- January 15, 2025
RELIGION
Speaker Johnson cites Genesis after House passes bill banning trans people from women’s sports
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Speaker Mike Johnson celebrated the House passage of a bill banning transgender students from girls’ sports on Tuesday (Jan. 14) by linking
In Newark, Catholic bishops host interfaith leaders to oppose mass deportation
(RNS) — Back in November, just a week after Donald Trump was elected to a second term as U.S. president, Bishop Mark Seitz of El
National Baptists’ new president, Boise Kimber, seeks to include women, young leaders
(RNS) — The Rev. Boise Kimber was officially installed as president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., during the midwinter board meeting of the
faithfully blending digital and in-person ministry approaches
State of the Church research identifies ways church leaders and attendees think about and prefer to use digital tools in the crest of the AI
When your sacred space is gone
(RNS) — When I was a teenager, I walked to synagogue. Not all the time. We were not an Orthodox family. We were members of
Faith-based immigrant rights activist faces threat of deportation
Ravi Ragbir has accompanied thousands of immigrants in New York City at their check-ins with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal agency known as
In San Antonio, a pioneer of modern faith-based community organizing has deep roots
SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — “Back then, when it was going to rain, we knew we were going to lose somebody,” said Linda Davila about her
Bill McCartney, legendary football coach who founded Promise Keepers, dead at 84
(RNS) — Bill McCartney, a former college football coach who became one of the most influential religious figures in American life during the 1990s after
New York celebrates the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s birth
NEW YORK (RNS) — The Vedanta Society of New York is easy to miss. The center of worship, housed in a plain-old brownstone on the
Speaker Mike Johnson pushing to replace House chaplain
WASHINGTON (RNS) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has launched an effort to select a new House chaplain, working with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on a