by News Feed Editor | Jun 24, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes Muharram observances, an annual mud festival in the Philippines and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
by News Feed Editor | Jun 24, 2026 | Religion
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Monday that wars are being sustained more easily than people are fed, urging governments to strengthen resources to combat hunger after a severe funding shortfall by the United States and other countries. Addressing the governing body of...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2026 | Religion
ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) — In the first summer of this century, more than 11,000 Southern Baptists gathered in Florida to update their convention’s statement of faith by limiting the office of pastor to men only. But that 2000 limit was not binding on local churches....
by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2026 | Religion
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — On a recent Friday morning, groups of young men on motorbikes roared around the grounds of the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi to disrupt and scare those gathered for a civil meeting about the country’s proposed national budget reforms. Police...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2026 | Religion
JERUSALEM (RNS) — This past spring, a case of a Jewish man assaulting a Catholic nun in Jerusalem made international headlines. And earlier this month, the Religious Freedom Data Center reported 88 incidents of anti-Christian harassment in Israel so far in 2026 — 63...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2026 | Religion
SANT’ANGELO LODIGIANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday exalted the first American saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, as a model for Christians today to care for migrants in need, as he visited her birthplace during a day trip to northern Italy. Leo, who has clashed...
