As ICE closes in, Ohio churches line up families to care for Haitian kids left behind
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — On Friday evening (Aug. 14), Philomene Philostin, a local youth pastor, business owner and nonprofit leader, stood on the street corner
Texas barbecue is getting a halal makeover
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — At 9 a.m. on a scorching Saturday in June, nearly 100 people were already lined up outside Goldee’s BBQ, a
After cuts, Trump administration gives $2B to Christian groups for global aid
(RNS) — The Trump administration announced plans to provide close to $2 billion in funding to faith-based and community groups for health and humanitarian assistance
Abdul El-Sayed’s primary win proves the power of many over the power of money
(RNS) — Eight years ago, Abdul El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and public health official, announced his run for governor in Michigan following the rise of the
Abdul El-Sayed could be the first Muslim senator. Here are 5 religion takeaways from his campaign.
(RNS) — Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive former public health official, who won the Michigan Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, made history Tuesday (April 4)
Houston mothers challenge Texas Ten Commandments law under state religious freedom protections
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Three Houston mothers are suing to stop displaying the Ten Commandments in Texas public school classrooms, arguing it violates the state’s
Brian Doerksen gave evangelicalism its soundtrack but not its current theology
(RNS) — When Canadian worship leader Brian Doerksen, writer of some of the most iconic worship songs of the 1990s, died on July 21 at
New York rabbi: Why I lied to my mom when she asked if I felt safe
(RNS) — I lied to my mother yesterday. She asked if I felt safe after yet another attack last week on two residents, one of
Long overlooked and newly energized, Black Buddhist studies challenges US Buddhist history
(RNS) — When Pamela Ayo Yetunde began hospice volunteering with an organization that utilizes mindfulness to help patients confront their own deaths, she was already
Pope Leo doesn’t mess around
(RNS) — Last week, Vatican Media published an article by editorial director Andrea Tornielli that began, “Even when he speaks about war and peace, migration