Noemi Amezcua, left, works to recruit potential foster families for FosterAll outside St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, a parish within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, on Father’s Day, June 16, 2019. RNS photo by Heather Adams
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Foster mother of more than 100 children works to recruit Latino families
The county's family services agency funds recruitment efforts in faith communities, Latino Catholics in particular, to make sure local children in need find a home that is a good cultural fit.
Amy Butler, first female pastor of The Riverside Church, to step down
The Rev. Amy Butler, the first female pastor to lead the Riverside Church in New York City, is parting ways with the historic, progressive Christian church.
Despite deaths of its chief promoters, Mexican cult of Santa Muerte prospers
The image of death has loomed over Mexican music, dance and literature for centuries. A new addition is the cult of Santa Muerte, which has become increasingly popular in the past two decades.
‘Greatest hymn’? Sacred song enthusiasts vote in ‘madness’ tournament
Will it be 'Holy, Holy, Holy!'? Or how about 'How Great Thou Art?' Or one of six others in the Elite Eight that were announced on Tuesday?
Saying kaddish for Mad magazine
Alfred E. Neuman was Jewish. Wasn’t he? Jeffrey Salkin writes.
Religion in school can be complicated. So teachers went to class.
For six days, Montgomery teachers of all grade levels tour some of the Washington area’s religious institutions, from a Muslim mosque to a Sikh gurdwara to a Jewish synagogue.
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In Queens, revered Jewish leader’s burial site draws crowds
NEW YORK (AP) — Since the passing of the leader of Judaism's Chabad-Lubavitch movement 25 years ago, people wait hours to pray at his mausoleum on the anniversary of his passing on the Jewish calendar, which this year falls on July 6.
Sanctuary churches say fines against immigrants meant to sow fear
Some indigent immigrants would owe as much as $500,000 for overstaying their deportation orders.
Former Sojourners staffer recounts personal opioid crisis in ‘Addiction Nation’
In 'Addiction Nation: What the Opioid Crisis Reveals About Us,' published last month, Timothy McMahan King combines his story with Christian theology and scientific studies of addiction.
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Opponents of the pan-Amazon synod discard Catholic social doctrine
(RNS) — The suggestion that 'ecology, economy, and politics' have nothing to do with the mission and mandate of the church is totally inconsistent with nearly 130 years of Catholic social doctrine.
Patriotism, nationalism and the American dream
Americans need to embrace a more mature and realistic patriotism, one that recognizes that everything is not perfect but that there is still something worth celebrating, writes Thomas Reese.
Rise of the ‘nothing in particulars’ may be sign of a disjointed, disaffected and lonely future
The data indicates that those who are 'nothing in particular' aren’t just cut off from organized religion. They have disconnected from many of the foundational structures that hold us together as communities, writes Ryan Burge.
