All the president’s clergy
(RNS) — Donald Trump, the president who doesn’t go to church, was expected to have six clergymen offer prayers at his inauguration Monday (Jan. 20), which would have equaled the record he set in 2017 for the most at a...
Religion
Welcome to America’s new Gilded Age
(RNS) — “The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today” by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, published in 1873, gave the period from the late 19th to early 20th century its most lasting metaphor — a thin veneer of gold...
Australian state commits more police to investigate antisemitic crime
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state committed more police to investigate a spate of antisemitic crimes, officials said on Tuesday after a childcare center was torched near a Sydney synagogue. The childcare center a block from a synagogue in...
Alaska Native leaders call to preserve Denali name for Mount McKinley
(RNS) — In his second inauguration address on Monday (Jan. 20), President Donald Trump repeated his customary campaign speech promises to improve the United States’ credibility around the world, but after one such vow the president surprised some by announcing...
Anabaptists commemorate 500 years with new study Bible and more
(RNS) — Anabaptists around the world are commemorating 500 years since their founders performed the first adult baptisms outside Zürich and kicked off the Radical Reformation. A tradition that includes Mennonites, Amish, Church of the Brethren, Hutterites and other small...
Native Alaskan leaders call to preserve Denali name for Mount McKinley
(RNS) — In his second inauguration address on Monday (Jan. 20), President Donald Trump repeated his customary campaign speech promises to improve the United States’ credibility around the world, but after one such vow the president surprised some by announcing...
Musk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant
NEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it. “I just want to say...
At historic Riverside Church, a multifaith coalition seeks to reclaim King’s dream
NEW YORK (RNS) — When Inauguration Day lands on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the celebrations are going to produce some crosscurrents, no matter who is being sworn in as president. But at Riverside Church, the soaring nondenominational sacred space...
Praying for the president
(RNS) — Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, has returned to Washington as the 47th president. As such he needs our prayers. A slight plurality of voters chose him, with just under half voting against him. Our...
Gloo announces investment in software product powerhouse Midwestern
Expansion of longtime partnership paves the way for business development and more applications to leverage Gloo platform capabilities BOULDER, Colo. — Gloo, the technology platform for the faith ecosystem, announced an investment in Midwestern, a prominent tech and design development...
