(The Conversation) — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet. If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based...
Religious freedom worldwide at 16-year low: New strategy needed Yesterday, I sent U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio a letter. In it I draw attention to the latest Pew Research data showing that the state of religious freedom worldwide is at its lowest point in...
(RNS) — The Rev. Nace Lanier was at home Wednesday evening (Jan. 29) watching a movie with his family when he received an emergency text from Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, where he is senior chaplain. After years of preparing...
(RNS) — As New Yorkers gear up for local elections in 2025, the Jewish Voters Action Network is working to increase turnout among Jewish voters in the city. In early January, the nonpartisan organization launched a $7 million campaign to...
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, Lunar New Year celebrations and more. The post Photos of the Week: Lunar New Year; Shiite pilgrims appeared first on RNS. Source link...
(RNS) — The Reform movement, the largest Jewish denomination in the United States, has sold its seminary building in New York to New York University in a growing sign of contraction and retrenchment sweeping theological schools of all types. In...
(RNS) — This week, the Idaho House of Representatives passed a “joint memorial” (i.e. resolution) of the Legislature calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark decision that in 2015 established a constitutional right to...
(RNS) — Pico Iyer is no stranger to the disaster now visiting residents of Los Angeles. In 1990, a wildfire burned down his family home in Southern California and everything inside. In his latest book, “Aflame: Learning From Silence,” the...
(RNS) — In a rare move, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a statement reaffirming its position on immigration, adding to a growing chorus of religious voices challenging some of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and policies....
(RNS) — In the week since Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., delivered a sermon at the National Prayer Service the day following President Trump’s inauguration (Jan. 21), the impact of Budde’s plea to the president to...
