RELIGION

Once the church of presidents, the Episcopal Church must now be an engine of resistance
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- . July 3, 2025
(RNS) — It is shaping up to be a complicated Independence Day for the Episcopal Church. We were once the

A quiz on the Supreme Court’s new religious opt-out standard
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- . June 30, 2025
(RNS) — Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents have a right to withdraw their children from public

JVP Chicago members attempt indefinite fast to draw attention to Gaza starvation crisis
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- . June 27, 2025
CHICAGO (RNS) — Across the country, various chapters of Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionist group, have been partaking in

‘Have you changed your mind about President Trump?’
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- . June 24, 2025
(RNS) — The late Arthur Hertzberg was one of American Judaism’s greatest rabbis and intellectual leaders. But he did not

Investigation finds Rev. Barber did not misdirect funds to pay his ex alimony %
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- . June 21, 2025
DURHAM, North Carolina (RNS) — An independent investigation into allegations that the Rev. William Barber had been paying his ex-wife

Orthodox churches join Catholic bishops in suing Washington over abuse reporting law
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- . June 18, 2025
(FāVS News) — Several Orthodox churches filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Washington on Monday (June 16) over

At Sox’ stadium Mass, Chicago celebrates Pope Leo XIV, its native son
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- . June 15, 2025
CHICAGO (RNS) — At Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, some 30,000 celebrated a native son, Pope

Antisemitism is from both sides, now
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- . June 12, 2025
(RNS) — It never fails. Whenever I discuss antisemitism with someone who leans either to the left or to the

Liberal Jews are reclaiming their Zionism
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- . June 9, 2025
(RNS) — What does a Jewish text message usually say? “Start worrying … details to follow.” That is the way

Why MAGA Christianity should fear the new pope
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- . June 6, 2025
(RNS) — The election of Pope Leo XIV has felt like a balm, as the Chicago native who spent decades