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In East India, a Marian shrine draws in Christian, Hindu and Muslim pilgrims

Priyadarshini Sen

Opinion

Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo should have disqualified him long ago

Beth Kissileff

Jehovah’s Witnesses buy data center property for new expansion

Adelle M. Banks

Pro-Palestinian interfaith coalition protests Christian Zionist summit

Demonstrators gather to hear speakers during a march organized by Interfaith Action for Palestine, in protest of the Christians United for Israel national summit, on Monday, July 6, 2026, outside the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. (RNS photo/David Katibah)

David Katibah

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Interfaith Action for Palestine gathered around 200 people to protest Christians United for Israel and US military support for Israel.

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Kit Doyle

Sanskrit prayers and dosas: Inside one of the oldest Hindu temples in the US

Madhiha Anis

Modern Judaica helps Jews express identity, build community in uncertain times

Kyle Desrosiers-Levine

Opinion

I was raised as Christian pronatalist. The movement is white supremacist.

Tia Levings

Opinion

For cookbook author Adeena Sussman, moving to Tel Aviv reshaped her kitchen — and her life

Beth Kissileff

Diana Dukhanova

How Russia turned to medieval saints in its push for ‘traditional values’ – and more babies

(The Conversation) — The Russian Orthodox Church is creating another pro-family day, part of a broader ‘traditional values’ campaign run by the government.

Michael Naparstek

From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework for understanding the world not as broken but as naturally seeking balance

(The Conversation) — Daoism approaches the world not from the perspective that the world is broken or needs to be saved, but rather that it is naturally balanced.

Steven K. Green

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

(The Conversation) — The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission argues that religious freedom is under attack and blames the ‘wall of separation’ between church and state.

The church fathers of early Christianity are showing their swag – on TikTok

Denva Gallant

(The Conversation) — Paintings of early Christian saints were designed to show worshippers what sacred authority looked like, using books, clothing and gestures as symbols.

English court to rule on final challenge to Trinidad’s gay sex ban

DÁnica Coto

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Supreme Court judges in London held a hearing Wednesday on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern Caribbean nation, potentially setting a precedent for the largely conservative Caribbean region.

Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee

Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarming or handing over security to an international force, but described its decision as evidence of its commitment to Gaza’s reconstruction after years of war.

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Sanskrit prayers and dosas: Inside one of the oldest Hindu temples in the US