Religious Articles

(RNS) — After eliminating about 180 faith groups from its list of recognized religions, the Department of Defense moved quickly to revise the list once again on Monday (June 8) in response to criticism from various religious groups. The most updated list dropped the...

(RNS) — Democrats in Congress condemned a recently formed congressional group that claims Islamic religious law is a growing threat in the United States, calling it a “hateful caucus” that discriminates against American Muslims. In a letter on Monday (June 8), 119...

ORLANDO, Florida (RNS) — Over the past decade, members of the Southern Baptist Convention have touted the denomination’s diversity, sought to keep sexual abusers away from churches and passed statements advocating for immigration reform and a path to legal status for...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — June is widely recognized as Pride Month, but a handful of Republican governors have bestowed alternative titles that both supporters and opponents view as counterprogramming. Without directly saying the idea was to replace Pride, the governors...

SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — For many of the 3,000 women gathered at Turning Point USA’s Women’s Leadership Summit in San Antonio this weekend (June 5-7), feminism isn’t just an unsavory byproduct of the radical left — it’s antithetical to God’s design for women. “At its core,...

MADRID (RNS) — In a historic address to the Spanish Parliament on Monday (June 8), Pope Leo XIV gave, by his description, “a calm and firm word” for the respect of human life, from the unborn, to migrants and the elderly. Experts say his message is meant to be a...

MADRID (RNS) – Over 1.2 million people gathered at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid on Sunday (June 7) to catch a glimpse of Pope Leo XIV celebrating Mass and leading the Corpus Christi procession, a major celebration where the Eucharist is paraded through the streets....

MADRID (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV urged young people to “be human” in a world that he said was marked by violence, wars and fake connections, during a meeting with more than 400,000 youth gathered at Plaza de Lima in Madrid on Saturday (June 6). “In the face of the...

MADRID (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV made an appeal to cast aside polarization in his address on Saturday (June 6) to political and diplomatic heads in Madrid, the first leg of his six-day papal visit to Spain. The pope encouraged Europeans to become proponents of a more...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) – Pope Leo XIV said the war in Iran does not qualify as a just war according to Catholic teaching, while answering questions by journalists aboard the papal plane for his six-day visit to Spain. “I believe it has been already declared...

(RNS) — After three decades of independent operations, Phoenix Seminary is set to be acquired by the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. The acquisition will elevate Talbot as the second-largest interdenominational seminary in the country and, with campuses...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journalist Don Lemon, will not additionally face state charges, a...