Daily Archives: February 24, 2022

Putin is after more than land — he wants the religious soul of Ukraine

By Knox Thames — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — Make no mistake, Putin is seeking full capitulation from Ukraine — both physical and spiritual.

Doug Emhoff highlights Black interfaith contributions as new project launches

By Adelle M. Banks — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — As the Black Interfaith Project launches, Emhoff said his interfaith marriage with Kamala Harris followed the discovery that their joint values were rooted in their different faiths.

‘Pray for Ukraine’: Religious leaders call for peace and God’s protection

By Bob Smietana — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, religious leaders prayed for peace and asked God to watch over civilians.

Moscow and Ukrainian Orthodox leaders call for peace—but define it differently

By Claire Giangravé and Jack Jenkins — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — Kirill appealed to a version of history tying Ukraine closely to Russia.

Study: QAnon draws from several faith groups, numbers more than 40 million

By Jack Jenkins — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — Meanwhile, nearly half of those who reject QAnon blame white conservative Christians for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Next year in Kyiv?

By Diana Butler Bass — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — When it comes to Russian Orthodoxy, Kyiv is essentially Jerusalem, and this is a conflict over who will have control of Orthodoxy — Moscow or Constantinople.

‘There is still time.’ The Vatican assesses its influence as war breaks out in Ukraine.

By Claire Giangravé — February 24, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When it comes to the Vatican’s diplomatic arsenal to promote peace in Ukraine, there are two main channels: diplomacy and ecumenism.

How will history judge Vladimir Putin?

By Jeffrey Salkin — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — In his hunger for Ukraine, Putin walks in the path of Hitler.

Become All Flame focuses on lives of African saints

By RNS Press Release Distribution Service — February 24, 2022
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