From pregame invocations to cheering nuns, how NBA playoff teams embrace faith

by News Feed Editor | May 29, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — Just before the tip-off of a May 18 playoff game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, Pastor Danny Grover stood in a spotlight at center court holding a microphone. “Strong and faithful God,” the pastor of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Elk...

Bad Bunny wants to meet Pope Leo XIV. In Madrid, a crossover event is in the works.

by News Feed Editor | May 29, 2026 | Religion

MADRID (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Bad Bunny may seem unlikely candidates for a shared stage, but with both the pontiff and the Puerto Rican pop star set to draw huge crowds in Madrid next week, church and city officials say a meeting — or at least a live video link — is...

Australian woman held in custody on charges of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group

by News Feed Editor | May 29, 2026 | Religion

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian mother of four was held in custody after she appeared in a court on Thursday charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group. Rayann El Houli, 34, was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she...

Samaritan’s Purse to open Ebola field hospital in Democratic Republic of the Congo

by News Feed Editor | May 29, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian international humanitarian relief organization, airlifted an Ebola treatment unit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo earlier this week in response to the outbreak of the deadly disease. The airlift from Greensboro, North...

These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits.

by News Feed Editor | May 28, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — On Ash Wednesday this year, about a dozen people attended a noon service at Boston’s Old North Church, founded in 1723. Two days later, a handful of worshippers took part in a Shabbat service at Newport, Rhode Island’s Touro Synagogue, dedicated in 1763. ...

Muslim principal in Texas reassigned, investigated after right-wing backlash

by News Feed Editor | May 28, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — Days after naming a Muslim woman as principal of a North Texas high school, conservative backlash prompted the district to reassign her and open an investigation. Interfaith religious leaders, district parents and educators are now calling for Shayma Alzubi’s...