- February 6, 2026
Mamdani taps liberal NY Jewish leader to run antisemitism office
(RNS) — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of New York Jewish Agenda who has spent years organizing with
Judge stops Noem from ending Haitians’ protected status, but fear of ICE remains
(RNS) — In a last-minute ruling on Monday (Feb. 2), a U.S. district judge in Washington halted the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to end
Conservative influencers don’t actually believe empathy is toxic
(RNS) — As chaos has unfolded in Minneapolis over the past several days, culminating in the killing of Alex Pretti, conservative Christian commentators have naturally
Walz’s Anne Frank comment shows how Holocaust remembrance has become contentious
(RNS) — The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, one of the guardians of Holocaust memory, shot back quickly earlier this week after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
Gospel musician Richard Smallwood remembered with music-filled funeral
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24),
US rabbis head to Minneapolis to join protests to counter ICE raids
(RNS) — At least 100 rabbis and other Jewish leaders are expected to join the growing coalition of clergy, union leaders and community activists gathering
Venezuelan procession for La Divina Pastora takes on new weight in tense political moment
WASHINGTON (RNS) — It’s been 30 years since Jorge Garcia last joined the millions of people who have crowded the streets of Barquisimeto in northwest
Two Episcopal bishops say clergy may have to put ‘bodies on the line’ to resist ICE
(RNS) — Last Friday (Jan. 9), the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, stepped in front of a microphone under
USCCB President Paul Coakley meets with Trump, Vance at White House
(RNS) — Archbishop Paul Coakley, the recently elected president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, met with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD
‘She could have been any of us’: Faith leaders mourn Renee Good in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — Earlier this week, the intersection of 34th Street and Portland Avenue was a chaotic scene of violence and tears. A mangled maroon