(RNS) — On Ash Wednesday this year, about a dozen people attended a noon service at Boston’s Old North Church, founded in 1723. Two days later, a handful of worshippers took part in a Shabbat service ...
Tsering's swearing-in ceremony took place in the presence of the Dalai Lama, who was escorted to the venue by red-robed monks among the sounds of beating drums and chanted prayers.
One of the most popular worship songs, “How Great Is Our God,” has moved from churches to political rallies in recent years.
As AI promises to make us faster, smarter and limitless, Pope Leo XIV is making a quieter, stranger case: Our imperfections ...
It was uncomfortable at times, but nobody stormed out,’ said Shariq Ghani, executive director of the Houston multifaith group ...
My Southern area code has clung to me, like the sweat on the brow of a man in Savannah, languishing in the humidity of August ...
What clergypersons say about such topics varies depending on their viewpoint and, sometimes, their religious affiliation, the ...
The Trump administration’s vast cuts to refugee services have led some religious congregations to fill in gaps.
Islamophobia rose sharply from 2022 to 2025, according to the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding’s Islamophobia ...
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — In a new video series, RNS goes behind the front lines of the immigration crisis. Episode 1 is about Sister Susan Francois, who bears witness and offers 'radical hospitality' to ...
In ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ Leo's 83-page manifesto on AI, the pope tackles the social, economic and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence.
The speakers largely advanced the ideas that the U.S. has a religious — and particularly Christian — founding and that its ...