(RNS) — As the Trump administration put a 90-day hold on foreign aid payments in order to look for what it termed wasteful spending, leaders of Catholic aid groups are warning that even short delays will result in the deaths...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Rev. Michele Morgan, the head rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, strives to be a “non-anxious presence” for the congregation she serves. It’s an important trait for any pastor, but especially for one who serves a...
NEW YORK (RNS) — Not a week goes by at St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn without the congregation having to bid farewell to another member. Since the end of the pandemic, many young families and retirees have left...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A historic Black church whose Black Lives Matter sign was destroyed by members of the extremist group Proud Boys is now selling T-shirts using the group’s logo, after the congregation won the Proud Boys trademark as part...
(RNS) — Among the firehose of President Trump’s executive orders, you may have missed one issued late on Friday (Feb. 7) reestablishing Trump’s version of the White House’s 24-year-old religious outreach office and its branch offices in various federal departments....
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of migrants, warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and...
(The Conversation) — As an archaeologist, you picture yourself traveling to some remote location, digging into the ground, and returning to a lab in a university or museum to study the remains of past civilizations, with hopes of answering important...
(RNS) — In late January, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced $30 million in grants to fund his state’s recovery from Hurricane Helene. Included in that total was $6 million for two faith-based groups helping rebuild homes after the storm:...
(RNS) — Clad in a black clerical shirt and collar, Fr. David Michael Moses steps out of a black Jeep, a small smile plays on his lips and his bright green eyes catch the camera. The video, with more than...
(RNS) — In the Baltimore suburb of Catonsville, a congregation of Catholic Burmese refugees and U.S.-born Catholics cultivates a community garden to supply the parish’s food pantry. They are inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’, which calls us...
