Tag: religion news

RNA members name Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade Decision top story of 2022. The Iranian women who lead in protests against their nation’s theocracy named newsmakers of the year.

Journalists who write about religion pick their top story — or in some cases, top stories — of 2020.

An explosive Pennsylvania grand jury report that accused 301 priests of sexually abusing at least 1,000 minors was named the No. 1 religion story of the year by members of the Religion News Association in its annual Top 10 Religion Stories and Newsmaker of the Year poll.

Hardly a week goes by when I’m not asked why I became a religion reporter. After a decade on this beat, I’ve learned to whittle my answer into a sentence or so, when really the reasoning for this chosen field is much more complex.

Forget Christmas wars. Culture wars are all the rage. Duck Dynasty battles continue. And Mecca has a new governor.