- July 26, 2024
As Olympics get underway, French Catholics hold prayer vigil for athletes
(RNS) — On Thursday (July 25), hundreds of French Catholics gathered in the Basilica Cathedral of Saint-Denis, the northern Paris suburb hosting the Olympic Village,
Photos of the Week: Netanyahu at Capitol; Paraguayan bird saint
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint session of Congress, Paraguayans celebrating a saint with bird costumes
What is the ERLC and why do Southern Baptists keep getting mad at its leader?
(RNS) — Richard Land, who led the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for a quarter-century, said he would often remind his staff
Ascension adds nine Illinois hospitals to string of sales
(RNS) — On Thursday (July 25), Ascension, one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the U.S., announced that it would sell nine hospitals
Could the White House become a Jewish home?
(RNS) — More than 40 years ago, as I prepared to ascend the pulpit to deliver my first High Holy Days sermon as a rabbi,
How Kamala Harris and JD Vance appeal to Hindu voters
(RNS) — In the days since President Joe Biden announced he would not seek re-election, enthusiasm among Democrats for Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid has
Sonya Massey said ‘I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.’ What’s the significance?
(RNS) — As video footage of the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who lived in Springfield, Illinois, circulates online, many
Lincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels’
(The Conversation) — Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, community leaders, clergy and politicians including President Joe Biden have called on Americans to tone
Inquiry finds 200,000 people were abused in care in New Zealand over decades in ‘national disgrace’
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s independent inquiry into decades of abuse of children and vulnerable adults released a blistering final report Wednesday finding
A Consistent Reading of Science and Faith
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