RELIGION

As the first Latin American pope, Francis shifted the Catholic Church’s center

(RNS) — When Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time back in 2013,…

2 days ago

Easter and Passover Courage in the Fight for Democracy

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5 days ago

Most pastors think their churches will stay open for years

(RNS) — American organized religion is a bit like a scene from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” It has…

1 week ago

How We Love Is To Tell the Truth: Michael Eric Dyson

 This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr.…

2 weeks ago

Why Cory Booker’s 25-hour (near) jeremiad fell short

(RNS) — When he finally surrendered the floor of the U.S. Senate after 25 hours of blistering denunciations of the…

2 weeks ago

Why we did what we did — GetReligion

Nothing changed at GetReligion. But basic facts about the journalism business have changed, as I explained in this recent essay…

2 weeks ago

Trans singer Sasha Allen releases single about forgiveness, Catholic acceptance

(RNS) — When Sasha Allen, a trans singer, sat down to write his first release after going independent, he thought…

3 weeks ago

A groundbreaking synagogue lures burned-out techies with digital strategies (and ecstatic dance)

BERKELEY, Calif. (RNS) — Like many fast-growing organizations, Chochmat HaLev tracks new relationships using customer relations management software. Brittany Berman,…

3 weeks ago

Faith and LGBTQ+ Rights in the Face of Adversity

 This week, you’ll hear a powerful panel discussion hosted by Rev. Paul Raushenbush and featuring four leading LGBTQ+ and…

4 weeks ago

Sudanese Christians pray in secret, plead for end to war and religious attacks

KHARTOUM, Sudan (RNS) — In the Al Jazirah state of central-southeast Sudan, Peter and dozens of his neighbors hold secret…

4 weeks ago