(RNS) — The war between Israel and Hamas is so devastating for both Palestinians and Israelis that the only human response is tears. The Hamas terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, was barbaric. Over 1,000 people were killed...
(RNS) — Harpreet Singh Toor, a Sikh man, is a longtime resident of Richmond Hill, a Queens, New York, neighborhood with a larger than average South Asian population. Toor attends Hindu festivals, works with Hindu men and women and even...
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Nearly four years ago, the Biden administration removed Nigeria from a list of countries whose threats to religious freedom are of “particular concern,” but continued attacks on Christians and other religious groups by Islamist militias have...
(RNS) — On a recent night, a mother in California found herself lying awake at 3:00 a.m., her mind racing. Unable to sleep, she tossed and turned for the next three hours, anxiously ruminating on the same question that has...
(RNS) — Grinning before a congregation on the outskirts of Indianapolis, a woman named Rhonda was baptized in a horse trough in 2014 as her girlfriend and kids looked on. A decade later, the pastor who baptized her that day...
In difficult times, the work of truth-telling can seem like obsessing on the negative. But the most important truths are very often uncomfortable and even frightening. This week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes writer Jeff Sharlet, author of The...
Partnership builds on shared mission of moving churches and ministry leaders forward in their leadership, thriving and flourishing BOULDER, Colo. — Gloo, a technology platform connecting the faith ecosystem, announced a strategic investment in Carey Nieuwhof Communications Limited (CNCL), a...
(RNS) — President Donald Trump and his DOGE hitman, Elon Musk, are defunding and destroying programs that support and provide what Christians have traditionally called the seven “corporal works of mercy” (as opposed to “spiritual works of mercy”), which tend...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis suffered a respiratory spasm that led to a sudden worsening of his condition, doctors said on Friday (Feb. 28), after two days of improved reports on the pope’s health. The setback comes on the...
(The Conversation) — Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition and hospitalized as he battles pneumonia in both lungs, was elected pope on March 13, 2013, after the surprise resignation of Benedict XVI. Prior to becoming pope, he was Jorge...
