VATICAN CITY (RNS) – After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its original place on the manger of the Palestinian-made nativity scene in the Paul VI Hall. The nativity scene was...
This is the 3rd podcast to top the Apple charts from Ascension, a leading Catholic media company. Ascension (Press) has released a 3rd instant-hit podcast at the #1 spot in all categories on the Apple charts, ahead of shows like...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A broad array of religious and political leaders across the country issued outpourings of support for former President Jimmy Carter following news of his death, heaping praise on the evangelical Christian Democrat known for teaching Sunday School...
(RNS) — The year’s news in religion was dominated by a war already in progress on Jan. 1 between Hamas and Israel. Though not at root a religious war, as the months went by the conflict supercharged American-Jewish divisions over...
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Ethan Klos, who was raised Jewish, and his wife, Ricki, a Christian, were ready to start a family, the Texas couple consulted a rabbi and a pastor about which religion to raise their kids...
(RNS) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday (Dec. 20) that he has nominated Brian Burch, the president and co-founder of CatholicVote, as ambassador to the Holy See. Burch wrote on X that he was “deeply honored and humbled” to be...
MADISON, Wis. (RNS) — Hundreds of people turned out for a vigil in front of the Wisconsin state Capitol on Tuesday evening (Dec. 17), holding candles for the victims of the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday,...
This week, renowned historian and author Timothy Snyder joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the complex relationship between religion, freedom, and democracy. His new book, On Freedom, explores what freedom truly means, how it has been misunderstood,...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the year 2000, then-Pope John Paul II appealed to leaders of wealthy nations, asking them to forgive the debt of poorer countries in the spirit of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee year — a time the...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Arsonists extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values. The blaze in the Adass Israel Synagogue is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia...
