We need neighbors, not just permission
(RNS) — As Jews and Muslims have just concluded the holidays of Shavuot and Eid al-Adha, I have found myself thinking less about theology and
Lessons in Empathy From an Unlikely Rabbi: Angela Buchdahl
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These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits.
(RNS) — On Ash Wednesday this year, about a dozen people attended a noon service at Boston’s Old North Church, founded in 1723. Two days
What is an encyclical? Inside Pope Leo’s urgent warning about AI and the ‘culture of power’
(RNS) — Like the encyclicals of his predecessors across the last 135 years, Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the
What Memorial Day once meant for us
(RNS) — I’ll rise this Memorial Day to remember W. Lloyd Warner, the distinguished anthropologist who gave us the single best account of how civil
Alan Chambers, former Exodus International leader, charged with soliciting minor
(RNS) — The former leader of a now-defunct ex-gay ministry was arrested in Florida on Tuesday morning (May 19) in connection with a sheriff’s department
Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists
As an independent nonprofit, RNS believes everyone should have access to coverage of religion that is fair, thoughtful and inclusive. That’s why you will never
Trump’s May 17 rally is part of 250 years of failed attempts at a Christian nation
(RNS) — Although not known for his piety or his deep knowledge of the Bible or matters of Christian theology, President Donald J. Trump fancies
The Black Church and the Gutting of the Voting Rights Act with Rev. Thomas L. Bowen
In the same two weeks, the Trump Anti-Christian Bias Task Force filled 560 pages with reports of deliberate discrimination by the Biden administration (and
Joni Lamb, Daystar TV ministry co-founder, dies at 65
(RNS) — Joni Lamb, the co-founder of Daystar Television Network, a prominent Christian television ministry, died Thursday (May 7). She was 65. “Joni’s love for