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In an effort to equip future priests to better encounter the mass media, one seminary in Rome now provides a hands-on workshop in social communications.

Those of us who grew up in a high church, that is, a church that practices formalities, rituals and liturgies, along with the priests or pastors who wear long robes with big crosses, have a basic understanding of the duties of a priestly position. But do the priests of today, whether in the church or […]

"It’s a symbol of how our denomination, the United Methodist Church, is responding to LGBTQ persons and pushing them outside the church," says Rev. Michael Tupper.

Tom Kelly felt like something was lost 50 years ago this month, when traditional Latin Mass was abandoned by the Roman Catholic Church with a Second Vatican Council ruling that Mass could be said in local languages with alternate choreography. The intention was to make the ceremony more accessible, more understandable, simpler, but connection that lasted through centuries evaporated. Holy reverence and awe seemed to be exchanged for colloquial comfort. Now, though, the formal worship is…