Paul O'Donnell
Paul O'Donnell is the editor in chief of Religion News Service.
All Stories by Paul O'Donnell
Scripture-quoting Alabama judge in IVF case bridges natural law and Christian nationalism
By Jack Jenkins and Paul O'Donnell — March 9, 2024
(RNS) — But those who know Tom Parker say his IVF concurring opinion was not simply a heartfelt expression of faith, but part of a strategy the chief justice has used to create legal precedent for conservative causes.
The top religion stories of 2023
By Paul O'Donnell — December 29, 2023
(RNS) — Some of the year's most dramatic global events had religion at their center.
Who is Trump and Kanye’s dinner companion, Nick Fuentes?
By Jack Jenkins and Paul O'Donnell — November 27, 2022
(RNS) — Last year the 24-year-old right-wing media personality told an audience that the United States will cease to be America 'if it loses its white demographic core and if it loses its faith in Jesus Christ.'
Bowing to voters, candidates concede with help from a higher power
By Jack Jenkins and Paul O'Donnell — November 10, 2022
(RNS) — Multiple candidates appealed to the Almighty while embracing victory, defeat or something in between.
What Biden’s new deal for Venezuelans means for other refugees
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Paul O'Donnell — October 13, 2022
(RNS) — Faith-based refugee resettlement agencies welcome the new program, while advocating for refugees who have gotten less media coverage of late.
Grappling with the sacred in Juneteenth’s celebration of freedom
By Haley Barker, Riley Farrell, Marika Proctor, and Paul O'Donnell — June 19, 2022
(RNS) — With Juneteenth falling on Sunday this year, Christians especially are taking the opportunity to consider the spiritual charge of the day.
RNS Opening Budget—Monday, January 10, 2022
By Paul O'Donnell — January 10, 2022
NEWS STORY RNS-Pope-Diplomats: Pope Francis hopes ‘reality therapy’ of COVID-19 overcomes ideological opposition to vaccines (RNS) – VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In his annual address to the Vatican’s diplomatic corps on Monday (Jan. 10), Pope Francis again voiced his support for global vaccination efforts, saying that getting the vaccine is a personal responsibility that translates […]
10 up-and-coming faith influencers we wrote about (or published) in 2021
By Paul O'Donnell — December 30, 2021
(RNS) — 2021’s rising stars in religion were those speaking as much to social concerns as spiritual ones.
What is the Nation of Islam and why is Marjorie Taylor Greene praising it?
By Paul O'Donnell — November 8, 2021
(RNS) — Anti-vaccine conspiracies and rampant populism represent definite parallels between the Georgia congresswoman's agenda and the Nation's.
Photos of the Week: Hindu Durga festivals, followers of Maria Lionza
By Paul O'Donnell — October 16, 2021
(RNS) – Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes Hindu Durga festivals, followers of Maria Lionza in Venezuela and more. A man lies still as devotees light oil lamps over his body as part of rituals to celebrate the tenth […]
Photos of the Week: Hindu Durga festivals, Maria Lionza followers and more
By Paul O'Donnell — October 16, 2021
(RNS) – Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes Hindu Durga festivals, followers of Maria Lionza in Venezuela and more. A man lies still as devotees light oil lamps over his body as part of rituals to celebrate the tenth […]
Pope Francis meets with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican
By Paul O'Donnell — October 9, 2021
(RNS) — The meeting came as American Catholic bishops consider how to press the church’s teaching against abortion in the face of an avowedly pro-choice Democratic administration.
‘We still have work to do’: How to understand the new Juneteenth holiday
By Paul O'Donnell — June 18, 2021
(RNS) — Theon Hill, an expert on rhetoric, race and social change in American culture, discusses Juneteenth and how holidays in general reflect our realities as well as our aspirations as a nation.
A guide to what’s at stake at the Southern Baptist Convention’s historic annual meeting
By Paul O'Donnell — June 15, 2021
(RNS) — A one-stop update on what will be decided in Nashville, and how the Southern Baptists arrived at their crossroads on race, gender and sexual abuse.
Leaked Russell Moore letter blasts SBC conservatives, sheds light on his resignation
By Paul O'Donnell and Bob Smietana — June 2, 2021
(RNS) — In a letter written more than a year before his resignation, Moore explained his troubles with the SBC leadership in bitterly frank terms. Then-President Donald Trump barely makes an appearance.
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