Jewish law forbids ‘conversion therapy’
(RNS) — A group of Orthodox rabbis from the U.S. and Israel issued a strongly worded letter condemning discredited practices that try...
We say ‘Never again’ as we remember the Holocaust. But...
(RNS) — In the past week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has descended into my hometown of Portland, Maine. In our small...
Christian nationalism isn’t limited to US, say scholars meeting in...
(RNS) — Scholars from around the world are gathering in Chicago this week to focus on Christian nationalism, which they say is...
Trump is destroying America; he must be stopped
(RNS) — Donald Trump is a godsend for political cartoonists, op-ed writers and social media enthusiasts, but I find him paralyzing. Cartoonists...
Khartoum Anglican cathedral comes to life, three years after war...
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After it was converted into a paramilitary base, its pews chopped into firewood by soldiers and its compound...
How Trump’s Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of...
(The Conversation) — U.S. President Donald Trump has, for the moment, indicated a willingness to abandon his threat to take over Greenland...
Cuba’s Santeros offer gifts and ask deities for peace as...
HAVANA (AP) — As tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for more economic difficulties, priests and...
Photos of the Week: Clergy mobilize against ICE, Hindu Magh...
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes clergy mobilizing against federal immigration raids, Hindu rituals at the annual Magh Mela festival and...
When the Numbers Reveal Everything and Explain Nothing
Most people can’t tell you why they left church—they just drifted away, one Sunday at a time. (RNS) — Burge lives this...
US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE...
(RNS) — After immigration enforcement officials shot several people and killed two U.S. citizens, U.S. Catholic bishops have used increasingly urgent language...