(RNS) — In a Dec. 25 letter to Pope Francis, the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations joined other Jewish and Israeli leaders in criticizing the pontiff for comments he made in a Christmastime address condemning Israel’s most recent bombing...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S. capital at the start of...
LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby ’s tenure officially ends Monday, two months after he resigned following an inquiry that found he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon...
(RNS) — It is a very good thing that no violence has occurred this Jan. 6th as the 2024 presidential election results are certified by Congress. A peaceful transfer of power, which recognizes the legitimacy of free and fair elections...
(RNS) — The makers of the God Bless the USA Bible, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, have issued a new edition just in time for Trump’s second inauguration. Launched Monday (Jan 6.), the limited-run “Inauguration Day Bible” costs $69.99 —...
(RNS) — The nation’s largest freethought organization has dissolved its honorary board after three of its prominent members resigned in an ideological battle over transgender issues. The resignations from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a group that fights for church...
(RNS) — There were three moments in the new Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” that moved me to tears. But, even before I get to the tears part, let me say that “A Complete Unknown” is a complete triumph....
(RNS) — Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, currently bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington to replace Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the U.S.’s first Black Catholic cardinal, whose resignation has been accepted by the pope two years...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death. Francis, 88, celebrated a New...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its original place on the manger of the Palestinian-made nativity scene in the Paul VI Hall. The nativity scene was...
