(RNS) — In the second season of a popular TV comedy series, a handsome, swearing, gin-swilling cleric won over a 'lying, acerbic sex addict' — not to mention...
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(RNS) — The Jewish Community of the Emirates has so far met in an unmarked home in a residential location in Dubai so as to draw little attention in this...
(RNS) — Since 2016, at least 300 violent incidents have been reported in Burkina Faso, resulting in the death of more than 360 people, including policemen and...
(RNS) CAIRO — The university's president withdrew the title awarded in a professor's contract after the professor refused a donor's demand that he advocate for...
(RNS) — The first woman bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was convicted of vehicular manslaughter, DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and driving...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The lawsuit being filed Tuesday seeks the release of 3,400 names of priests who were referred to the Vatican for "credible cases of abuse."
BOULDER, Colo. (RNS) — In order to address outstanding debt, the board is looking into selling Marpa House, a beloved property used as an intentional living...
(RNS) — This week’s gallery includes the start of Ramadan, a centuries-old ploughing ceremony in Thailand, and more.
(RNS) — As Catholics in Rome reached out to Jews, Louis Farrakhan took the pulpit of a Catholic Church in Chicago.
(RNS) — Faith leaders across the country are putting their heads together to help protect their congregations. And to do so, they’re increasingly crossing...
(RNS) — The line between well-intentioned kitsch and bad taste, experts in religious artwork say, can be blurry.
(RNS) — At Sadeh, a farm in Kent, Talia Chain and her small staff are reconnecting Judaism with its agricultural roots and biblical principles of growing food.
CHICAGO (AP) — Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan said Thursday that despite assertions by Facebook when it banned him from its platform, he is...
(RNS) — Many schools, such as Liberty University, have honor codes that spell out Christian standards for sexual conduct. Nude photos are not among them.
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — An advertising company took a church's paid messages down after abortion-rights protesters marched on the offices of local officials.