Religion
Do you have any scars? There is one on my left knee from a chainsaw, one on my right ear from when my mom tried to save a few bucks on a haircut, another on my…
by Stephen Harrison Special to The Commercial May 13, 2022After 97 years, the former St. Scholastica Monastery building in Fort Smith will be demolished.
by Bill Bowden May 11, 2022One day after rioters torched a historic church in downtown Washington, then-President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff cha…
by Frank E. Lockwood May 7, 2022With the help of a Fayetteville church, a group of Northwest Arkansas Jews have begun gathering each month for a time of "ecstatic prayer and friendship."
by Frank E. Lockwood May 7, 2022Roughly half the world's population lives in countries where severe violations of religious freedom occur, according to the U.S. Commission on International Re…
by Frank E. Lockwood May 7, 2022In late April, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in one of the more contentious prayer-in-public-schools cases to come down the pike in a while.
by Paul Prather May 7, 2022With the barrage of horrors from Ukraine, it wasn't hard to distinguish between the messages released by the Eastern Orthodox leaders of Russia and Ukraine to …
by TERRY MATTINGLY May 7, 2022ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SERVICES
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by Becca Martin-Brown May 7, 2022Three weeks ago the Christian church celebrated Easter Sunday. Most Christians, I fear, have already forgotten that day and the great lesson the celebration is…
by H.D. McCarty Faith Matters May 7, 2022Pope Francis arrived at an audience in a wheelchair as his knee pain continues to limit his mobility. Francis was wheeled into the meeting Thursday with nuns a…
by The Associated Press May 6, 2022The #metoo movement and the resurrection stories in the scripture are about women who are believable witnesses. They bring shocking news to doubtful people. Ev…
by Chestine Sims Jr. Special to The Commercial May 6, 2022VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper he had offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia's war in U…
by The Associated Press May 4, 2022WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that it was unconstitutional for the city of Boston to withhold a ceremonial city hall flag-raising fr…
by The Washington Post May 3, 2022WASHINGTON -- White House officials in May 2020 removed public health advice urging churches to consider virtual religious services as the coronavirus spread, …
by The Washington Post May 1, 2022