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Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools
DALLAS (AP) — Texas’ education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms. The state-mandated list of...
Japanese internment camp survivors demand closure of Dilley, TX family detention center
DILLEY, Texas (RNS and Texas Tribune) — Roughly two dozen immigration advocates, faith leaders, Japanese internment camp survivors and their descendants completed a four-day, 45-mile pilgrimage Saturday to an immigrant detention facility outside of Dilley. The...
How LGBTQ-affirming churches are confronting religious trauma
(RNS and Uncloseted) — Jacob May remembers sitting across from his pastor at 22-years-old in 2014 at a Chipotle in rural Virginia defending his gay identity over a carnitas burrito. They went over the usual talking points, with his pastor pointing to the clobber...
Religious groups are more prepared for aliens than you think
(RNS) — Roughly a third of the way into Steven Spielberg’s new blockbuster film “Disclosure Day,” which focuses on the theoretical release of evidence documenting the existence of alien life, a conversation between the two main characters takes a sudden turn toward...
From Christian prayer circles to sujood, religion is all over the 2026 World Cup
(RNS) — When Lamine Yamal, Spain’s teenage star, dropped to his knees after scoring at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he wasn’t just celebrating a goal. He was performing sujood — an Islamic public expression of gratitude to God — in front of millions of viewers who may...
War is ‘never blessed by God,’ says Pope Leo in opening cardinals summit
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV opened his summit of cardinals at the Vatican on Friday (June 26) by appealing to unity within the church, which he said is called to build a “civilization of love” amid rising conflicts and ongoing wars around the world. “War is...
Southern Baptists’ resolutions reflect support of Christian nationalism, scholar says
(RNS) — Earlier this month, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted resolutions opposing amnesty for undocumented immigrants and women in pastoral leadership roles. The latest resolutions follow a decades-long trend toward conservatism. A new analysis by Boston...
Asbury Theological Seminary cut by United Methodist Church over same-sex marriage issue
(RNS) — Asbury Theological Seminary, a 103-year-old Kentucky evangelical seminary, is no longer approved as a school for United Methodist candidates for ordained ministry, the school announced Thursday (June 25). It attributed its removal by the United Methodist...
Pope Leo to convene cardinals to rethink war and peace in the age of AI
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV will host his second major summit of cardinals Friday and Saturday (June 26-27) at the Vatican, where they are expected to address questions of war, peace and whether Catholic teaching can still rely on the centuries-old theory of a...
As Supreme Court clears way to deport Haitians and Syrians, faith leaders grieve, prepare for what’s next
(RNS) — In a Supreme Court ruling released Thursday (June 25), the court sided with the Trump administration in a decision that could leave more than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians living in the U.S. vulnerable to deportation. In a 6-3 vote, the court...
Philippine devotees honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith
BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of Catholic devotees wrapped themselves in dried banana leaves and covered their bodies with mud on Wednesday in the Philippine village of Bibiclat, taking part in a display of faith honoring St. John the Baptist. The Taong Putik,...
These traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics will challenge Pope Leo XIV’s authority next week by consecrating four bishops without his consent. Rather than shying away from the confrontation, the Society of St. Pius X seems intent on embracing...