globalization

My surprising journey to hijab fashion

By Erin Smith — June 8, 2020
(RNS) — At no point did I ever expect that a simple curiosity about other languages and faiths would somehow lead to me becoming the designated hijab stylist on photoshoot sets, writing blog posts about modest dressing or spending my days thinking about innovations for products for women who wear hijab.

Native artisans fight to survive in ‘the town of the Nativities’

By Irving Cabrera Torres — December 20, 2018
AMOZOC, Mexico (RNS) — For 100 years, this central Mexican town has made Nativity sets and other religious figures by hand. Now foreign competition has put its future in doubt.

Bishops asked to study how the Catholic Church responds to youth in crisis

By Josephine McKenna — January 13, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The survey of bishops and pastors is part of the preparation for the 2018 Synod of Bishops, which will focus on young people.

Seven follow-ups on 10 reasons for Christian decline

By David P. Gushee — September 12, 2016
Seven lessons learned through dialogue about Christian decline in America.

Vatican urges World Trade Organization to remember the poor

By Fredrick Nzwili — December 18, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Clergy and protesters worry that tariff-cutting efforts disproportionately benefit rich countries.
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