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‘Unusual’ Pentagon-Vatican meeting sparks intrigue, denials and whispers of a diplomatic clash
(RNS) — A peculiar meeting at the Pentagon between apostolic nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who serves as Pope Leo XIV’s U.S. representative, and a senior Department of Defense official has led to a flurry of speculation and concern about the relationship between...
Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emerges
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon reeled Thursday after the deadliest day of the renewed war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, with the death toll exceeding 300 people as more remains were pulled from rubble and bodies identified at hospitals....
Cadets recount how ROTC leader and members subdued gunman who targeted them at Old Dominion
In a dramatic video shared online by the Army ROTC, cadets at Virginia’s Old Dominion University are recounting how they stabbed and disarmed a gunman targeting their classroom, then frantically tried to save the life of the wounded instructor who grappled with the...
Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton’s conference
NEW YORK (AP) — On the road to 2028, the Democratic Party’s leading presidential prospects are warning African Americans that President Donald Trump is actively working to undermine their right to vote in 2026. That was a central message Thursday as some of the...
In ‘Jesus Was a Migrant,’ Jemar Tisby makes a Christian case for humanizing immigrants
(RNS) — When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, one of his first actions was to abruptly block migrants from seeking asylum in the United States through the southern border. Immediately, hundreds of thousands of people seeking refuge lost a...
Hegseth’s removal of top Army chaplain raises ‘troubling questions’ from Black denomination
(RNS) — The historically Black denomination that endorsed U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., who until last week served as the Army’s chief of chaplains, said it had “deep disappointment and serious concern” about his removal by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth....
Tehran synagogue lies in ruins days before ceasefire
(RNS) — In a video widely shared on X, one of Iran’s two chief rabbis stood beside the rubble of Tehran’s Rafi-Nia Synagogue, holding a damaged sacred book in his hand. The synagogue was leveled in a strike overnight Monday (April 6) before the ceasefire was declared,...
As Jerusalem holy sites reopen, Jews, Muslims and Christians flock to pray
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Thousands of Jews, Muslims and Christians flocked to the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday (April 9) to pray at the Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the day after a two-week ceasefire was announced in the war between...
Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded that the channel be reopened and...
Pentagon-Vatican meeting latest flash point in Trump’s clash with religious leaders
WASHINGTON (RNS) — On Wednesday (April 8), Vice President JD Vance stood in front of Air Force Two in Budapest and was confronted with the latest chapter in an emerging, global drama: rising tensions between the U.S. military and religious leaders. Standing on the...
Iran war rhetoric puts Shiite Muslims in the US at risk, advocates say
(RNS) — Since the United States and Israel first attacked Iran over a month ago, federal law enforcement visits to Shiite Muslims living in the U.S. have increased, as have hate incidents targeting them online and in person, according to lawyers in California and New...
Black church leaders revive civil rights playbook to mobilize voters for midterms
(RNS) — Ahead of the midterm elections this fall, Pastor Mike McBride, a longtime Black voter mobilization strategist, is spearheading an initiative for church and community leaders to sit down together for Sunday dinners to learn from each other. Several dinners have...