Black church leaders aid Minneapolis, seek laws curtailing federal agents’...

(RNS) — As tensions in Minneapolis continue between residents, federal agents and protesters, the Rev. Stacey Smith, an African Methodist Episcopal Church...

The US — and its churches — can’t look away...

(RNS) — Nearly six decades ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood in the pulpit of Riverside Church in New York...

After ceasefire, travel restrictions still haunt Palestinians

(RNS) — Restricting the movement of people and goods has been a consistent, troubling violation of Palestinians’ human rights under Israeli occupation....

Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at...

Music streams hit 5 trillion in 2025. Christian, rock and...

NEW YORK (AP) — The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025. It’s a new single-year record, up 9.6% from...

New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad...

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of tightening immigration restrictions, the Department of Homeland Security is attempting to make it easier for...

Jew haters have always found new reasons to justify their...

(RNS) — Over the millennia, alleged reasons for hating and attacking Jews have included fantasized Passover blood harvesting, equally imaginary well-poisoning and...