by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Moments before Department of Homeland Security agents fired a hail of pepper balls at the feet of demonstrators outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, last Monday (May 25), faith leaders say they were frantically working to calm...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — A proposal that would require ordained clergy to be monogamous is on the docket at the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly this summer. The overture, CON-10, has generated strong reactions online but not yet earned broad support from PCUSA groups. A...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 4, 2026 | Religion
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Two of Iraq’s most powerful Iran-backed militias said on Tuesday they would begin handing in their weapons to the authorities, a major step in the new government’s effort to rein in militias that have long operated on their own even though they were...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 3, 2026 | Religion
NEW YORK (RNS) — Catholic sisters, investors and immigrant rights activists plan to rally on Wednesday (June 3) outside of Palantir Technologies’ New York office, 30 minutes before the company holds it annual general meeting and considers a shareholders’ proposal...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 2, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the Ebola crisis in Africa, Spain preparing for Pope Leo XIV and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
by News Feed Editor | Jun 2, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV has named Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado, the current president and COO of U.S.-based Catholic media giant EWTN News, to lead the Vatican’s communication office, the Vatican announced Tuesday (June 2). Just under 40, Alvarado will be the...
