- October 30, 2025
Faith-based disaster relief groups mobilize to respond to Hurricane Melissa
(RNS) — Before Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and Haiti on Tuesday (Oct. 28), faith-based disaster relief groups were already making plans to respond.
A Beautiful Year with Diana Butler Bass
“The feeling of not being alone is probably one of the most powerful tools we have.” The latest episode The State of Belief features
Israeli settlers beat Palestinian farmers on video as attacks mount during West Bank olive harvest
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers descended on Palestinian olive harvesters and activists this week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, beating them with clubs
Morris Chapman, longtime SBC Executive Committee leader, dead at 84
(RNS) — Morris Chapman, a longtime leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, died Monday. He was 84. “In a world where so many
Evangelical Trump adviser urges Latino Christians ‘go to church’ amid fears of ICE
(RNS) — The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, a Hispanic evangelical adviser to President Donald Trump, citing significant drops in church attendance in the face of immigration
As ICE rocks Chicago, Catholics respond with prayer — and protest
(RNS) — Every Friday for the past 19 years, a group of Catholics has prayed the rosary outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention
Faith Rising for Democracy: How to Show Up for No Kings, With Adam Friedman
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Faith communities have a critical role in defending our nation’s libraries
(RNS) — It is a weekend morning in the United States and the library doors are open. A young family searches for new picture books
Courage is Not the Absence of Fear
This week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by Celina Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of the League of Women Voters. They get into
Religion is declining worldwide in a predictable sequence, study argues
(RNS) — When it comes to going to church, a generational pattern is playing out in many households around the world: Grandparents never miss Sunday