RELIGION

When Shirley Chisholm paid a visit to George Wallace
- By West virginia digital
- . July 18, 2024
(RNS) — There’s an American parable — a true story, in fact — that might offer us a bridge out

Breaking the ‘Nazareth cycle’ that holds our politics back
- By West virginia digital
- . July 18, 2024
(RNS) — Politics junkies devour every headline and dissect every poll this time of year. I know because I am

Brazil’s Catholic priests mediate fight over land rights
- By West virginia digital
- . July 18, 2024
(RNS) — In early 2023, the Rev. Joaquim Parron, a Catholic priest in Curitiba, in southern Brazil, rushed to a

Conservatives balk at Sikh prayer, but diverse religious voices are a convention tradition
- By West virginia digital
- . July 17, 2024
(RNS) — After some conservatives objected to her saying the Ardas, a prayer from the Sikh tradition, at the Republican

Congregations in best financial health since pandemic, clergy say in new report
- By West virginia digital
- . July 17, 2024
(RNS) — The true impact of the pandemic on local houses of worship continues to come into focus — from

Violent words, violent consequences
- By West virginia digital
- . July 17, 2024
(RNS) — Ever since the assassination attempt on the U.S. presidential candidate whose most typical response to anything is “fight,”

Voter protection training begins as clergy, secular groups look toward election
- By West virginia digital
- . July 17, 2024
(RNS) — Faith leaders are making plans to provide a de-escalating presence at the polls months ahead of another deeply

Christian filmmakers’ ‘Toxic’ movie takes off on major Middle East airlines
- By West virginia digital
- . July 17, 2024
New action movie, ‘Toxic,’ showcases ‘power of forgiveness’ in mostly non-Christian Middle East BOONE, Iowa — A new action movie shot

Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering
- By West virginia digital
- . July 17, 2024
(The Conversation) — Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital in New York. The

People of faith mobilize when our country needs us. This year, democracy needs us.
- By West virginia digital
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — With summer in full swing, our attention, in an ideal world, would be divided between planning vacations and