(RNS) — America’s pastors are tired. The decline of organized religion, the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic, political polarization — and the burden of caring for their congregation’s soul — have left many clergy feeling burned out and wondering how...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On the eve of World War II, Nazis in Austria seized a pastel by renowned impressionist artist Claude Monet, selling it off and sparking a family’s decadeslong search that culminated Wednesday in New Orleans. At an...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis and his advisers at the Vatican on Friday (Oct. 11), where he said they discussed the hostage situation in Ukraine and the means to promote peace. The Vatican...
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After a half-century, students, lecturers and the Muslim community at the University of Nairobi will soon have a small mosque on the institution’s main campus. The 54-year-old university is Kenya’s oldest and is the top-ranking in...
Coming to New York this holiday season? Great American Family Christmas Festival opens November 22 at world-class The Northwell Park at UBS Arena New York, tickets on sale now the stars take fan questions October 11 on Facebook Live NEW...
WASHINGTON — Sojourners, a leading Christian media and advocacy organization committed to social justice and peace, is tackling the threat of Christian nationalism. This toxic ideology distorts Christian language, symbols, and identity into tools for political manipulation and gain. On...
(RNS) — A recent article by Atlantic staff writer Stephanie McCrummen about what white Christian nationalists are planning for the election, now less than a month away, is one you should read. It’s titled “The Christian Radicals Are Coming: The...
(RNS) — On Yom Kippur (Oct. 12), the holiest day of the Jewish year, hundreds of Jews will gather at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza for a religious service to publicly mourn the lives of Palestinians killed by Israelis over the...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — After 10 years of leading the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Shirley Hoogstra has a new title: president emerita. One of her last tasks as president involved her frequent role as a speaker in a higher...
(RNS) — On the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, Pope Francis wrote a letter to Middle Eastern Catholics, who have been severely impacted by the ongoing war. He urges that Catholics “must never tire...
