Aid to Gaza resumes, with UN and established faith-based agencies leading the way
(RNS) — With President Trump announcing “the war is over” on Monday (Oct. 13) and Israel and Hamas trading hostages
Three US states now recognize Diwali as a holiday
(RNS) – During the late 1970s in the quiet suburbs of Hamden, Connecticut, the Indian festival of Diwali hardly enjoyed
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility
Courage is Not the Absence of Fear
This week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by Celina Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of the League of
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