the procedure. As part of a legislative compromise formally announced Thursday, women must wait at least an hour after…

By Geoff Larcom and Jo Mathis Religion News Service ANN ARBOR, Mich. (RNS) He takes showers rather than baths, and he turns out the lights when he leaves the room. Those are small examples of how each of us can contribute to preserving the Earth’s environment, the Dalai Lama said Sunday (April 20) during a…

Associated Press – April 21, 2008 NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. visit left behind the impression of a compassionate and candid leader who has made a successful transition from professor to pope. But it’s uncertain whether the pontiff’s six-day pilgrimage, which ended Sunday, will make a lasting imprint on a country he obviously…

By Rachel Pomerance Religion News Service Atlanta – Moses may be a central character in the Jewish exodus from Egyptian slavery, but the old Negro spiritual “Go Down, Moses” isn’t exactly standard musical fare for a Passover Seder. Yet on a recent night here, some 150 blacks and Jews erupted in the chorus as they…

Associated Press Damascus, Syria – Former President Carter met Friday with the exiled leader of Hamas and the militant group’s deputy chief, men the U.S. government has labeled as global terrorists and Israel accuses of masterminding suicide bombings and kidnappings. Carter’s meeting with Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal followed two other meetings between the former American…

Associated Press United Nations – Pope Benedict XVI told diplomats at the United Nations on Friday that respect for human rights was the key to solving many of the world’s problems, while cautioning that international cooperation was threatened by “the decisions of a small number.” The pontiff, addressing the U.N. General Assembly on his first…
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