by News Feed Editor | Apr 30, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — In a historic breakthrough, three women were allowed to sit for the Israeli rabbinate’s competency exams earlier this week. The tests, which drill on a variety of topics in Halacha — traditional Jewish law — were previously only available to men seeking...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Religion
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW: RNS national reporter Yonat Shimron in conversation with Rachel Goldberg-Polin http://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/042926.yonat_mixdown.mp3 (RNS) — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old American-Israeli, became the public face for...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — The founder of one of the most popular Christian music groups in recent decades has sued key players in the Christian concert business, along with a pair of journalists and one of the nation’s largest charities, claiming they worked together to ruin his...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Religion
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Two years ago, a Catholic priest and his driver set out on one of the most dangerous roads in South Sudan and were never seen again. Now, church leaders in the country say they want to know what happened to the two, and they’re putting a...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes St. George’s Day, the Sudanese civil war and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
by News Feed Editor | Apr 29, 2026 | Religion
LONDON (AP) — Two Jewish men were stabbed and injured in a London street on Wednesday, in what police called an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in the city’s latest antisemitic attack. The Metropolitan Police said...
