by News Feed Editor | Jun 27, 2026 | Religion
(RNS and Uncloseted) — Jacob May remembers sitting across from his pastor at 22-years-old in 2014 at a Chipotle in rural Virginia defending his gay identity over a carnitas burrito. They went over the usual talking points, with his pastor pointing to the clobber...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 26, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Roughly a third of the way into Steven Spielberg’s new blockbuster film “Disclosure Day,” which focuses on the theoretical release of evidence documenting the existence of alien life, a conversation between the two main characters takes a sudden turn toward...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 26, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — When Lamine Yamal, Spain’s teenage star, dropped to his knees after scoring at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he wasn’t just celebrating a goal. He was performing sujood — an Islamic public expression of gratitude to God — in front of millions of viewers who may...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 26, 2026 | Religion
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV opened his summit of cardinals at the Vatican on Friday (June 26) by appealing to unity within the church, which he said is called to build a “civilization of love” amid rising conflicts and ongoing wars around the world. “War is...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 26, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Earlier this month, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted resolutions opposing amnesty for undocumented immigrants and women in pastoral leadership roles. The latest resolutions follow a decades-long trend toward conservatism. A new analysis by Boston...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 25, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Asbury Theological Seminary, a 103-year-old Kentucky evangelical seminary, is no longer approved as a school for United Methodist candidates for ordained ministry, the school announced Thursday (June 25). It attributed its removal by the United Methodist...
