- August 2, 2024
Photos of the Week: Escalating Mideast tensions; anti-war demonstrations
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes escalating Mideast tensions around Israel, anti-war demonstrations in the United States and more. The post Photos of the
How Martin Luther King Jr. foresaw Mississippi’s new Episcopal Black bishop
(RNS) — In his “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at the March on Washington 61 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. vividly
What is the ERLC and why do Southern Baptists keep getting mad at its leader?
(RNS) — Richard Land, who led the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for a quarter-century, said he would often remind his staff
‘A Well-Trained Wife’ unpacks life in Christian patriarchy
(RNS) — When Tia Levings married at 19 years old, she achieved what her Baptist church had endorsed as her life’s highest calling: becoming a
Single Catholics talk struggles of dating at National Eucharistic Congress event
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — “My standards are so high that me and Jesus go after the same men,” Mari Pablo told the crowd in a packed
In Hiroshima, the Vatican joined religious leaders to change the narrative on AI
(RNS) — Meeting where one of two atomic bombs that ended World War II landed in Hiroshima, Japan, causing mass death and devastation, representatives from
Religious exemptions to Title IX on trial again in appeals case against US Dept of Ed
(RNS) — In late March of 2021, the Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) filed a class action lawsuit charging the U.S. Department of Education as
State Department criticizes religious persecution: But will it act?
(RNS) — The State Department recently released its report on international religious freedom, inviting advocates from across the religious spectrum to attend. I was fortunate to
Toned-down synod document backs female leadership, but not as deacons
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The agenda for the next round of the Synod on Synodality, scheduled for Oct. 4-27 in Rome, will focus on female
Bills to enhance religion in schools spur fights between faiths
(RNS) — When Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry was asked to defend his support for a new state law requiring public schools to display a version