UK’s royal astronomers join hunt for Ramadan’s crescent moon
LONDON (RNS) — The Greenwich Royal Observatory is an ancient observatory of the stars and night sky, and home to Greenwich Mean...
This Ramadan, I’m choosing emptiness over exhaustion
(RNS) — The past few weeks, I’ve received many digital reminders of the arrival of the most blessed of months in the Islamic...
Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in...
(RNS) — Amid a massive immigration crackdown in Minneapolis these past two months, hundreds of clergy joined crowds of demonstrators to protest...
Can Zionism be rebranded?
(RNS) — The news hit hard: Only one-third of American Jews identify as Zionist, even as nearly 90% support Israel’s right to...
a year of pro-democracy prayer vigils in New York
NEW YORK (RNS) — On a recent Monday evening as commuters hurried past, a group of faith leaders set out a microphone...
Judge bars most ICE raids at a group of churches
(RNS) — A federal judge issued an order on Friday (Feb. 13) barring federal immigration enforcement agents from raiding certain churches except...
On Lord Shiva’s night, Hindus channel deity’s energy at the...
NEW YORK (RNS) — Manirag Reddy Gaddam, a 30-year-old data analyst from Hoboken, New Jersey, said he had never anticipated his sudden...
Rabbi Steven Burg on Changing the Script for Young Jews
(RNS) — When Rabbi Steven Burg asks young Jews how they see themselves, the answer he hears most often is, “We’re the...
Royal Observatory to livestream Ramadan moon sighting
LONDON (RNS) — The Greenwich Royal Observatory is an ancient observatory of the stars and night sky, and home to Greenwich Mean...
What is and isn’t new about US bishops’ criticism of...
(The Conversation) — In recent weeks, Catholic leaders have been increasingly outspoken in their criticism of the Trump administration’s foreign policy, especially...