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Draft of King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ found at Virginia seminary archives

Adelle M. Banks

Opinion

At Union seminary, I saw the power of religious pluralism. It offers the US a better path.

Serene Jones

‘The Autism Pastor’ Lamar Hardwick dies at age 47

Kathryn Post

Catholic sisters push Palantir on human rights as faith leaders rally in New York

Protesters are arrested at the New York headquarters of the technological company Palantir after a protest on April 6, 2026, in Manhattan. (RNS photo/Fiona André)

Fiona Murphy

(RNS) — The proposal comes as immigrant community members and faith leaders prepare to rally outside the company’s New York office.

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Photos of the Week: Ebola responses, end of Hajj

Kit Doyle

In historic appointment, Pope Leo names EWTN’s Montse Alvarado to lead Vatican communications office

Aleja Hertzler-McCain

Kate Bowler on unexpected joy, even in the midst of pain

Yonat Shimron

Opinion

Beyond tolerance: We need neighbors, not just permission

Mendy Chitrik

Opinion

Pope Leo begins to update ‘just war’ theory

Mark Silk

Pope Leo begins to update ‘just war’ theory

(RNS) — In line with long-standing papal concerns.

Amanda Henderson and Jonathan Woodward

Building God, Fearing Doom: The Theology of Superintelligence

Inside parts of Silicon Valley, AI is not just a tool. It is a vision of salvation, extinction and a future beyond the human.

Nicholas Shrum and Benjamin Park

For 2 centuries, Latter-day Saints have revered religious freedom – but their definition is evolving

(The Conversation) — Latter-day Saints have long valued the US Constitution’s promise of religious freedom – but the church has also tested its boundaries.

Canada is failing the Jewish community and Jews are being targeted, Prime Minister Carney says

Rob Gillies

TORONTO (AP) — Carney said antisemitism plagues Europe, Australia and the United States. But he said the crisis of antisemitism in Canada is "specific, severe and demands a targeted response.”

AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history

Jeffrey Schaeffer and Thomas Adamson

PARIS (AP) — For archaeologists, the cathedral dig is a rare treat. In France, like elsewhere, they work only where building work is about to begin — a bit like how industrial quarry workers end up unearthing dinosaur remains.

Pope Leo plays tennis religiously as part of an Augustinian devotion to sports and spirituality

Andrew Dampf

PARIS (AP) — The Rule of St. Augustine, an ancient guide for religious life, highlights the value of good habits.

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1	news As seminaries shuttered, Union grew. For Serene Jones, controversy was the price of survival.
2	news Pope Leo calls just war theory 'outdated' in new encyclical
3	news AI has a bias toward Catholicism, researchers say
4	news Eli Lilly sues church leaders for alleged $200 million 'sham' drug program
5	news These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits.

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