'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith

(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious ...

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Archbishop Mullally ends Africa tour with calls for healing from church’s role in slavery

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The trip marked Mullally's first visit to Africa and highlighted the Church of England's controversial reparations fund to address its historic links to slavery.

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Is Pope Leo a Democratic Socialist?

Modern popes tend to stay out of partisan politics, but when Leo speaks, he certainly sounds like a Democratic Socialist.

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Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan calls on the militant group to surrender its weapons and destroy its vast network of tunnels.

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I grappled with the purpose of Muharram majalis for years. I now get why it matters.

(RNS) — Muslims have been blessed with an awareness and a heritage where grief will never allow us to forget about injustice. And by paying respect to our history's magnanimous personalities, we see t...

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Broken Arrow mosque leaders sue over alleged discrimination

(RNS) — 'They did not want Muslims here, so they made up a reason, and in doing so, they violated the law,' said Meghan Murphy, an attorney with CAIR's Legal Defense Fund.

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Connecticut legislation aims to expand Islam education in public schools

HARTFORD, Conn. (RNS) — As anti-Muslim bigotry rises, Connecticut's new provision to expand education on Arab and Islamic studies attempts to quell the tide.

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Suspected arson gutted Montreal’s trendiest kosher restaurant. The city’s Jews say they saw it coming

(The Forward) — The Nöam fire is the latest in a rapid drumbeat of attacks on Jewish targets in Canada.

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The liturgy wars are back. Spoiler: They never left.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As prominent prelates clash over the traditional Latin Mass, Pope Leo XIV’s response may reveal his deepest instincts about authority, unity and tradition.

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The enduring legacy of Kashmir’s poet-saints who built bridges between faiths

(The Conversation) — Kashmir’s history as a center of learning and the arts for Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims offers another way of understanding the region – one shaped by centuries of religious coex...

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The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI

(The Conversation) — Pope Leo is one of many popes to respond to technological change by drawing on a Catholic principle called ‘subsidiarity.’

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Why Arbaeen – the Shiite Muslim pilgrimage of mourning – has a deep significance that brings millions to Iraq each year

(The Conversation) — Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.

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As progressives seek to take on inequality, some cite religion as a motivating factor

DETROIT (AP) — Though there was no shortage of levity, a sense of urgency filled the Detroit meeting room as Abdul El-Sayed, a former gubernatorial candidate who is running as a Democrat for the U.S. ...

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Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans

JERUSALEM (AP) — Since 2000, Taglit-Birthright Israel has brought a million Jewish young adults from the United States and elsewhere for a free 10-day “discovery” tour of Israel. The organization’s CE...

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Why Black Southerners should become Republicans

(RNS) — If you want political power in the South, you have to vote in Republican primaries.

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Why did the nation's founders suddenly fear a godless republic?

(RNS) — The founders' belief about religion and government changed fast — mostly because of what was happening overseas.

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Houston mothers challenge Texas Ten Commandments law under state religious freedom protections

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — The lawsuit is the latest challenge to Senate Bill 10 — this time under Texas law.

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Edward A. Reese, S.J., 1942-2025, RIP

(RNS) — Eddie left this world surrounded by love. I was privileged to be his brother. I will miss him.

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Leo and the young: toward Seoul 2027 - Global Catholic

Pope Leo XIV calls young people across three continents to embrace inner restlessness as a "holy rebellion" toward service, disciplined digital use, and authentic holiness.

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Why did a pastor say he almost died from listening to a chatbot?

(RNS) — A chatbot functions as a mirror — not a true spiritual guide.

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After SSPX schism, some Catholics urge greater access to the older Latin Mass

(RNS) — Many of the 2% of U.S. Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass weekly surmount considerable obstacles, like long drives and disapproval from the Catholic hierarchy, to attend.

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Jewish New Yorkers on antisemitism, safety and the city's first anti-Zionist mayor

(RNS) — 'Jewish New Yorkers are being asked to carry the weight of a conflict thousands of miles away, regardless of our individual beliefs, backgrounds or politics,' said Dan Haddad, a Brooklyn resid...

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Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost

NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel's military has occupied the area in southern Syria for more than a year, but forays by civilian settler groups into the region have only recently became a regular occurr...

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Opinion | What Our Epstein Outrage Has Obscured

It’s easy to shake our fists at a monster. It would be more effective to actually help exploited girls.

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Opinion | Gen Z Thinks Religion Got Too Political

Does Gen Z feel welcome at church?

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What do we owe the victims of Lindsey Graham’s wars?

(RNS) — What do we owe the dead, and what do we owe their victims?

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Progressive National Baptist young people see signs of welcome but seek less judgment

WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I feel like also seasoned adults complain about what we're wearing,’ said one teen about her historically Black denomination.

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The House vote that split Jewish Democrats and is reshaping alliances

(RNS) — 'I think it's a sign of health, as well as inevitable, that the Jewish members of Congress would approach this vote from different perspectives,' Rep. Jamie Raskin said.

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