New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, the indulgent conclusion of Carnival...
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — People leaned out of wrought iron balconies, hollering the iconic phrase “Throw me something, Mister” as a...
David E. Anderson, former RNS editor and longtime journalist, dies...
(RNS) — David E. Anderson, who was editor of Religion News Service from 1997 to 2004 and a signal voice on the...
How should Muslims talk to their youth about the risks...
(RNS) — In January, at a board of supervisors meeting in Hanover County, north of Richmond, Virginia, more than a hundred county...
A look at Jesse Jackson’s complex history with American Jews
(RNS) — For me, the moment that defined the late Rev. Jesse Jackson was the celebratory rally after Barack Obama won the...
Mormons are opening up about sex, says therapist
(RNS) — Judging from how in demand therapist Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is these days, it seems Mormons really want to talk about sex....
Photos of the Week: Carnival traditions, Ramadan begins
Each week RNS presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo selection includes Carnival traditions around...
Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over tweet accusing kingdom of antisemitism
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium summoned the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday over a social media post where he accused the country of antisemitic...
400 Christian leaders urge resistance to Trump administration on Ash...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A group of nearly 400 prominent Christian leaders called President Donald Trump’s administration “cruel and oppressive” and accused the...
Cardinal Tobin celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass for detainees in Newark...
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, entered the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention...
A Dictator Was Seized. The Pope Spoke. Everyone Else Paused.
What religious silence reveals when power moves faster than conscience (RNS) — Religious leaders stayed quiet after the United States seized Venezuelan...