Church and state in Italy are investigating the appearance of...
ROME (AP) — There is a long tradition of painters depicting real people in their religious art, but the appearance in a...
With new book, Sikh researcher hopes to shift the narrative...
(RNS) — In the Sikhi tradition, 10 revered leaders established aspects of the faith over two-and-a-half centuries. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th...
Not all are called to be martyrs like Alex Pretti....
(RNS) — It is hard to watch the video footage of Alex Pretti’s death. We see him attempt to record federal immigration...
The Dignity Act challenges Americans to choose cooperation on immigration
(RNS) — We’re now over a year into the second Trump administration and in many ways, it has been one of the...
Catholic rituals blend with Neapolitan folklore in pilgrimage for queer...
MERCOGLIANO, Italy (RNS) — The pews of the Church of the Annunziata in Mercogliano, a town just outside of Naples, were filled...
New archbishop serves Indigenous Catholics
As a teenager in southern India, Susai Jesu led 4:30 a.m. prayer services in his small Catholic village before the farmers went...
Palestinians allowed in to Gaza and patients are evacuated to...
CAIRO (AP) — A dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza from Egypt late Monday after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah...
For 2026 Super Bowl, ‘He Gets Us’ ad goes more...
(RNS) — Back in 2021, a group of evangelical families, including the founders of Hobby Lobby, began funding a new ad campaign,...
Clergy protests against ICE turned to a classic – and...
(The Conversation) — On Jan. 28, 2026, Bruce Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a hard-hitting protest against the immigration enforcement surge in...
800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of...
(The Conversation) — On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body...