RELIGION

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA honors over 2,000 educators nationwide during Teachers’ Appreciation Week
- By West virginia digital
- . June 8, 2024
Over 80 chapters of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) celebrated “Guru Vandana” during Teachers’ Appreciation Week, honoring over 2,000 educators

‘Tense calm’ at the border as migrant shelters brace for impact of Biden’s asylum order
- By West virginia digital
- . June 7, 2024
(RNS) — Leaders of Catholic organizations helping migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border are denouncing President Joe Biden’s new asylum restrictions

Sean Feucht files lawsuit against Spokane, claims city violated establishment clause
- By West virginia digital
- . June 7, 2024
(RNS) — Worship leader and conservative activist Sean Feucht has filed a lawsuit against the city of Spokane, Washington, claiming

Photos of the Week: Bali Pandanus War; India elections
- By West virginia digital
- . June 7, 2024
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes traditional rituals in Bali, elections in India and more. The post Photos of

Vatican detains ex-employee who allegedly tried to sell back manuscript of Bernini’s basilica canopy
- By West virginia digital
- . June 7, 2024
ROME (AP) — Vatican police have detained a former employee on charges of attempted extortion after he allegedly tried to

Southern Baptists mull second vote to amend constitution to exclude women pastors
- By West virginia digital
- . June 7, 2024
(RNS) — Southern Baptists could take the debate over women pastors to a new dimension as the nation’s largest Protestant

What goes into a hate crime? Don’t assume you know.
- By West virginia digital
- . June 7, 2024
(RNS) — This week, the United States Department of Justice charged a Texas man with a federal hate crime for

As Ivory Coast Methodists depart UMC over LGBTQ+ issues, Africa’s other Methodists take stock
- By West virginia digital
- . June 7, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After the United Methodist Church voted this spring to allow its clergy to marry same-sex couples

Women get a voice in Israel’s vote for chief rabbi. It may not save a deeply unpopular institution.
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
(RNS) — Israel’s minister of religious affairs, Michael Malchieli, announced last week that he would commit to appointing 10 women

This Gen Z politician wants to talk about religion more, not less
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
(RNS) — Whether studying computer science at Stanford or technology law at Georgetown, working for the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure