(RNS) — As many local media outlets around the world are struggling, the Yiddish press is experiencing a rebirth, surprising many who not long ago pronounced the Jewish language as doomed after millions of its core speakers died in the...
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes a U.S. teenage Buddhist lama enthronement, a Taoist temple festival in Taiwan and more. The post Photos of the Week: U.S. Teenage Buddhist Lama; Taiwan Temple Festival appeared first on RNS. Source link...
(RNS) — Days before the recent U.S. election, Gina Pérez, author of the new book, “Sanctuary People: Faith-Based Organizing in Latina/o Communities,” said many people in the sanctuary movement, which shelters migrants and refugees, “can’t even bring themselves to think...
(RNS) — Winston Churchill famously said, “Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” If the Catholic Church forgets history, it is simply doomed. Pope Francis recently issued a letter “On the renewal of the study of the history...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — New simplified procedures for the funerals of popes were released earlier this month, reflecting Pope Francis’ ongoing effort to emphasize the pope’s role as a pastor. After witnessing the funeral service for his predecessor, Emeritus Pope...
(RNS) — This November, many Christian congregations have been pausing to pray for those who share their faith and are persecuted for it around the world. These prayers are needed, as it is undoubtedly dangerous to be a Christian in...
(The Conversation) — Some years ago, I was rushing past the treasures of the Louvre in Paris, on the way to the “Mona Lisa,” when a painting stopped me in my tracks. Massive and unusually elongated, “The Triumph of St....
Masculinity, Misogyny, and the Exodus of Gen Z Women Katelyn Beaty, author and co-host of Saved by the City, joins to examine the striking gender shift in evangelical churches, where Gen Z men now outnumber women in the pews. Beaty...
(RNS) — After arriving in Poland for a weeklong Holocaust “roots” tour, Benji, one of two Jewish American cousins whose trip is depicted in the new movie “A Real Pain,” has a meltdown in the first-class section of the Warsaw-Lublin...
(RNS) — Over the strong objections of many religious groups, the House of Representatives on Thursday (Nov. 21) approved a bill that would enable the secretary of the Treasury to rescind the tax-exempt status of any nonprofits the secretary concludes...
