WASHINGTON (RNS) — Two prominent Democratic U.S. senators, both possible presidential hopefuls, addressed a gathering of pastors this week, pairing religion with politics in an unusually direct appeal ...

It's great that Mark Oppenheimer wrote about the Festival of Homiletics for the New York Times recently. It's a little odd that he never really follows up on his lead—the fact that far more Americans ...

That was the opinion of the Rev. Julie Osterhout, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Wernersville, about attending the 26th annual Festival of Homiletics in Washington, D.C., last month. The event ...