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Array of rainbows and religions marks WorldPride interfaith service in DC

Adelle M. Banks

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When your loved ones leave the LDS church

Cinco Paul

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

Claire Giangravé

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

Rosemary Westwood

NEW ORLEANS (RNS and NPR) — ‘I’m praying for this new pope from the United States who has roots in the 7th Ward. That was a mind-blowing moment for me,’ said one Black priest, whose church is a mile from where the pope’s ancestors once lived.

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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

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

(RNS) — Pentecost reminds us that collective action, inspired by hope and guided by faith, is transformative.

Thomas Reese

10 years later, Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ is more relevant than ever

(RNS) — Pope Francis put the Catholic Church on the side of the environmental movement by embracing science and our responsibility for global warming.

Jeffrey Salkin

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

(RNS) — We now need a bolder Judaism.

‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction

Mari Yamaguchi

IKITSUKI, Japan (AP) — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God.

Egypt says the sovereignty of a famous monastery is assured

Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelaaty on Wednesday told his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis that the spiritual and religious value of the Saint Catherine Monastery and surrounding archaeological sites will be preserved.

What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope

Virginia Raguin

(The Conversation) — Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s composition into an image of hope.

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