by News Feed Editor | Jul 20, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Public opinion of Islam has zigzagged dramatically over the past 50 years between those who have characterized it as a violent faith fundamentally opposed to Western values and those who have sought to understand Islam’s plurality, diversity and complexity as...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 20, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Nearly half a billion dollars, gone, over thirteen years. That’s how much a company called Gloo has lost trying to build an all-in-one digital & administrative powerhouse for what it’s calling the “Faith & Flourishing Ecosystem” of American churches....
by News Feed Editor | Jul 17, 2026 | Religion
SÃO PAULO, Brazil (RNS) — As Argentina’s national team advanced in the World Cup, spiritual beliefs have become increasing visible among many soccer fans in the South American nation. Now that the team is just one match away from the championship — it will face Spain...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 17, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — A Hindu group that wants to build a temple and residential project is suing a Chicago suburb to overturn a nearly 60-year-old legal agreement that blocks their plans. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday (July 14) by Umiya Mataji Sanstha Chicago Midwest, a Hindu...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 17, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Brazil’s loss to Norway on July 5 eliminated the team that has won more FIFA World Cups than any other nation — five — and is the only one to have played in every edition of the tournament. But they haven’t tasted victory in more than 20 years. The glorious...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 17, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Less than a week after Prince George’s County, Maryland, passed a two-year moratorium on hyperscale data center development, many residents received an anonymous mass text message promoting the economic benefits of data centers. Though the text wasn’t signed,...
