Should I stay or should I go?
(RNS) — In the immortal words of The Clash: “Should I stay or should I go?” That was a question that was on the lips of many of us participating in the “Re-Charging Reform Judaism” conference at the end of...
Religion
Reconciling the divide in Muslim life over when the moon appears
(RNS) — Over the last two years, my family has shifted from one bustling mosque that we supported from its birth in rental spaces to another that is a better fit for us for several reasons, not least among them...
Muslims start the Hajj against the backdrop of the destructive Israel-Hamas war
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in Mecca converged on a vast tent camp in the desert on Friday, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Ahead of their trip, they circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in the...
With cheekiness and fawning excitement, comedians meet Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — “It’s a like a meeting of every poorly behaved kid in church, and they stuck them all in a room and they thought it would be a good idea,” Jim Gaffigan told reporters after he, Jimmy...
Ruing past boarding-school abuses, US Catholic bishops consider new outreach to Native Americans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. bishops want to assure Native Catholics that they don’t need to feel torn between their Native identity and their Catholic one. “You do not have to be one or the other. You are both. Your...
The Episcopal Church reveals clergy misconduct cases involving nominees for presiding bishop
(RNS) — Two of the five bishops being considered for the top leadership role in the Episcopal Church are currently subjects of ongoing church discipline investigations, the denomination disclosed Thursday afternoon (June 13). Those two nominees, Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe of...
Pope Francis will be the first pontiff to address a G7 summit. He’s raising the alarm about AI
BARI, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis is no stranger to artificial intelligence — a deepfake photo of him in a white puffer jacket went viral last year — but his concerns about AI go far beyond an unflattering shot and...
A Deaf Missions Film’ comes to theaters
(RNS) — Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama “Jesus of Nazareth” — but as a Deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue. “I had this thought: I wonder what it would...
How faith found a place in Palestine solidarity encampments
(RNS) — At the University of Rochester’s Palestine solidarity encampment, in the quiet of a spring sunset, a large circle of university staff, faculty and students focused on two professors leading a ritual in English and Hebrew. As prayers were...
The Reformed Church in America to vote on restructuring
(RNS) — In the past five years, the Reformed Church in America, one of the oldest denominations in the U.S., has lost almost half its membership and nearly a quarter of its churches. Some members see in the collapse an...
