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How LGBTQ-affirming churches are confronting religious trauma

Kathryn Post and Sam Donndelinger

Opinion

The Obama Presidential Center opening gave a glimpse at a more hopeful future

Jim Wallis

War is ‘never blessed by God,’ says Pope Leo in opening cardinals summit

Claire Giangravè

As Supreme Court clears way to deport Haitians and Syrians, faith leaders grieve, prepare for what’s next

The U.S. Supreme Court, April 7, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Madhiha Anis, Kathryn Post and Fiona André

(RNS) — The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can end temporary protected status for Haiti and Syria, leaving hundreds of thousands vulnerable to deportation.

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Religious groups are more prepared for aliens than you think

Jack Jenkins

From Christian prayer circles to sujood, religion is all over the 2026 World Cup

Madhiha Anis

Southern Baptists’ resolutions reflect support of Christian nationalism, scholar says

Adelle M. Banks

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Renewable energy investments are a moral and economic imperative

Bridget Moix

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How a mother’s love and Sikh wisdom are tackling a rare childhood disease

Simran Jeet Singh

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	Saved by the City Eat the Rich! Jesus Had Something to Say About That + Malcolm Foley Katelyn Beaty and Roxanne Stone Katelyn and Roxy talk to Malcom Foley about the insidious legacy of greed on countries, systems and individuals.
	Martini Judaism Is it time to retire the term ‘Zionism’? Jeffrey Salkin (RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.
	Complexified Philip Reed-Butler, Black AI and the future of healing Rev. Amanda Henderson (RNS) — A theologian and technologist is building Black AI for the inner life, where healing begins with imagination.

	Saved by the City Katelyn and Roxy talk to Malcom Foley about the insidious legacy of greed on countries, systems and individuals.
	The State of Belief Plus: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, author of a new report on same-gender marriage and religious freedom
	Complexified (RNS) — A theologian and technologist is building Black AI for the inner life, where healing begins with imagination.

Mark Silk

Looking for the ruler Trump most resembles?

(RNS) — Try this Caesar.

Jeffrey Salkin

Is it time to retire the term ‘Zionism’?

(RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.

Jeremy David Engels

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

(The Conversation) — In a polarized world, the greeting may be an acknowledgment of our interconnectedness.

The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government

Peter C. Mancall

(The Conversation) — European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.

Philippine devotees honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith

Aaron Favila, Maria Teresa Hernandez and Joeal Calupitian

BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — The Taong Putik, or Mud People, festival is held annually in this village in Asia’s largest Catholic nation as devotees thank the local patron saint for miracles and fulfill vows made in prayer.

These traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status

Nicole Winfield

The group, which celebrates the traditional Latin Mass and rejects the modernizing reforms of the Catholic Church, is planning a highly organized, four-day, livestreamed extravaganza for the consecrations at its Swiss seminary — complete with a souvenir wine set offered to those attending.

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3	news She left Amish life. Now millions watch her cook in Amish dress.
4	news Who belongs in America? Five faith leaders on immigration, identity and America's 250th
5	news Vatican blocks women’s homilies, testing Leo’s view of women in church

Who belongs in America? Five faith leaders on immigration, identity and America’s 250th

Pepper-sprayed yet undeterred: Faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall

Meet the pastors who support the ICE raids