On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and ...

ÉCÔNE, Switzerland (RNS) — A group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday (July 1) by ordaining four new bishops without his consent, calling it their “sacred duty” ...

Mother Khadijah” worked alongside her provocative and charismatic husband for decades, helping lead their religious and ...

From the Civil War to the Cold War, existential fears have fueled claims that America is a Christian nation, a historian of ...

He told me that Matthew 25 was about individuals, and not nations,' Sen. Raphael Warnock said, referring to Speaker Mike Johnson. 'The text actually says nations.' Warnock added: “It's a very narrow ...

The Ark for Ukraine project has brought three mobile labs in vans to Ukraine to help preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage by scanning archives of thousands of manuscripts, artifacts and even buildings ...

While Ms. Rachel teaches through her songs that 'big feelings are OK,' she also demonstrates — like Lady Zaynab did — that ...

If the purpose is to teach students to read rich literary texts to better equip them to understand and appreciate literary and cultural traditions, then teaching key passages from the Bible is an ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is urging the Society of St. Pius X to abandon plans to consecrate new bishops without papal approval, a move the Vatican warns would constitute a schismatic act. The ...

Landor v. Louisiana highlights the religious rights of the nearly 2 million people imprisoned in the US – and how challenging ...

The largest Presbyterian denomination in the US and the American Academy of Religion both referred to Israel's war in Gaza as genocide in new resolutions condemning the war.

Seattle designated Friday’s June 26 match between Egypt and Iran as a “Pride Match” as part of the city’s annual Pride ...