Emily Churchill
Emily Churchill is an author at Religion News Service.
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RNS Morning Report: New Propaganda Fide Head; Malalai Joya; Thomas Ascol Hospitalized
By Emily Churchill — December 10, 2019
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, left, shows Pope Francis how to give the popular hand sign for “I love you” at the Mall of Asia arena in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Pope Francis is on a five-day apostolic visit in this predominantly Catholic nation in Asia. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Pulling the threads on evolving religion and millennial flight
By Emily Churchill — November 3, 2019
Much has been made of the increasing number of people who don’t identify with an organized religion, and with millennial flight from religion. But what’s behind these numbers? To explore the dimensions of these changes, Religion News Service reporter Emily McFarlan Miller joins Beliefs producer Jay Woodward.
RNS Morning Report: ISNA Convention; Christian ‘Influencers’ Online; CVE Program
By Emily Churchill — September 3, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Islamic Society of North America’s presidential forum in Houston on Sept. 1, 2019. Photo by Melanie Meleekah Villegas and Roderick C. Felder
2019 RNA Annual Conference
By Emily Churchill — August 22, 2019
Each year, RNA’s Conference brings together religion reporters and scholars from across the country. Anticipated attendees include religion reporters at newspapers, online outlets, radio and television stations; experts and communicators of religion. Typical outlets include: The Associated Press, CBS News, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Religion News Service and dozens of […]
RNS Morning Report: Floyd Elected at SBC; Muslim Solidarity; Lambeth Conference Lodging
By Emily Churchill — April 3, 2019
Ronnie Floyd speaks at the opening of the 2014 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference. Photo by Matt Miller/Baptist Press
RNS Morning Report: Holiday Edition
By Emily Churchill — December 25, 2018
The Morris family decorates their home and property with more than 200,000 lights in Hayden, Idaho. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Morris RNS Morning Report will return on January 2. Thank you for a great year, and have a happy and healthy holiday season.
Goldziher Prize Expanding for 2019
By Emily Churchill — December 14, 2018
An award for excellent journalism about Muslim Americans was created by a Christian pig farmer and named for a Nineteenth Century Jewish scholar. Maybe this ecumenical nature of the Goldziher Prize is what made it a natural fit for the Religion News Foundation, which is committed to raising funds in order to expand the number […]
RNS Morning Report: Shadow over Hanukkah; Prince Charles on Middle East; Science in the madrasas
By Emily Churchill — December 4, 2018
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers leads a gathering in Hanukkah songs after lighting a menorah outside the Tree of Life synagogue on the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 2, 2018, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Listen to daily Religion News Headlines on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant! Enable your Amazon or Google device […]
RNS Morning Report: Sanctuary church protests; Risks for scholars; Muslim women’s fashion
By Emily Churchill — November 27, 2018
Cleve May, left, pastor of CityWell Church, flanked by Samuel Oliver’s wife and son with the Rev. William Barber II, right, at a protest outside the Wake County Detention Center in Raleigh, N.C., on Nov 26, 2018. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron Listen to daily Religion News Headlines on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant! […]
RNS Morning Report: Female Muslim preachers; Sex abuse summit; US missionary killed
By Emily Churchill — November 26, 2018
Agime Sogojeva (second from right), a professor of Islamic studies, holds a class inside the Haxhi Veseli mosque in the northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. AP Photo by Visar Kryeziu Listen to daily Religion News Headlines on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant! Enable your Amazon or Google device today and then […]
RNS Morning Report: A female Shariah judge; Family first; Thanksgiving amid loss
By Emily Churchill — November 21, 2018
Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first female Shariah judge in Palestine, in the documentary film “The Judge.” Photo courtesy of The Judge
RNS Morning Report: Megachurch switch; Gaza border; American exceptionalism
By Emily Churchill — November 20, 2018
Jamal-Harrison Bryant, pastor and founder of Empowerment Temple. Photo courtesy of Empowerment Temple Church
RNS Morning Report: Congressional Gold Medal; Lady of La Vang shrine; Zayn’s faith
By Emily Churchill — November 19, 2018
The Rev. James Lawson, United Methodist advocate for civil rights and nonviolence, at a reception in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2018. Members of Congress announced support of legislation to recognize him with a Congressional Gold Medal. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks SEE YOU IN NYC! The Religion Beat: From celebrations to scandals Join […]
RNS Morning Report: Lutheran comfort dogs; Bishops close strong; #ShowUpforShabbat
By Emily Churchill — November 16, 2018
Comfort dog Cubby rests after a long day of comforting victims of the wildfires in southern California. RNS photo by Cathleen Falsani SEE YOU IN NYC! The Religion Beat: From celebrations to scandals Join editor-in-chief Bob Smietana and Columbia University professor Ari Goldman for a discussion about the future of religion journalism. RSVP now
RNS Morning Report: Southbound caravan; Prison partnerships; Faith in fiction
By Emily Churchill — November 15, 2018
Rabbi Josh Whinston speaks with a group of activists during a stop of the “Let Our Families Go” caravan. RNS photo by Eric Berger SEE YOU IN NYC! The Religion Beat: From celebrations to scandals Join editor-in-chief Bob Smietana and Columbia University professor Ari Goldman for a discussion about the future of religion journalism. RSVP […]
