Cardinals, cake and corndogs: Inside a complicated Vatican July 4
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — This year’s Independence Day party at the private residence of the United States’ ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch, was
Why is it so hard to sing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner?’
(RNS) — The temptation is to follow “The Star-Spangled Banner,” our national anthem, with an immediate declaration of “Play ball!” But in honor of the
Four key takeaways from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Report
(RNS) — Almost immediately after the Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released its draft 224-page report Friday (June 26), several faith and civic leaders responded
How LGBTQ-affirming churches are confronting religious trauma
(RNS and Uncloseted) — Jacob May remembers sitting across from his pastor at 22-years-old in 2014 at a Chipotle in rural Virginia defending his gay
On Pride Day, Dr. Helmut Love links AI to spiritual promises through Georgia initiative
Atlanta community leader launches AI-for-Good Georgia, a nonpartisan statewide initiative to proudly align AI with humanity’s highest values. ATLANTA — One year after calling for spiritual
A Snapshot of an American Family for Pride
Can a family be radical, and radically ordinary, at the same time? The question came up as I interviewed my guest this week –
A judge orders ICE to free a Wisconsin mosque leader, citing a ‘substantial’ free speech claim
(AP) — A federal judge ordered immigration officials to release the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque from detention Thursday, finding that Salah Sarsour has raised
Hare Krishnas celebrate a 50-year milestone with a parade of chariots in Manhattan
(RNS) — New Yorkers expecting to see Knicks celebrations and visitors in town for the World Cup were surprised Saturday (June 13) to encounter a
Supreme Court stops execution of prison minister Jeffery Lee
(RNS) — The Supreme Court on Thursday (June 11) prevented Alabama from executing a man who became a Christian ministry leader during his 26 years
Willy Rice, Florida pastor and abuse crisis skeptic, elected SBC president
ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) — A Florida pastor who has argued that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has become too woke and liberal was elected president