‘Not a good idea:’ Experts concerned about pope trip to Iraq

By Nicole Winfield, Samya Kullab — Feb 28

(RNS) — The public health message a papal trip to Iraq sends amid a global pandemic is not advisable, health experts say.

Pakistan expert: Religiosity aiding spike in militancy

By Kathy Gannon — Feb 27

What’s in store for the Equality Act, and why do some religions want a revision?

By Yonat Shimron — Feb 26

On late-night TV and bestseller lists, new books on prayer resonating with readers

By Emily McFarlan Miller — Feb 26

Opinion

Being pro-choice doesn’t necessarily make Biden a bad Catholic

By Mark Silk

(RNS) — But he could do more to make the case.

Tish Harrison Warren, a rising star in Christian spiritual writing

By Jana Riess

(RNS) — Tish Harrison Warren's willingness to merge personal vulnerability with deep theological reflection has made her one of the most promising Christian spiritual writers of her generation.

Seeing Pope Francis in the Argentine priest made a cardinal 20 years ago

By Charles C. Camosy

(RNS) — The ideas Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio carried with him to Rome have become the pillars of his papacy.

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A group of insurrectionists pray inside the U.S. Senate chamber after breaching the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Video screengrab via Luke Mogelson/The New Yorker

The insurrectionists’ Senate floor prayer highlights a curious Trumpian ecumenism

In this July 22, 2015, file photo, tribal councilman Wendsler Nosie Sr., right, speaks with Apache activists in a rally to save Oak Flat, land near Superior, Arizona, sacred to Western Apache tribes, in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. A group of Apaches who have tried for years to reverse a land swap in Arizona that will make way for one of the largest and deepest copper mines in the U.S. sued the federal government Jan. 12, 2021. Apache Stronghold argues in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona that the U.S. Forest Service cannot legally transfer land to international mining company Rio Tinto in exchange for eight parcels the company owns around Arizona. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Native American group files motion to stop mining at sacred Oak Flat site

Lessie Carmichael-Dew of Arlington, Va., displays an elegant black straw hat at a “hat tea'' sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution's Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture in early February. The Baptist woman said her hat's ample width is a symbol of the depth of praise for her many blessings. Photo by Steven Cummings, courtesy Anacostia Museum

Can I get an amen? Black Americans’ faith, religious practice detailed in Pew study

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid reacts after a play against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

For Latter-day Saints like Andy Reid of Kansas City Chiefs, football and faith go hand in hand

The pope’s Iraq visit will make headlines. Can it make life better for religious minorities?

By Knox Thames — Feb 26

(RNS) — A sense of foreboding plagues efforts to return Christians and Yazidis to their homelands.

Iraq’s struggling Christians hope for boost from pope visit

By Mariam Fam — Feb 25

(RNS) — The pontiff’s first foreign trip since the coronavirus pandemic and the first ever by a pope to Iraq, is a sign that “You’re not alone,” said a Vatican official.

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Malcolm X assassin’s deathbed letter the latest in new look at Muslim leader

By Joseph Hammond — Feb 26

(RNS) — New leads in Malcolm X’s assassination appear just as popular culture and Muslims themselves assess his impact.

There was a time reparations were actually paid out – just not to formerly enslaved people

By Thomas Craemer — Feb 26

(The Conversation) — This time the benefits would go to the Black descendants of the enslaved, not to enslavers and their offspring.

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In US Capitol attack, America’s violent gun culture finally reached its source

By Simran Jeet Singh — Feb 26

(RNS) — Gun violence is not an issue that can be solved through legislation alone; it will require moral and religious efforts as well.

Two more leave church sanctuary as immigration policies ease

By Yonat Shimron — Feb 24

(RNS) — The two are the latest beneficiaries of new Biden administration guidelines that restrain ICE from arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants who do not pose a threat to public safety.

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Rick Warren pays tribute to Celebrate Recovery co-founder John Baker

By Bob Smietana — Feb 26

(RNS) — The megachurch pastor said his longtime friend had impacted the lives of millions of people.

John Baker, founder of the Christian support group Celebrate Recovery, has died

By Bob Smietana — Feb 24

(RNS) — Baker started the Christian 12-step group to bridge the gap between churches and 12-step groups.

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