Religious makeup of the new Congress overwhelmingly Christian
(RNS) The United States Congress is about as Christian today as it was in the early 1960s, according to a new analysis by Pew..
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Pope condemns Cairo church bombing as victims are mourned
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Christmas reminds us that Jesus was a migrant like today’s refugees, says Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (RNS) As Pope Francis officially opened this year’s Christmas Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square, he said Jesus was a..
Astronaut, senator and Presbyterian John Glenn saw no conflict between beliefs in God and science
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Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses
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Religious leaders celebrate denial of easement for Dakota Access pipeline
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At Advent, grass-roots organizers prepare to fight for the least of these
(RNS) Last month, just before the election, I joined a delegation of grass-roots and popular movement leaders, organizers and Catholic Church officials from..
The ‘Splainer: Advent, not just another Christmas countdown
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Post-election church services aim to reconcile Christian voters
(RNS) The idea for an Election Day church service came to the pastor as he was pouring juice into little plastic cups...
Episcopal Church elects first black woman diocesan bishop
(RNS) The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis has elected the first black, female diocesan bishop in the history of the Episcopal Church. The..
Displaced Iraqi Christians await return to Mosul with bated breath
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Richard Rohr wants Christians to see the Trinity as a divine dance
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World Relief scrambling to settle more refugees in US
(RNS) World Relief, a Christian humanitarian group, resettled twice as many refugees to the U.S. in September as it had in August, an increase..
State of the art: A Q&A with the Smithsonian’s new religion curator
(RNS) The place of religion in museums has a long, troubled, and often strange history. In the 1930s, the Soviet Union established..
A theologian’s lessons for post-election healing
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New Jesuit leader is Latin American, like the pope
ROME (RNS) — The Jesuits, one of the world’s largest Roman Catholic orders, have elected their first Latin American leader, and he..
The religious wanderings of Bob Dylan, Nobel laureate
(RNS) For the first time since the last century, this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature went to an American writer — singer, songwriter, author..
Pope urges protection of ‘invisible and voiceless’ child migrants
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis has made an impassioned plea to the international community to protect the world’s “invisible and voiceless”..
Mike Pence defends Trump at Liberty University amid evangelical debate
(RNS) Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence urged forgiveness for Donald Trump Wednesday (Oct. 12) at Liberty University as evangelical outcry increased in..
Poll: Trump support remains steady among evangelicals
(RNS) Donald Trump’s support has plummeted in the past week — but white evangelicals are sticking with him. “Among religious groups, white..
After lewd tape release, Reed lays out evangelical case for Trump
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A new Quran attempts to bridge divide between Christians and Muslims
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