by News Feed Editor | Apr 7, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — On Monday (April 6), NASA astronauts finally were about to commence Artemis II’s flyby of the moon, the first such close observance of Earth’s satellite in nearly 60 years. The four astronauts had spent days on the Orion spacecraft, hurtling toward the moon,...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 7, 2026 | Religion
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. In some of his strongest comments yet against the war,...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 7, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Investigative reporter Amy Littlefield loved Agatha Christie murder mysteries and especially the character Miss Marple, the older lady detective. So, in 2022 when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the 50-year-old right to abortion, Littlefield...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 7, 2026 | Religion
NEW YORK (RNS) — Hundreds of protesters gathered at Union Square in Manhattan on Monday afternoon (April 6) for a Passover Seder to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies and corporations working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — On Easter Sunday (April 5), President Donald Trump shared a profanity-laced message for the people of Iran on his Truth Social platform, capping a Holy Week filled with both sacred and profane messages from the White House. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day,...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 6, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — By any measure, the Holy Week in Jerusalem was eerily quiet as a result of restrictions imposed by Israel against large gatherings due to the U.S.-Israel war in Iran. On Palm Sunday, the Latin Patriarch, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, was barred by...
