WASHINGTON (RNS) — In a speech on religious liberty given at the Museum of the Bible on Monday (Sept. 8), President Donald Trump vowed his administration would combat “anti-Christian bias,” spurring cheers from the crowd at an event that was...
(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Borgo Laudato Si’, a 135-acre space near the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo that Pope Francis dedicated to enacting principles described in his 2015 encyclical focused on the environment, “Laudato Si'” (Blessed...
(RNS) — Dr. Jasvant Modi has had a front-row seat to the growth of the Indian community in the United States since he immigrated in 1975. When he arrived, “there wasn’t a place where we could get together and celebrate...
What does it mean to build bridges amidst the turmoil of the second Trump Administration? How have interfaith communities moved forward with productive dialogue post-October 7th? Is there a more nuanced way to think about Christian Nationalism and the MAGA...
(RNS) — When an impoverished neighborhood’s biggest obstacle is its murder rate, no amount of food donations and micro-loans will alleviate suffering. Sociologist Kurt Ver Beek knows this firsthand. That’s why, when the struggling Honduran neighborhood of Nueva Suyapa was...
(RNS) — In Israel Sunday (Aug. 17), as many as 500,000 people took to the streets — the per capita equivalent of 34 million U.S. citizens protesting on the same day from Alaska to Puerto Rico. All across Israel —...
(RNS) — No country in the world has gone as far as Canada in enabling people to die if they want to. And a lot of Canadians want to. In 2023, the last year for which statistics are available, 15,343...
(RNS) — Abdullah Antepli, a globe-trotting interfaith champion and prominent Muslim leader, has been chosen as the new president of the Rothko Chapel, the Houston ecumenical sanctuary. Antepli, who has held a variety of positions at Duke University for the...
(RNS) — The Hindu holiday of Raksha Bandhan, which falls on Saturday (Aug. 9), has long followed a familiar custom: a sister ties a rakhi, or sacred thread, around her brother’s wrist to symbolize her love and prayers for his...
(RNS) — Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas has urged the IRS to open an investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ nonprofit status over its alleged “deep ties to terrorist organizations.” In a letter addressed to IRS Commissioner Billy...
