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Black church leaders use new books to share history and hope
(RNS) — If the blurb on the back of a history book dared admit it had begun life as an academic paper, you wouldn’t be blamed if you replaced it on the shelf and kept perusing. But the Rev. Boise Kimber’s new book about Black women in ministry, born as a Yale Divinity...
Singing protests gain momentum as non-violent but emotionally stirring rebukes to ICE
(RNS) — At Middle Church, a historic congregation in Manhattan’s East Village, hundreds gathered on Thursday evening (Feb. 26) for a two-hour “ICE Out, Sing-In” service, where prospective protesters were trained to “try to touch the hearts” of U.S. Immigration and...
Joseph Smith portrait at Morehouse sparks debate over slavery, polygamy and Black history
(RNS) — Several Black clergymen who are alumni of Morehouse College, a historically Black men’s college, have written an open letter to their alma mater objecting to a new portrait of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith hung in the campus chapel. The chapel, named...
Attorney general announces indictment against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church
(AP) – Attorney General Pam Bondi announced charges Friday against 30 more people who are accused of civil rights violations in a January protest inside a Minnesota church where a pastor works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bondi said on social media that 25...
Catholic bishops: Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship affronts Catholic teaching
(RNS) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has filed an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing President Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate birthright citizenship, arguing to the majority-Catholic justices that doing away with it would...
Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Wednesday announced a busy and lengthy foreign travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV in the first half of 2026, confirming the pontiff will visit Monaco, Spain and four African nations — Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The...
Milan church concert strikes a chord for inclusion ahead of Winter Paralympics
MILAN (AP) — Days ahead of the Winter Paralympics, when disabled athletes will take center stage at the Milan Cortina Games, a choir from northern Italy performed a pop music concert inside Milan’s Sant’Antonio church, calling for harmony and inclusion — particularly...
Australia begins sweeping public inquiry probing antisemitism after Bondi Beach killings
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A wide-ranging federal inquiry began on Tuesday into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen believed to be inspired by the Islamic State group allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival in December. Prime...
Religious parents awarded $1.5M after Supreme Court win in LGBTQ+ books case
(RNS) — A group of religious parents who sued the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland after it refused to let them opt their children out of classes discussing books on LGBTQ+ characters will receive a $1.5 million settlement. The agreement, approved on...
A Palestinian American talks to Tucker Carlson about how US evangelicals misunderstand Israel
(RNS) — Right-wing podcaster Tucker Carlson has famously broken with the pro-Israel Republican old guard over the past six months, forcefully questioning U.S. evangelicals’ fervent support for Israel. Last week’s sparring match with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike...
Liberal Jews denounce bill to ban non-Orthodox prayers at Western Wall
JERUSALEM (RNS) — The Israeli parliament’s decision to introduce legislation that would make it illegal to hold non-Orthodox and mixed-gender prayer in any part of the Western Wall complex has infuriated liberal Jews in Israel and the U.S. Some Orthodox rabbis have...
After anti-abortion backlash, Notre Dame professor declines director position
(RNS) — After weeks of backlash from anti-abortion Catholics, the University of Notre Dame associate professor who had been appointed to lead the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies will not be accepting the post, a dean announced in an email Thursday (Feb. 26)....