- January 20, 2025
With last-minute pardon, Biden delivers immigration activist Ravi Ragbir from deportation
(RNS) — Immigration rights activist Ravi Ragbir, who had been under a deportation order since his release from prison for fraud in 2006, received a
At King Day rally, Sharpton leads oath to support DEI as Trump opposes it
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As President Trump was sworn in three miles away at the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of people rallied at an African Methodist Episcopal
Imam who backed Trump absent from inauguration, removed from program
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A Michigan imam was unexpectedly absent from President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, raising questions as to why the Islamic leader did
At inauguration, Trump says he was ‘saved by God to make America great again’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The second inauguration of President Donald Trump was a faith-filled affair on Monday (Jan 20), as the former president marked his return
Hostages are coming home. Thank God.
(RNS) — Everyone is talking about the geo-politics of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas — of Trump and Netanyahu and Hamas and Gaza
In Inauguration Day message, Pope Francis urges Trump to avoid ‘discrimination or exclusion’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A day after calling incoming President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan for migrants “a disgrace,” Pope Francis said Monday (Jan. 20)
In Israel, a mix of relief and anxiety, as first hostages are freed
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Glued to the news, Israelis breathed a collective sigh of relief Sunday (Jan. 19), when Romi Golan, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher
Hope amid caution: Reflections on Gaza’s ceasefire
(RNS) — As the long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza begins, it is met with cautious hope. Families who have endured unspeakable suffering are daring to dream
King’s Non-Violence Trumps Christian Nationalism
This week, we focus on the confluence of the inauguration of Donald Trump on the day we observe Martin Luther King Day, January 20th.
Faith communities help LA fire victims with shelter, necessities while planning for future
(RNS) — As firefighters begin to get the California wildfires that caused massive destruction in and around Los Angeles under control, faith leaders and their