Orthodox Jewish groups oppose daylight saving bill, argue it would disrupt prayer

by News Feed Editor | Jul 15, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — Making daylight saving time permanent moved a step closer to reality this week, when the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass a measure to eliminate the annual clock-changing ritual. But some Orthodox Jewish organizations are fighting to...

Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management

by News Feed Editor | Jul 15, 2026 | Religion

President Donald Trump on Monday sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established by his Democratic predecessors on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national...

Sight & Sound ‘Christian Broadway’ shows will soon stream on faith-based platform

by News Feed Editor | Jul 15, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — Live llamas. Laser lights. A giant arc. Angels hanging by wires. For decades, the beloved Sight & Sound theaters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Branson, Missouri, have welcomed nearly 2 million annual attendees to view their elaborate, live, large-scale...

Photos of the Week: ICE protests

by News Feed Editor | Jul 15, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes a variety of protests following immigration enforcement actions and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Iranian Christian refugee wins custody battle against Pastor Saeed Abedini, former political prisoner

by News Feed Editor | Jul 14, 2026 | Religion

(RNS) — A federal judge ruled Friday (July 10) that a 5-year-old girl must be returned to her mother, an Iranian refugee living in Turkey, ending an international custody battle with the girl’s father, Saeed Abedini, an evangelical pastor and once a religious freedom...

Amid ICE killings, more than 100 clergy from across the US stage protest at Delaney Hall

by News Feed Editor | Jul 14, 2026 | Religion

NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — Amid the recent killings of two immigrants by immigration enforcement agents, around 100 religious leaders from across the country staged a protest outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center on Monday (July 13) afternoon, demanding the...