As Supreme Court clears way to deport Haitians and Syrians, faith leaders grieve, prepare for what’s next

by News Feed Editor | Jun 25, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — In a Supreme Court ruling released Thursday (June 25), the court sided with the Trump administration in a decision that could leave more than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians living in the U.S. vulnerable to deportation. In a 6-3 vote, the court...

Philippine devotees honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith

by News Feed Editor | Jun 25, 2026 | Religion

BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of Catholic devotees wrapped themselves in dried banana leaves and covered their bodies with mud on Wednesday in the Philippine village of Bibiclat, taking part in a display of faith honoring St. John the Baptist. The Taong Putik,...

These traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status

by News Feed Editor | Jun 25, 2026 | Religion

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics will challenge Pope Leo XIV’s authority next week by consecrating four bishops without his consent. Rather than shying away from the confrontation, the Society of St. Pius X seems intent on embracing...

As some praise Texas’ proposed ‘Judeo-Christian’ curriculum, rabbis say it dismisses Judaism

by News Feed Editor | Jun 25, 2026 | Religion

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — During a Texas State Board of Education hearing on Monday (June 22), supporters of a proposal to require Texas public school students to read Bible stories argued doing so would acknowledge that the nation was founded on Judeo-Christian values. ...

Feeling alienated from queer and Sephardic spaces, LGBTQ Jews build their own communities

by News Feed Editor | Jun 24, 2026 | Religion

NEW YORK (RNS) — For years, Daniel Cayre felt conflicted about his place in Jewish communal and spiritual life.   On holidays like Yom Kippur, he’d go the first evening to a Reconstructionist synagogue that felt welcoming of his gay identity. On Yom Kippur day, he...

Who belongs in America? Five faith leaders on immigration, identity and America’s 250th

by News Feed Editor | Jun 24, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, debates over national identity, religion and immigration have intensified. Was America founded as a Christian nation? A pluralistic democracy? A nation of immigrants? Who belongs, and who gets to decide?   In...