news about religion

RNS) — Progressive Jewish advocacy organizations condemn what they view as a misguided attempt to fight antisemitism by targeting Palestinian permanent residents, such as Salah Sarsour…Read More

RNS) — The site, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque and to Jews as Ma’arat HaMakhpela — the Cave of the Patriarchs, in English — is the second-most-sacred site to both Jews and Muslims

RNS) — Lovina Zook is using technology once forbidden to her to reinterpret a tradition she fled, complicating both the internet’s ‘trad wife’ fantasies and outsiders’ romantic ideas about the Amish…Read More

RNS) — More than 25,000 devotees of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) attended the parade, according to organizers…Read More

RNS) — We are a nation caught between generations, and we don’t have the language to talk about what comes next…Read More

Find out how local Interfaith Alliance affiliates are on the front lines in the work of defending religious freedom and democracy with leaders from Iowa, Tennessee, and the national office in Washington, DC…Read More

RNS) — At the heart of Alabama’s latest death penalty controversy is Jeffery Lee, who became a Christian mentor to other incarcerated men on death row. Opponents to Lee’s execution ask courts to ‘choose life…Read

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — It was the first time in decades that a papal flight had experienced a problem so serious that it required the pope to change planes…Read More

RNS) — Muslim organizations suspect they are not afforded fair access to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program administered through the Department of Homeland Security…Read More

RNS) — The isolation of being homebound has taught my friend hard lessons. As a result, she believes that her connection with God has increased…Read More