(RNS) — On Tuesday (April 8), members of Congress introduced a rare bipartisan piece of immigration reform legislation aimed at clearing a backlog in visas for religious workers. The Religious Workforce Protection Act has substantial support from a variety of...
(RNS) — When he finally surrendered the floor of the U.S. Senate after 25 hours of blistering denunciations of the Trump administration, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker had done more than shatter the record for longest speech in the chamber’s...
(RNS) — “To whom does the First Amendment apply? Do undocumented immigrants have the five freedoms?” “Oh, I think so. I think anybody who’s present in the United States has protections under the United States Constitution.” You’d be forgiven for...
(RNS) — A federal judge has denied a request by the Trump administration to reconsider a ruling in a lawsuit brought by faith-based refugee resettlement agencies, ordering the government to begin immediately processing and admitting refugees who were conditionally approved...
LOS ANGELES — As the Jewish community around the world prepares to observe Passover, PRAY.COM joins in honoring this sacred time of remembrance, reflection, and redemption. Passover is a moment to pause and reflect on God’s enduring faithfulness and the...
JERUSALEM (RNS) – When Shari Fisch learned there would be a march and demonstration outside Israel’s parliament building on April 2 to demand universal military conscription, she said she felt compelled to attend. “The IDF doesn’t have enough combat soldiers,”...
Two historic baptism events set to unite churches and ignite revival across California and the nation Following last year’s record-breaking movement, Baptize California is set to return on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, with the goal of bringing churches together across...
Gen Z’s mommy wars have arrived… Chappell Roan says all her friends with kids are in hell. A popular subreddit asks “does anyone else just… not like kids?” A crowd of the usual suspects — pro-natalists, theo bros and...
(RNS) — Published 100 years ago Thursday (April 10), “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald continues to be a cautionary tale for our time. While most attention is given — by readers of the novel or makers of film...
NEW YORK (RNS) — At the 37th annual Phagwah parade in early March in Richmond Hill, Queens, spectators danced to tassa drums, tossed brightly colored powders over the crowd and smeared each other’s faces with paint, all traditional ways to...
