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'We call him our cousin': Black Catholics in New Orleans embrace Pope Leo as their own

Rosemary Westwood

Opinion

When your loved ones leave the LDS church

Cinco Paul

Array of rainbows and religions marks WorldPride interfaith service in DC

Adelle M. Banks

Pope Leo XIV and Putin discuss the war in Ukraine over the phone

Pope Leo XIV leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Claire Giangravé

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Putin thanked the new pope for his contribution toward resolving the conflict while adding that Ukraine ‘was banking on escalating the conflict.’

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Druid Fellowship’s first millennial leader aims to modernize pagan church

Heather Greene

Photos of the Week: Hajj and Eid al-Adha preparations, Dalai Lama’s longevity

Kit Doyle

After Boulder attack, American Jews are afraid

Yonat Shimron

Opinion

It’s not an immigrant invasion. It’s people fleeing for their lives — and freedom.

Bridget Moix

Opinion

Pentecost, faith and global health: A plea to restore aid across borders

Kirsten Weeks

Jeffrey Salkin

After Boulder and DC: Do we need a new Judaism?

(RNS) — We now need a bolder Judaism.

Dilshad Ali

Hajj pilgrims leaving the US this week face an anxious homecoming

(RNS) — The Trump administration's immigration crackdown has Hajj-bound Americans nervous and occasionally outright scared about everything from their visa status to their social media histories.

Anna Piela

Watching Rome from Chicagoland: Muslims measure new pope’s promise

(RNS) — Muslims in the pontiff's native city want to see Francis’ social justice approach to Christian-Muslim relations continue.

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions for some rape cases to abortion ban

Sara Cline

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In an emotional and religious-laced legislative committee meeting on Tuesday legislators objected to adding rape, in cases where the girl is under the age of 17 and impregnated as a result of the sexual offense, to the narrow list of exceptions for one of the strictest abortion bans in the country.

Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects

Samy Magdy

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The near-daily shootings have occurred after an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation established aid distribution points inside Israeli military zones, a system it says is designed to circumvent Hamas.

Tanzanian lawmaker’s church shut down after he accuses government of human rights abuses

Evelyne Musambi

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Parliament member Josephat Gwajima’s Glory of Christ church in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, was cordoned off by police Tuesday after hundreds of congregants turned up to protest the closure announcement.

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