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New book paints the ADL as a neoconservative bastion dedicated to US and Israel interests
(RNS) — Emmaia Gelman’s new book about the Anti-Defamation League opens with an almost forgotten incident. In 1993, the FBI raided the ADL’s San Francisco offices for “spying on civil rights groups and antiracist organizers.” The New York Times, which covered the...
Jewish groups rally in support of Milwaukee Muslim leader detained in ICE jail
(RNS) — The closest Kareem Sarsour had come to seeing his father in more than two months was standing outside an Indiana county jail where he is being held by immigration officials. Salah Sarsour, a Muslim Palestinian leader and green card holder, was detained by...
Israel signals status quo shake-up over Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
(RNS) — Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, declared the end of the Hebron Accord on Tuesday (June 16), further undermining agreements with the Palestinian Authority and furthering Israel’s efforts to extend control over the West Bank. But Israel’s Foreign...
‘Not a day off’: For Juneteenth, some faith leaders promote political causes
(RNS) — For Christian evangelist Alveda King, niece of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Juneteenth is a time for remembrance and unity. For the Rev. Stephen A. Green, an African Methodist Episcopal minister, it’s a moment for supporting voting rights and spiritual...
‘They have already suffered enough’: Central African clergy respond to US deportation
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Religious leaders in the Central African Republic say they were stunned by the arrival Friday (June 12) of migrants deported from the United States to their country without cultural or familial ties, questioning why people who fled religious and...
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Catholic power broker in Italy’s culture wars, dies at 95
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinal Camillo Ruini, former president of the Italian bishops’ conference and a towering figure in Italy’s post-Second Vatican Council culture wars, died on Tuesday (June 16) at the age of 95. Ruini had been admitted to the hospital in September...
MLB warns players about altering uniforms after Giants pitchers add Bible verses on Pride Night
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major League Baseball has warned players about writing on their uniforms after San Francisco starter Landen Roupp and two other pitchers added Bible verses to their Pride Night caps last week. Roupp started the 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on...
A Russian barrage in Ukraine kills 11 and damages a landmark cathedral
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A cathedral in one of the oldest and most sacred landmarks in Eastern Orthodox Christianity was set ablaze early Monday as Russia bombarded Ukraine’s biggest cities, killing 11 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Russia fired the barrage...
JD Vance writes of journey to Catholicism in ‘Communion,’ his first book since ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Vice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose faith has been central to his adult life, writes about his religious journey in a new book that could ultimately serve as a sort of origin story for a future presidential campaign. “Communion: Finding My Way Back...
The 700-year-old St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague inaugurates a new organ
PRAGUE (AP) — Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral had its new organ inaugurated on Monday, giving the 700-year-old building, the largest in the Czech Republic, a proper instrument to accompany religious services and concerts. Prague archbishop Stanislav Přibyl was set to...
Initial deal to end US-Iran war moves toward formal signing despite lingering questions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An initial agreement between the United States and Iran to extend their shaky ceasefire inched toward a formal signing despite questions Monday over the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program and an offensive by Israel in Lebanon that...
New poll: 250 years in, Americans prefer religious diversity
(RNS) — Many of our nation’s top leaders today openly pronounce their Christian faith. Some even read Scripture (or what they imply to be Scripture) during official government briefings. But according to a new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute, 64% of...