Religion

(RNS) — I long thought the Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, who died Oct. 24, was Jewish. His surname, Lesh, struck me as Jewish, but that’s only part of the story. Though not Jewish, Lesh was well aware of...

(RNS) — Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris shifted from vice presidential candidate to presidential nominee, 44,000 of her supporters dialed into a call dubbed Win With Black Women that quickly became something of a sorority rally. “Folks were shouting...

(RNS) — Since the Supreme Court returned the question of abortion to the states in 2022, voters have consistently sided with abortion rights. In every state where abortion measures have been put on ballots, abortion rights have come out on...

(RNS) — From Russia and Hungary to Turkey and India to the U.S. of A., actual and wannabe authoritarians make a practice of imbuing their movements with religious significance, in a way that identifies them with the sacred dimension of...

(RNS) — Bishop Michael Curry may best be remembered for his electrifying sermon on the power of love at the 2018 royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. To Episcopalians who knew Curry as their presiding bishop, his turn...

(RNS) — As the U.S. presidential election draws near, a booming “fake news” business is targeting Catholics, especially those inclined to vote for Kamala Harris. Self-proclaimed “Catholic” websites and emailed “news” briefs push pro-Trump spins on news stories, often veering...

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — A group of Texas nuns engaged in a yearlong dispute with Catholic Church leadership has been dismissed from religious life and “reverted to the lay state,” according to their Vatican-appointed overseer. Mother Marie of the...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Grace United Methodist Church is located just steps from the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Between the two buildings, the church recently installed a pole. It reads: “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” The timing and location of the...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (RNS) — Twelve years ago, just before Halloween, a skeleton rose out of the ground of the town green in New Haven. Hurricane Sandy had just whipped through the region, soaking the soil. The Lincoln Oak, planted...

As part of our mission as Sisters of Charity of New York, we have always tried to live our promise to respond to the signs of our times. Presently, our nation is in a fragile time in which the ethical...