(RNS) — Framed on a wall in my office is a copy of the Refugee Act, bearing the signature of President Jimmy Carter. As the world mourns his death and reflects upon his life, among his greatest legacies are the...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Scores of lawmakers and other dignitaries huddled together in the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Tuesday evening (Jan. 7) for a memorial service honoring Jimmy Carter, heaping praise on the late Democratic president before he lies in state...
(RNS) — This year, the first of an American autocracy, is not one to make typical resolutions. The incoming president’s first term showed him to be a wannabe autocrat, but there were some guardrails in place — even from some...
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Over 717,000 pounds of non-perishable food items were collected and distributed by 247 Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh temples, schools, & organizations. The Sewa Diwali Food Drive, a collaborative effort among Dharmic communities across the United States, set another benchmark...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders. The appointment...
(RNS) — On Nov. 5, a visibly anxious Charlie Kirk fidgeted with his red MAGA hat and T-shirt, which was emblazoned with the word “Pray.” Surrounded by fellow young conservatives, he was livestreaming an election-night edition of “The Charlie Kirk...
(RNS) — Bono was far from the first non-American Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, but he may be the most existentially American recipient. Not in the sense of where he was born, but in the sense of his obsessions. Bono...
PHOENIX (RNS) — At this year’s AmericaFest, a conservative conference sponsored by Turning Point USA, the organization’s founder, 31-year-old Charlie Kirk, was keen to give credit for President-elect Donald Trump’s November victory to God. “The person, or more importantly, who...
(RNS) — Our world seems on fire, fueled by division, discord and deceit. From the local to the international, there are those who would use our differences to deepen our divides. Yet, in every community, and in every sector of...
