At Brazil’s Carnival, the country’s religions fight for respect on...

(RNS) — Rio de Janeiro’s lavish Carnival parades, which burst to life in the days before Lent begins, are famous for their...

John Paulk disavowed conversion therapy. Will his new podcast finally...

(RNS) — When I was 19, I found myself abandoned at a Super 8 motel near the Portland, Oregon, airport, where I...

The grim satisfaction of AI doomsaying

(Sightings) — In the early 1960s, science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke published a short story in Playboy titled “Dial F for...

Cardinal Dolan says Vance apologized for claiming bishops were pro-immigrant...

(RNS) — Vice President JD Vance apologized to Cardinal Timothy Dolan for his accusations that Catholic bishops expressed concerns about immigration issues...

Sacred marches and sacred music in a time of empire

(RNS) — A combination of recent events has illuminated for me, once again, the power of sacred resistance in the face of...

Inspired by Catholic nuns, Kenyan Lutheran pastor becomes church’s first...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A Lutheran pastor inspired in her youth by a Catholic priest and nuns is set to become the...

The travertine quarries that built ancient Rome are carving rock...

TIVOLI, Italy (AP) — Long ago, when Romans wanted to build a new temple, they would head to the nearby quarries of...

Hegseth frames Trump policies as ‘biblical’ in address to Christian...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greeted the annual convention of the National Religious Broadcasters on Thursday (Feb. 19) by...