The Catholic megaparish packing City Hall for immigrant safety
VISTA, Calif. (RNS) — In September, hundreds of members of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church gathered at a Vista City Council...
At Mamdani victory party, a broad coalition of faith communities...
NEW YORK (RNS) — After the vote was in and Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old state assemblyman, had made history in becoming America’s...
American Arab group sues over California’s new antisemitism law
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is challenging a new California law designed to protect Jewish students from discrimination, arguing...
Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians after Hamas returns...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians on Monday, the Red Cross said, a day...
Who wrote this prayer? Discernment, trust and the spirit in...
(RNS) — I was recently invited to join an online webinar titled “AI & the Future of Episcopal Ministry: Living Case Studies...
Virginia’s Ghazala Hashmi makes US history as first Muslim woman...
(RNS) — While Zohran Mamdani’s ascent to New York City’s mayoral seat marked a historic turning point for the city and its...
Faith leaders condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an...
Jewish and Catholic faith leaders condemned a Halloween parade float that carried a replica of the gate to the Nazi concentration camp...
Washington Cardinal McElroy diagnosed with cancer, to miss bishops’ meeting
(RNS) — Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy has been diagnosed with a nonaggressive cancer that tends not to metastasize, the Archdiocese of Washington...
SGI calls for global solidarity to address the climate crisis
On November 5, 2025, the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) issued a statement, “Mobilizing Global Solidarity to Meet the Challenges of the Climate...
The Rev. Trista Soendker Nicholson to lead Phillips Seminary’s Center...
Phillips Theological Seminary has named the Rev. Trista Soendker Nicholson as interim executive director of its Center for Religion in Public Life,...