After anti-abortion backlash, Notre Dame professor declines director position
(RNS) — After weeks of backlash from anti-abortion Catholics, the University of Notre Dame associate professor who had been appointed to lead...
‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate...
GALAXIDI, Greece (AP) — The Greek seaside town of Galaxidi exploded into a messy and colorful “flour war” on Monday for its...
Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during...
TELL, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers vandalized a mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Monday, spray-painting offensive phrases and setting...
Baptists have helped shape debate about religious freedom for over...
(The Conversation) — Louisiana can proceed with a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, according to a federal court...
Religion News Service awarded $1 million in grants to launch...
.code-block { display:none !important; } The Henry Luce Foundation awarded grants to Religion News Service to expand immigration coverage and launch a...
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...