RELIGION

Once the church of presidents, the Episcopal Church must now be an engine of resistance

(RNS) — It is shaping up to be a complicated Independence Day for the Episcopal Church. We were once the

RELIGION

A quiz on the Supreme Court’s new religious opt-out standard

(RNS) — Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents have a right to withdraw their children from public

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JVP Chicago members attempt indefinite fast to draw attention to Gaza starvation crisis

CHICAGO (RNS) — Across the country, various chapters of Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionist group, have been partaking in

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‘Have you changed your mind about President Trump?’

(RNS) — The late Arthur Hertzberg was one of American Judaism’s greatest rabbis and intellectual leaders. But he did not

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Investigation finds Rev. Barber did not misdirect funds to pay his ex alimony %

DURHAM, North Carolina (RNS) — An independent investigation into allegations that the Rev. William Barber had been paying his ex-wife

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Orthodox churches join Catholic bishops in suing Washington over abuse reporting law

(FāVS News) — Several Orthodox churches filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Washington on Monday (June 16) over

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At Sox’ stadium Mass, Chicago celebrates Pope Leo XIV, its native son

CHICAGO (RNS) — At Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, some 30,000 celebrated a native son, Pope

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Antisemitism is from both sides, now

(RNS) — It never fails. Whenever I discuss antisemitism with someone who leans either to the left or to the

RELIGION

Liberal Jews are reclaiming their Zionism

(RNS) — What does a Jewish text message usually say? “Start worrying … details to follow.” That is the way

RELIGION

Why MAGA Christianity should fear the new pope

(RNS) — The election of Pope Leo XIV has felt like a balm, as the Chicago native who spent decades