Ministries try to channel the next generation's idealism.

New Presbyterian policy on Israel raises hackles.

Lambeth Commission report leaves church in disarray.

Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world

The church has often left me bemused, bored, or mystified, but I can no more abandon it than I can myself.

New deduction rules dump Blue Book for actual sales value. That could discourage donors.

Nigerian megachurch pastor in Ukraine takes a stand for freedom.

Christian groups worldwide mobilize massive relief effort to South Asia.

Velankanni basilica, Christian fishermen among hardest hit.

The director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka meets Christian survivors straining to deliver aid to victims despite their own losses.

A ministry leader in Sri Lanka advises his colleagues on spiritual disciplines during a crisis.

Booting the Salvation Army, falling giving, and suing for rights.

Eschewing church discipline has come back to haunt Anglicans.

Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.

Snapshots of the grim and 'happy' ministry of today's military chaplains.

The difference between welcome and inclusion

How the church battles deadly prophets in its midst.

From inner-city gardens, to fine-art exhibitions, to political activism, street-smart churches are changing the culture of America's largest and most dynamic city.

An interview with Caroline Westerhoff, author of Good Fences: The Boundaries of Hospitality.