‘Dean of African American church music’ James Abbington dies at... (RNS) — W. James Abbington Jr., an expert on Black religious music known for his editing, teaching and playing of congregational music,...
Who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury? Brits have... LONDON (RNS) — The selection of a new Archbishop of Canterbury, a top secret affair, is in the homestretch. The position, which...
Rescuers turn to heavy machinery as hope fades of finding... SIDOARJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescue authorities made the tough decision on Thursday to start using heavy machinery to move large sections...
Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid... JERUSALEM (AP) — Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli navy had intercepted...
Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it... ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by...
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UK police say 2 victims have died and 3 others... LONDON (AP) — Two people were killed and three others were seriously wounded Thursday in a synagogue attack in northern England on...
Israelis hope Trump’s Gaza plan will work, but they’re skeptical JERUSALEM (RNS) — Dia, a middle-aged Muslim man who owns a shop in the Arab Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem,...
Pope Leo XIV enters US political fray, challenging ‘inhuman treatment... VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV weighed in on several recent political developments in the U.S. on Tuesday (Sept. 30), including...
See Nepal’s living goddess leave her palace to bless throngs... KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Trishna Shakya, 11, looks imposing in her finery as she is carried high in the arms of a...