The Truth about Martin Luther King Day
A spirit of celebration was the possession of thousands of people — almost exclusively black — who lined the street to cheer and to shout to us “God bless you!”
Church Urban Fund’s 30th Year
The Church Urban Fund emerged from a report, “Faith in the City: A Call for Action by Church and Nation,” which the Church of England published in 1985.
A Bridge-builder Returns Home
The Rev. Silvestre Romero prepares to lead lead the Diocese of Guatemala.
Angola’s Legacy of Suffering
Colonialism and civil war have left a nation with weak infrastructure and terrible inequality.
Circle Asks About the Poor
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry joins nearly 80 religious leaders in an open draft letter about care for the poor.
U.K. Child Poverty Grows
The Children’s Society has expressed alarm that child poverty in the United Kingdom is up by nearly 30 percent.
15 UTO Grants
Grants of $2,500 will help ministries among the homeless, poor, Hispanics, and youth.
St. John’s Helps Guatemalans
A parish in McAllen, Texas, plans a trade school for children in Chichicastenango, Guatemala.
‘Allow Suffering to Speak’
Cornel West at the Trinity Institute: “The condition of truth is to allow suffering to speak.”
Miracle on 6th Avenue
By Mary Ellen Barnes • The mission of Imago Dei Middle School in Tucson is to break the cycle of poverty through education.