VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Donald Trump might not be president yet, but world leaders have been preparing for his second term, including the head of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, Pope Francis. On the notoriously significant date of Jan. 6,...
JERUSALEM (RNS) — War-weary Israelis feel deeply ambivalent over the proposed ceasefire agreement. The deal — which the Israeli Cabinet had not yet approved by press time — calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the gradual release...
(RNS) — Twenty years ago, Andrew Bauman was part of the problem. The son of a pastor in the Southern Baptist Convention, Bauman studied religion in college and became a pastor. But privately, his struggle with pornography had infused his...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes,...
OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena are beckoned upon by the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Four men accused of damaging a Brooklyn synagogue during a melee that followed the discovery of a secret tunnel at the global headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Judaism are set to stand trial after turning down...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin. Francis didn’t break his arm, but a sling was put on as...
(RNS) — Last week, as the flames engulfed the hills and valleys of Los Angeles, I heard the awful news of the complete destruction of the Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center, a synagogue with a hundred years of history and...
(RNS) — The American Humanist Association is suing the West Virginia Water Development Authority to stop it from awarding a $5 million grant to a tiny out-of-state Catholic college, arguing that the grant violates the state constitution’s freedom of religion...
(RNS) — On Thursday (Jan. 16), Union Theological Seminary will host a “Know Your Rights, Find Your Voice” interfaith event that will convene faith leaders, immigration advocates and legal experts. Organized in collaboration with Columbia University’s Office of Religious Life...
