Opening of Iowa mosque becomes a celebration of refugees’ resilience and interfaith unity
(RNS) — When the Muslim Bosnian community around Des Moines, Iowa, opened the doors of its new mosque Friday (Sept.
Remembering Russell M. Nelson, LDS president who shook up the church
(RNS) — President Russell Nelson, the longest-serving leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who died last
Voddie Baucham Jr., conservative Black pastor and seminary leader, dies at 56
(RNS) — Voddie Baucham Jr., a conservative Black pastor, author and seminary leader known for advocating for restricting women’s roles
What is Navaratri, the Hindu festival of nine nights?
(RNS) — Monday (Sept. 22) marks the start of Navaratri, a vibrant, nine-night Hindu festival dedicated to the Divine Feminine
How Christian America welcomed its first Chinese immigrants
(RNS) — “Strangers in the Land,” the recently published book by New Yorker Editor Michael Luo, chronicles the journey of
She came to her ICE check-in backed by an Episcopal bishop and 500 supporters
(RNS) — By dinnertime the evening before her U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in appointment, Blanca Martinez knew she probably
Libraries and Religious Freedom, with ALA President Sam Helmick
This week on The State of Belief – a conversation with Sam Helmick, the newly inaugurated president of the
National Baptists feature first woman preacher at evening service in annual meeting
(RNS) — As she prepared to preach at the evening service Tuesday (Sept. 9) at the annual session of the
Keya Chatterjee and the Vision for a Free DC
The Trump administration’s federal takeover of the nation’s capital is having a profound impact on Washington, DC’s 700,000 residents
After Minneapolis, how do we prevent the next school shooting?
(RNS) — When I first heard the news of the shooting of young students at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis,