How women pastors became public enemy No. 1 in the SBC

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....

Growing ‘goon’ violence against churches in Kenya worries clergy

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...

As reports of anti-Christian incidents in Israel increase, advocates press police to act

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...

Pope Leo XIV exalts first American saint Cabrini as a model for Christians for her care of migrants

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...

Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks

by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2026 | Religion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, Damon Landor. But they...

This 8 am Zoom service has become a satellite of love

by News Feed Editor | Jun 23, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — The 8 a.m. service starts with a litany of gratitude, which unfurls in the chat function of the online Zoom: “Grateful to be awake.” “Grateful for the last day of school.” “Grateful for this morning to pray.” “Grateful for morning minyan.” On the main screen,...