Coalition launches at UK Parliament to advance LGBT and religious... International, multifaith group focuses on respect and courageous collaboration worldwide LONDON — This month at the Houses of Parliament, the LGBT FoRB...
Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in southern Syria... DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing...
Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial... TEL AVIV (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption...
Refugee groups worry about backlash after shooting of National Guard... SEATTLE (AP) — People who work with refugees are worried that those who fled dangerous situations to start again in America will...
After pleas for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, Pope Leo... BEIRUT, Lebanon (RNS) – Pope Leo XIV left Turkey on Sunday (Nov. 30), for the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, where he met...
Rev. Winnie Varghese Assumes the Pulpit at St. John the... This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by the Very Rev. Winnie Varghese, the...
Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew sign document urging progress... ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met at the patriarchal seat in the ancient Phanar...
Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in a quiet step... ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV removed his shoes and entered Istanbul’s Blue Mosque for a moment of silent reflection on...
At Nicaea, Pope Leo calls Christians to rise to unity... ISTANBUL (RNS) — The Ancient Basilica of Neophytos lay buried beneath the surface of Lake İznik, in Turkey, for more than 1,200...
Pope Leo bolsters tiny Christian flock in Turkey ahead of... ISTANBUL (RNS) — On his second day in Turkey, Pope Leo XIV encouraged the small Christian community in the country ahead of...