by News Feed Editor | Apr 21, 2026 | Religion
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis will likely be remembered for his gestures: his lone walk under the rain in St. Peter’s Square to pray during the pandemic, his embrace of migrants, his unscripted phone calls and off-the-cuff remarks. But behind the images, the...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Religion
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (RNS) — The prompt for the after-dinner discussion was a familiar phrase: “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” Some 90 members of nine religious congregations gathered in the fellowship of hall of University Baptist Church recently to begin a...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Religion
NEW YORK (RNS) — In 1675, Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur completed a revolutionary act of selflessness that would change the faith’s trajectory and moral demands, according to Sikh martyrology. At the time, the Mughal Empire in South Asia mandated conversion to Islam. Sikh...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — A year after his death, the Catholic Church is moving forward — and revealing what Francis actually changed. While he was alive, Francis’ papacy was interpreted in real time: praised, criticized and debated. It was difficult to separate what was truly changing...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Religion
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 18, 2026 | Religion
NAIROBI (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Angola on Saturday afternoon, touching down in the capital, Luanda, to begin a three-day visit expected to focus on economic inequality, youth unemployment and governance in one of Africa’s most resource-rich nations. The visit,...
