by News Feed Editor | May 17, 2026 | Religion
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As House Speaker Mike Johnson stood before a crowd of thousands on the National Mall on Sunday (May 17), he did something not altogether unusual for the outspoken Southern Baptist: He closed his eyes, bowed his head and prayed. But as Johnson began...
by News Feed Editor | May 15, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Nearly 100 faith and voting rights leaders plan to gather in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday (May 16) as part of a rally in protest of the recent Supreme Court decision that hollowed out a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The “All Roads...
by News Feed Editor | May 15, 2026 | Religion
(FāVS News) — America is largely a Christian nation but it’s complicated, argues Matthew Avery Sutton in his new book, “Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity.” The book claims to be a 500-year historic survey of Christianity in...
by News Feed Editor | May 15, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — On Saturday (May 16) in Bakersfield, California, volunteers are planning a community festival, offering attendees food, haircuts and household goods. “It’s in one of the most impoverished parts of our community,” said Wendell Vinson, president of CityServe...
by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Bishops, evangelical influencers, Cabinet members and an actor who plays Jesus are a few of the speakers and performers scheduled to participate in “Rededicate 250,” the Trump administration’s daylong prayer celebration happening on the National Mall this...
by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2026 | Religion
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A Catholic church in Eldoret, an epicenter of global long-distance running in the north Rift Valley region of Kenya, is in the spotlight after a runner prayed there and later won the London Marathon. In the process, he broke a record many once...
