- March 29, 2026
An interfaith vigil kicks off NYC’s ‘No Kings’ march
NEW YORK (RNS) — Hundreds gathered at Central Park’s Columbus Circle entrance on Saturday morning (March 28) for an interfaith vigil ahead of New York
Christian nationalism makes our rights conditional
(RNS) — In a famous 1790 letter, President George Washington assured the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island, that in the United States, religious minorities
A dehumanizing immigration policy requires a robust theology of protest
(RNS) — One could argue that the first time Christians protested was the early church’s refusal to worship Roman gods and its subsequent persecution. In
Why Muslim zakat giving was under the microscope this Ramadan
(RNS) — It began with a fatwa, a ruling issued jointly by the Fiqh Council of North America and the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of
Armageddon is not a strategy for peace in Iran
(RNS) — The Military Religious Freedom Foundation said in recent days that soldiers have been reporting that the Book of Revelation — the New Testament’s
Islamic schools, more parents sue Texas over exclusion from voucher program
(RNS) — Three Texas Islamic schools and a group of parents are suing state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller Kelly Hancock, marking the second
Mike Johnson says Rep. Andy Ogles’ anti-Muslim remarks reflect ‘popular sentiment’
(RNS) — A day after Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., said on social media that Muslims don’t belong in America, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said
The Downward Arc of Donald Trump, With Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Virility and victimhood – how do these seemingly opposite characteristics prop up strongman leaders throughout recent history? Expert and best-selling author Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat
What Lent can teach us about attempting to make peace by force
(RNS) — I was in Miami a few weeks after Nicolás Maduro was forcibly removed from office by a U.S. military strike in December 2025.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, theocratic leader of Iran since 1989, is killed in US-Israel strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its top leader and sought to turn