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Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale’s must-see prison show

By Paolo Santalucia — April 29, 2024

VENICE, Italy (AP) —Francis traveled to the lagoon city to visit the Holy See’s pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art show and meet with the people who created it.

Jim Wallis: False White Gospel

By Ray Kirstein — April 29, 2024

State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners and author of the new book “The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy.”

Photos of the Week: Passover; Campus protests

By Kit Doyle — April 26, 2024

(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Passover, campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and more.

Providence Catholic health care system to pay more than $200 million for unpaid wages

By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — April 26, 2024

(RNS) — A jury awarded Providence hourly employees in Washington about $98 million in damages, but King County Superior Court Judge Averil Rothrock found that the violations were willful, doubling the total.

Christian nationalist activists lead pro-Israel rally at Columbia University

By Fiona André — April 26, 2024

NEW YORK (RNS) — A ‘United for Israel’ march, advertised on social media earlier yesterday, was intended to show support for Israel, Jewish students and faculties.

As many HBCUs thrive, faith-based Black schools fight financial and accreditation woes

By Adelle M. Banks — April 26, 2024

(RNS) — Several faith-based historically Black colleges and universities have faced governance and financial concerns, even as other HBCUs are seeing increases in enrollment and financial donations.

In ‘Infinite Dignity,’ the Vatican defends people, not politics

By Phyllis Zagano — April 26, 2024

(RNS) — Tackling matters that are the topic of political debates today, the document drew more controversy than intended.

Monster truck rally or Holy Spirit Barbie party? A Missouri megachurch offers both

By Bob Smietana — April 26, 2024

(RNS) — The Stronger Men’s Conference made headlines after Mark Driscoll was kicked off the stage. But the church’s women’s conference may actually undermine evangelical stereotypes.

‘Oppenheimer’ may have ignored our own nuclear victims. Congress should not. 

By Bridget Moix — April 26, 2024

(RNS) — The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expires in June. It doesn’t have to.

Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two high-profile stabbings in Sydney

By Keiran Smith — April 26, 2024

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — The boys, who are accused of following a violent extremist religious ideology, appeared in a Sydney children’s court on Thursday, with only the 14-year-old being granted bail.

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