Minnesota faith groups sue DHS over access to immigrant detainees
(RNS) — A group of religious organizations and faith leaders in Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security,...
From Diwali parties to daily puja: Hindu campus houses push...
(RNS) — With more than 20 South Asian cultural and religious organizations on the campus of University of Illinois, where 25% of...
Don’t misinterpret Bono’s criticism of Israel’s policies
(RNS) — I am getting tired of the rock-and-roll intifada. Here is what I am talking about. In April 2025 at Coachella...
Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say
MUKHMAS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack...
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its maximum height after more than...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s towering Sagrada Familia basilica reached its maximum height on Friday, though the magnum opus of Catalan architect...
Ramadan’s first Friday prayers are held at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the...
The bones of St. Francis are going on public display,...
ASSISI, Italy (AP) — The bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians...
Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in...
A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school...
Rev. James Martin On His Journey to Becoming a Priest,...
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How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan’s first...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Waleed al Zamli longingly recalled the joys and traditions of the first day of Ramadan before...