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Gospel Singer Wright Critically Hurt in Car Accident

Gospel singer Timothy Wright was critically injured in a crash in central Pennsylvania that killed his wife and a wrong-way driver who hit their vehicle, police said.

Of Heroes and Second Chances

Who are the heroes that walk among us? Well, often times it is someone who has made the most of a second chance in life.

Jamaican Bible Translation Sparks Wide-Spread Debate

Plans to translate the Bible into patois — Jamaica's unofficial language — have ignited a fiery debate that stretches beyond the shores of this island nation.

Nat'l A.M.E. Meeting Caps Obama's Faith-Filled Week

Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them.

PCUSA Gay Clergy Decision Changes Nothing, Scholar Says

While supporters of gay ordination say a recent vote by the highest governing body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) gives the green light for gay clergy, one professor is arguing that the decision changes nothing.

U.N. Chief Urges N. Korea to Improve Human Rights

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged North Korea to improve its human rights situation on Friday during a speech in South Korea.