WASHINGTON (RNS) — If U.S. investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is confirmed as President-elect Trump’s treasury secretary, he will be only the second openly gay cabinet secretary (after current secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg) and the first Senate-confirmed...
(RNS) — At a time when most of the international news is full of gloom and doom, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria is a happy surprise, almost a Christmas miracle. Bashar al-Assad, the last scion of the...
(RNS) — Whether it’s knitting, dancing or chopping onions, any activity is a spiritual one, as long as it’s done with the divine in mind. Over their 30-year careers as co-editors of their internet magazine, “Spirituality & Practice,” Mary Ann...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A student opened fire at a private Christian school Monday morning in Wisconsin, killing two people in the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes offered no...
(RNS) — I loved “Wicked” — the story, the music, the visuals, the sheer magic of it all. I enjoyed all the parallels, resonances and allegories: the story threads of gender, racism, Glinda/Galinda’s white savior complex. And, of course, antisemitism...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system said early Friday he was released by the “liberators” who arrived in Damascus a day after the longtime ruler fled...
This week, renowned historian and author Timothy Snyder joins host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush to discuss the complex relationship between religion, freedom, and democracy. His new book, On Freedom, explores what freedom truly means, how it has been misunderstood,...
(RNS) — Eighteen months since Bishop Prince Singh’s two adult sons, Nivedhan and Eklan Singh, made allegations on social media that their father was guilty of physical abuse, alcoholism and emotional abuse, the head of the Episcopal Church has announced the misconduct complaints...
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes several Marian feast days, Syrian leadership changes and more. The post Photos of the Week: Marian feast days; Syrian leadership changes appeared first on RNS. Source link...
(RNS) — In the title track to Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska” is a lovely, understated song that follows the arrest and execution of Charles Starkweather, the spree killer who murdered 10 people in as many days across the Cornhusker state in...
