by News Feed Editor | May 21, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Vanessa Bloom recalls her rabbi gently reminding her that she still had time to walk away. But she felt compelled toward the Jewish faith. “I knew my fate was already tied to the Jewish people,” she told RNS. Bloom, a Jewish day school teacher in Los Angeles,...
by News Feed Editor | May 21, 2026 | Religion
NEW YORK (RNS) — When the Rev. Serene Jones arrived at Union Theological Seminary in 2008, she focused on two jobs: Fix the house, then make a bigger table. Eighteen years later, as Jones prepares to step down as president in July, the historically Christian and...
by News Feed Editor | May 20, 2026 | Religion
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Sister Teresa Groth calls herself a “pardoned sinner” who seeks to be “an instrument of mercy in the hands of God” — words paraphrased from the constitution of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, her congregation. As executive director of Francisco...
by News Feed Editor | May 20, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — On the penultimate night of his I Love Jesus tour in late March, 22-year-old evangelist Bryce Crawford stepped onstage wearing wide-legged sweatpants, a cross-themed vintage tee and Lightning McQueen-shaped Crocs. “Who has their physical Bibles in the room?”...
by News Feed Editor | May 20, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the aftermath of a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the Rededicate 250 event and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
by News Feed Editor | May 20, 2026 | Religion
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Pope Leo XIV sat down for his first interview after his election as pontiff with Elise Allen at Crux, he surprised many Vatican watchers by stating that he was not particularly concerned by the historically troubled finances of the Catholic...
