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Religious leaders are slow to respond to United States’ capture of Venezuelan president

Religious leaders are slow to respond to United States’ capture of Venezuelan president

by News Feed Editor | Jan 3, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — As Venezuelans living in the United States kept watch on developments from home, religious leaders have been slow to respond to Saturday’s (Jan. 3) ouster of President Nicolás Maduro at the hands of the U.S. military. Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham...
Zohran Mamdani chose a Quran full of symbolism for his mayoral oath

Zohran Mamdani chose a Quran full of symbolism for his mayoral oath

by News Feed Editor | Jan 3, 2026 | Religion

NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city. When the...
Silicon Valley’s Christ-curious moment: The evangelical groups courting tech elites

Silicon Valley’s Christ-curious moment: The evangelical groups courting tech elites

by News Feed Editor | Jan 2, 2026 | Religion

SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — In early 2025, when Paul Taylor left the Palo Alto church he’d pastored for 18 years to focus on nonprofit work, he didn’t know where it would lead. Certainly, Taylor didn’t anticipate that, in September, he would be invited to a wood-paneled...
Cardinal Dolan, interfaith coalition press Trump to add religion forum to 2026 G20

Cardinal Dolan, interfaith coalition press Trump to add religion forum to 2026 G20

by News Feed Editor | Jan 2, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — A group of faith leaders, including several prominent conservatives, is pushing the Trump administration to formally include a religion engagement group within the Group of 20 summit, to be hosted at Trump’s golf club in the Miami area next December. In...
Israel’s ban on humanitarian relief groups will severely impact aid to besieged strip, letter warns

Israel’s ban on humanitarian relief groups will severely impact aid to besieged strip, letter warns

by News Feed Editor | Jan 2, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — After Israel banned 37 humanitarian groups from operating in the Gaza Strip for their failure to comply with new registration rules, 53 international humanitarian aid organizations issued a joint letter accusing Israel of severely threatening the delivery of...
Joy Moore steps down as Northern Seminary president after months of confusion over status

Joy Moore steps down as Northern Seminary president after months of confusion over status

by News Feed Editor | Jan 2, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — After months of uncertainty surrounding her status, the president of Northern Seminary, a Baptist school near Chicago, has resigned. “We are writing to share that Dr. Joy Moore and the Board of Trustees for Northern Seminary have come to an agreement regarding...
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