(RNS) — Over the last year and a half, surveys have tracked a significant rise in support for Christian nationalism among U.S. Hispanic Protestants, even as support for the ideology has remained fairly stable among other racial and ethnic Christian...
(RNS) — When a Detroit pastor asked Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (Oct. 15) about her alleged “lack of engagement” with Black church leaders, the Democratic presidential contender looked visibly taken aback. Harris rejected the accusation, calling it “misinformation”...
(RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes observations of Yom Kippur, Indigenous Peoples' Day and more. The post Photos of the Week: Yom Kippur,...
(RNS) — In early October, the Sikh temple in Fremont, California, released a statement on its Facebook page, speaking out against what it calls a “new wave of Indian propaganda,” referring to recent allegations by Hindu American groups that the...
(RNS) — When you die, timing is everything. For example: If someone dies on Shabbat, that person might be a particularly righteous individual. That is what the Zohar, the cardinal work of Jewish mysticism, teaches. That holy book mentions that...
(RNS) — Bill Pannell, who died on Friday (Oct. 11) at 95 years old, touched the lives of countless legions of others — including me when I was a teenage boy in Detroit, Michigan, where he was a pastor and leader...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Below the sparkling chandeliers of the Museum of the Bible’s ballroom, the murmurs of fervent prayers for mental health healing rose above the sound of plucked guitar strings. Those prayers, uttered by a national gathering of Latino evangelical...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York. A full-scale replica of the rooms that form the heart of the Anne Frank House...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis will create 14 new saints on Sunday (Oct. 20) who have in common a calling to spread the gospel and a special devotion to the Holy Spirit, the key themes of a major monthlong...
Subsidizing religion through education vouchers The growing controversy surrounding school vouchers and their use in private religious education is once again emerging. With public dollars increasingly directed toward faith-based schools, the question arises: Does this expand educational choice...
