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RNS Morning Report: Covington Catholic Apologizes; MAGA at March For Life; 40 Hadith
By jonathan.woodward — January 21, 2019
Screengrab from a viral video showcasing a confrontation between a Native American drummer and a group of Catholic high school students in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18, 2019. Screenshot via YouTube
RNS Morning Report: Dementia Caregiver Support; MLK Mentor; Muslim Slave Autobiography
By jonathan.woodward — January 18, 2019
People gathered for an Alzheimer’s caregiver support group pass around a photo album one man shared of his wedding to his wife, who now is in a late stage of the disease. The group met on a campus of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 28, 2018. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks […]
RNS Morning Report: Worship with Dementia; James MacDonald on Sabbatical; DeMoss Closes
By jonathan.woodward — January 17, 2019
The Rev. Jamie Moyer, left, chaplain at Phoebe Richland, a skilled nursing center in Richlandtown, Pa., greets resident Shirley Derstine on Nov. 5, 2018, for a “Spirit Alive” service. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
RNS Morning Report: Dementia and Faith; Watergate Remembered; Land Sale in Israel
By jonathan.woodward — January 16, 2019
RNS photo illustration by Kit Doyle
RNS Morning Report: Eternal Word Television Network; McJesus; al-Shabab in Kenya
By jonathan.woodward — January 15, 2019
The control room of EWTN in Irondale, Ala., on Jan. 8, 2019. RNS photo by Jack Jenkins
RNS Morning Report: Social Unplugging; Texas Republican Wins Vote; Cyntoia Brown
By jonathan.woodward — January 14, 2019
Humza Deas, seen here in a 2014 Instagram post, is featured in the new documentary “Social Animals.” Photo courtesy of NoFilter Picture
RNS Morning Report: Black Seminarians; Amazon Product Pull; Snake Handler Opera
By jonathan.woodward — January 11, 2019
The Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, at podium, teaches a Religious Freedom Center class for black theological students on Jan. 8, 2019, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
RNS Morning Report: Boycott Ban; Shutdown Payday Loans; Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
By jonathan.woodward — January 10, 2019
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during the Republican Governors Association annual conference on Nov. 28, 2018, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
RNS Morning Report: Florida Ag Commissioner; Harvest Lawsuit; Christian Bookstores
By jonathan.woodward — January 9, 2019
Nikki Fried, right, is sworn in as Florida’s commissioner of agriculture on Jan. 8, 2019. Fried’s left hand is placed on the first Hebrew Bible published in America. Photo by Colin Hackley
RNS Morning Report: Kosher in America; Zoroastrian tourism; Somali Christians
By jonathan.woodward — January 8, 2019
Artwork by Andy Warhol on display at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa., including ordinary consumer goods such as Brillo pads, right. RNS photo by Menachem Wecker
RNS Morning Report: Disaster Psychologist; Extraditing Turkic Cleric; Evangelicals in UK
By jonathan.woodward — January 7, 2019
Disaster psychologist Jamie Aten, right, listens to a survivor of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas, in September 2017. Photo courtesy of Jamie Aten
RNS Morning Report: Congressional faiths; LDS elevates Eve; Cardinal Casper
By jonathan.woodward — January 4, 2019
The chamber of the House of Representatives is seen before convening for the first day of the 116th Congress, with Democrats holding the majority, at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
RNS Morning Report: Redesigning spaces; Ukrainian Orthodox Church; Bishop’s Conference
By jonathan.woodward — January 3, 2019
Participants review plans for the Infill Philadelphia Sacred Places/Civic Spaces competition at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture in October 2018. Photo courtesy of Chris Kendig.
RNS Morning Report: 2018 in review; McCarrick confession; Paradise rebuilds
By jonathan.woodward — January 2, 2019
2018 saw Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, left, and Bill Hybels, right, fall from grace, while the Rev. Michael Curry, center, rose to fame. (McCarrick and Hybels photos via AP; Curry photo by Summerlee Walter/Episcopal Diocese of NC)
RNS Morning Report: Priestly rights; Scientology lawsuit; Ukrainian Orthodox Church
By jonathan.woodward — December 24, 2018
People go about their business around the Jagannath Temple in Puri, India. India’s Supreme Court proposed ending the hereditary rights of more than 2,000 priests at the temple. RNS photo by Priyadarshini Sen
