Faiths

Trump’s abortion pivot hasn’t shaken evangelical Christian leaders’ support
By Jack Jenkins — September 6, 2024
(RNS) — 'I don’t just consider a candidate’s words, I look at their actions and what they have done,' said the Rev. Franklin Graham.
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At Vatican, physicists and theologians join forces to answer life’s big questions
By Claire Giangravé — September 6, 2024
(RNS) — At a conference at the Vatican, physicists and theologians made the case for cooperation between faith and science.
Black church brought religion to politics in the ‘60s, but different to white Christian nationalism today
By The Conversation — September 6, 2024
(The Conversation) — In 1966, the assertion of Black power was grounded in an appeal to the founding principles of the United States. Black church leaders called for healing internal divisions through engagement.
The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of ‘harmony in diversity’
By Associated Press — September 6, 2024
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which each tile is an irreplaceable element in creating a great original and precious work.”
National Baptists hear their outgoing president and Ketanji Brown Jackson as meeting ends
By Adelle M. Banks — September 5, 2024
(RNS) — Jackson described how faith, especially instilled by her now late grandmother, had undergirded her personal and professional life.
Can the Catholic Church save US health care?
By Charles C. Camosy — September 5, 2024
(RNS) — Catholics are wonderfully suited to be the agent of change.
Members of shuttered Rwandan churches gather in homes as leaders quietly protest
By Tonny Onyulo — September 5, 2024
(RNS) — After a crackdown on unapproved churches, Christian leaders say the government's move encroaches on religious freedom and applies regulations unequally.
It’s time for Christians on all sides to talk — even debate — about what divides us
By Jim Wallis — September 5, 2024
(RNS) — We need a conversation about how our faith will factor in this election.
Study: Pro-Israel Jewish students pay a growing social price
By Yonat Shimron — September 5, 2024
(RNS) — In 2024, more than half of Jewish students said they paid a social penalty for supporting Israel’s existence, up from 34% in 2022, a new report from a Tufts University researcher finds.
In Indonesia, Pope Francis broadcasts his message of fraternity to Asia
By Claire Giangravé — September 5, 2024
(RNS) — Pope Francis cemented his legacy of promoting interreligious dialogue by building a bridge with the Muslim community in Indonesia.
As Russell M. Nelson turns 100, a look back at one of the words that will define his legacy – and the controversial term’s 200-year history
By The Conversation — September 5, 2024
(The Conversation) — Latter-day Saints’ attitudes toward the word ‘Mormon,’ often used to describe the church, have had highs and lows − like other Americans’ often-tense relationship with the faith.
Rutgers task force report urges university to add caste discrimination ban
By Richa Karmarkar — September 4, 2024
(RNS) — Beginning in 2020 with Brandeis University, more than 20 higher education institutions across the country have followed momentum to recognize caste discrimination in their policies. But some in Hindu advocacy circles see this as a concerted attempt to negatively label one community as 'casteist.'
Trump’s die-hard support may be explained by one of his most misunderstood character traits – ‘charisma’
By The Conversation — September 4, 2024
(The Conversation) — Throughout modern history, charismatic leaders have shown their extraordinary ability to elicit devotion to themselves and their causes.