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Ukraine strips Orthodox leader of citizenship, alleging links to Moscow

David I. Klein

Opinion

100 years after Scopes trial, cultural discourse about ‘Bible Belt’ Christians still suffers

Amanda Held Opelt

New book on Maggy Barankitse is a portrait of a humanitarian rising from the ashes

Yonat Shimron

Nashville's Christian music stars join activists in push to save PEPFAR

Award-winning artist Amy Grant headlines a concert rallying faith communities behind global health and the program known as PEPFAR at Otter Creek Church, June 18, 2025, in Brentwood, Tenn. (Photo by Jorge Amaya)

Bob Smietana

(RNS) — During a mid-June event at Otter Creek Church, musicians and activists praised PEPFAR for saving millions of lives and urged evangelicals to call their representatives in Congress and show their support for the program.

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Pope Leo XIV approves new Mass centered on care for the environment

Claire Giangravé

As judge blocks Trump’s attempt to deport migrants, US Haitians feel ‘a little bit of relief’

Helen Teixeira and Fiona André

Catholic Mass in Anglicanism’s home cathedral taps UK vogue for saints’ relics

Catherine Pepinster

Opinion

On Ashura, we’re called to resist promises of false freedom

Omar Suleiman

Opinion

Once the church of presidents, the Episcopal Church must now be an engine of resistance

Sean Rowe

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	The State of Belief Whither America? July 4th with Dr. Robert P. Jones Paul Brandeis Raushenbush Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush checks in with Public Religion Research Institute President Dr. Robert P. Jones about the state of our democracy and society on the nation's 249th birthday
	Complexified Casper ter Kuile on Small Politics, Big Meaning and the Power of Tea Rev. Amanda Henderson When the world is on fire, what if the answer is a house concert?

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	Complexified When the world is on fire, what if the answer is a house concert?

Susan Goldberg

We’re still fighting for migrants’ dignity in Los Angeles

(RNS) — The deepest tenets of our religions move us to stand with families, congregants and neighbors who are facing the cruelty and scapegoating by the administration.

Sharon Risher

Dylann Roof killed my mom and cousins. But I still oppose the death penalty.

(RNS) — The death penalty is racist, implemented unfairly and only extends the grief of victims’ families.

Jeffrey Salkin

Not every struggle requires a Nazi metaphor

(RNS) — Not every terrible thing is a Holocaust. Not every evil person is Hitler.

Trump says deal for ceasefire in Gaza is closer after Israel agrees on terms

Samy Magdy

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a new 60-day ceasefire with Hamas and that Washington would work with both sides during that time to try to end more than 20 months of war in Gaza.

A volunteer finds the Holy Grail of abolitionist-era Baptist documents in Massachusetts

Michael Casey

GROTON, Mass. (AP) — The document offers a glimpse into an emerging debate over slavery in the 18th century in the Northeast.

Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?

Sheikh Saaliq

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — For decades, the 14th Dalai Lama has sustained a nation in exile and managed to build a community that’s kept the Tibetan culture and identity alive. When his death comes, it will pitch the global Tibetan community into uncertainty, perhaps for years.

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