Two new DC congregations cater to Black Jews
(RNS) — With two new congregations led by and for African American and Caribbean Jews, Washington, D.C. is emerging as a center...
Hundreds of United Methodists rally to dismantle ICE outside Capitol
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Less than a day after President Donald Trump defended his mass deportation campaign during his State of the Union...
Shooting incidents unsettle Muslims as Ramadan begins
(RNS) — Days after the holy month of Ramadan began, shootings targeting an imam in Utah and an Islamic center in Pennsylvania...
Syria’s TV dramas are testing Ramadan series’ boundaries after Assad’s...
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Ramadan in the Arab world is a time of fasting and prayer, but it brings another beloved tradition:...
Supporters of jailed Ugandan opposition figure pray for him after...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye held a defiant prayer service inside a Catholic...
HistoryIT acquires LifeWeb 360 and launches MemoryPort to help organizations...
.code-block { display:none !important; } PORTLAND, Maine — HistoryIT announced today that it has acquired LifeWeb 360 and launched MemoryPort, a digital...
Tucker Carlson hears two evangelical Christian views on Israel. Which...
(RNS) — Two back-to-back interviews by conservative influencer Tucker Carlson in the past two weeks revealed a growing chasm within American evangelical...
Photos of the Week: Dalai Lama longevity; St. Francis death...
This week’s photo selection includes prayers for the Dalai Lama’s longevity, the 800th death anniversary of St. Francis and more.
Religious ties shape how Black Americans define family, Pew study...
(RNS) — Black Americans are more likely to consider people not related to them by blood or marriage part of their families,...
33 historically Black churches receive $8.5 million in preservation grants
(RNS) — Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church are among 33 Black churches receiving millions of...