(AP) — To his critics, Modi is an authoritarian who wants to turn India into a Hindu nation. To supporters, he is an incorruptible ascetic unafraid to tell the...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — Besides its good food, what sets Taste Community apart is that it’s a nonprofit, pay-what-you-can, faith-based endeavor.
(RNS) — Police in Wyoming are recommending sex abuse charges against two Catholic leaders in the state but are not yet naming names.
(RNS) — The former chaplain, who wore the hijab, said her supervisor told her, 'I find it hard to respect a woman who covers her hair.'
(RNS) — Religion News Service interviews two men behind the new Netflix documentary series about a secretive Christian group whose members have shaped U.S...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (RNS) – As Kashmir faces a security lockdown and widespread media blackout, U.S. Kashmiris are kicking up a new wave of activism focused on...
(RNS) — Plans for a meeting in the Philippines are off because space was not available for the full two weeks needed to host the gathering of United Methodists...
(RNS) — To Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, a lengthy trial in which the prosecution would highlight Robert Bowers’ documented stream of anti-Jewish invective might be...
(RNS) — The survey's state-by-state findings come at a time when overall national views on the legality of abortion have remained stable. In 2018, 15% of those...
BOSTON (RNS) — The data will help individuals hoping to trace back their family ancestry, as well as historians, genealogists, economists and other scholars...
ROCKVILLE, Md. (RNS) — Twinbrook Baptist Church will close, but its sale will help nonprofits meet needs in the community and the Hispanic congregation that...
CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Churches have emerged as the top sources of spiritual and material support to the mostly Mexican and Guatemalan workers targeted by recent...
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Muslims walked to local mosques for the Eid al-Adha festival during an unprecedented security lockdown in the disputed region that has...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next...
(RNS) — This week’s gallery includes the start of the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, continued unrest in Kashmir, vigils after mass shootings in the U.S., and...