5 faith facts

5 faith facts about Vice President Mike Pence: A ‘born-again, evangelical Catholic’

By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 24, 2020
(RNS) — The unusual faith mix of Donald Trump's vice president has helped shape him as a politician.

5 faith moments from Rep. John Lewis’ funeral

By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 30, 2020
(RNS) — The civil rights leader’s life was marked by his deep Christian witness, and so it was fitting that his funeral also was marked by powerful moments of faith.

From Apollo 8 to SpaceIL, how to celebrate Shabbat, Ramadan and Christmas in space

By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — July 19, 2019
(RNS) — From NASA's Apollo missions to SpaceIL's recent moonshot, Christmas to Ramadan, humans have found ways to practice their beliefs while touching the heavens.

5 faith facts about the moon landing: Space Communion and a prayer league of its own

By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — July 17, 2019
(RNS) — From the beginning of NASA's Apollo program, those inspired by the wonder of space travel determined to make their faith part of the journey to the moon.

5 faith facts on Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh

By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 9, 2018
(RNS) — President Trump has announced Brett Kavanaugh, 53, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as his Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement late last month.

5 faith facts about Roy Moore: Evangelical in excelsis

By Yonat Shimron — September 27, 2017
(RNS) — If he's elected to the U.S. Senate he would become one of the nation’s most prominent evangelical torchbearers.

5 faith facts about Harriet Tubman: ‘American Moses’ is coming to $20 bill

By RNS staff — April 20, 2016
(RNS) The faith of Harriet Tubman is indisputable. Here are 5 faith facts about the abolitionist, famed conductor of the Underground Railroad and reported new face of the $20 bill.

Political trip to Vatican? No, not at all, Sanders tells Italian paper

By Reuters — April 15, 2016
He'll speak to a Vatican council on economic justice but says the church is not endorsing his presidential run days ahead of the primary in Catholic-rich New York.

Will Democrats play the God card at their debate?

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 13, 2015
(RNS) Religion may pop up at Tuesday's first Democratic presidential debate. Be prepared with our backgrounders.

5 faith facts about Bobby Jindal: An ‘evangelical Catholic’

By David Gibson — June 24, 2015
(RNS) Last in the polls, the Louisiana governor has one of the more intriguing religious backgrounds among all the contenders. Here are five faith facts about the newest Republican candidate.
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