RELIGION

A Texas student turns abandoned school into mosque in 45 days

(RNS) — On the first night of Ramadan, worshippers stood shoulder to shoulder on rows of blue prayer rugs beneath the…

5 months ago

Lawns light up for Ramadan as Muslim families give holy month the Christmas treatment

(RNS) — Every Christmas season as her neighbors draped their house and grounds with festive lights, Jasmina Husic’s children asked…

5 months ago

At Brazil’s Carnival, the country’s religions fight for respect on a global stage

(RNS) — Rio de Janeiro’s lavish Carnival parades, which burst to life in the days before Lent begins, are famous…

5 months ago

David E. Anderson, former RNS editor and longtime journalist, dies at 84

(RNS) — David E. Anderson, who was editor of Religion News Service from 1997 to 2004 and a signal voice…

5 months ago

Bishop Dwayne Royster’s Call to Justice

 In a time of mounting division and injustice, faith isn’t just a personal refuge—it’s a call to step up…

5 months ago

Why fewer Latin Americans claim religion — but still pray and believe

(RNS) — The number of Latin Americans who say they are not affiliated with a religion has long been steadily…

6 months ago

Multnomah gave up its campus in a failed takeover. Alums want it back.

(RNS) — Multnomah University was facing the end of its days. “We have cried, prayed, and walked a difficult path…

6 months ago

NY Archbishop Hicks commits to missionary church at installation

NEW YORK (RNS) — Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks began his first homily as the leader of about 2.5 million New York…

6 months ago

Epstein bought Kaaba covers. What does the sacred Kiswah cloth represent?

(RNS) — Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein purchased sacred cloth that once covered the Kaaba, according to newly released files…

6 months ago

Moral Witness in Pressing Times

 It’s not a zero-sum game. This week on The State of Belief, interfaith organizer Maggie Siddiqi makes clear that…

6 months ago