Religious Articles

LOS ANGELES (NPR) — On a bright morning in Hermosa Beach, Calif., sunlight enters St. Cross Episcopal Church at a slant, catching a bit of church history in the colored panes of a stained-glass window. For the Rev. Rachel Nyback, the church’s rector, it is something...

(RNS) — It’s long been said that the late evangelist Billy Graham called his daughter Anne Graham Lotz the “best preacher in the family.” Now, Lotz has begun passing along her family’s legacy of preaching and teaching to one of her two daughters, Rachel-Ruth Lotz...

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes celebrations of Eid around the world, preparations for Buddha's birthday and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

(RNS) — Haris Tarin, the vice president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, had come to Capitol Hill with a group of interfaith leaders on Thursday (March 19) to confront House Speaker Mike Johnson and Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles about anti-Muslim statements...

This is the second in a series of articles about faith and protest. (RNS) — In January 2025, President Trump signed an executive order lifting a 14-year ban on enforcing immigration laws at sensitive locations like churches and schools. It was part of a larger...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — The annual Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem will be canceled this year due to the war with Iran, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem announced on Monday (March 23). “The restrictions imposed by the conflict and the events of recent days do not bode...

LONDON (RNS) — When Sarah Mullally is installed as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday (March 25), it will be an extraordinary occasion not only for the most obvious reason that she is the first woman ever to lead the Church of England and serve as...

(AP) — Leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be drawn and stored in advance for such things as a scheduled surgery with a...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Clergy will be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in Minnesota, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell granted an injunction...

PARIS (AP) — When Iran erupted in nationwide protests at the end of 2025, Shayan Ghadimi’s mother returned to the country from Paris to see the uprising for herself. Her absence — and the struggle to stay in touch through the bloody crackdown that followed and now the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday revived a lawsuit from an evangelical Christian barred from demonstrating in Mississippi after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker. The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel...

AL BASOUTA, Syria (AP) — Abdul Rahman Omar fled his village in the Afrin district in northern Syria eight years ago as a Turkish offensive against Kurdish fighters swept across the area. Now he is among hundreds of Kurds who have recently returned to Afrin. He joined...