Christianity
Colorado memorial draws religious freedom concerns
By Joseph Hammond — June 29, 2021
(RNS) — Organizations ranging from the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation have called for removal of the monument, which includes a reference to Jesus Christ.
The best news out of Israel this week!
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 4, 2021
(RNS) — Yes, 'Bye, Bye Bibi.' But, dig a little deeper and prepare to be moved.
‘We’ve been here all along’: Author pushes back against erasure of young Asian American Buddhists
By Alejandra Molina — June 3, 2021
(RNS) — In her debut book, ‘Be the Refuge,’ author and former Buddhist chaplain Chenxing Han asks: ‘Where are all the young adult Asian American Buddhists, and what can we learn from them?’
The most radical Jewish thinker of our time has died
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 19, 2021
(RNS) — He was outrageous — a theological rebel, stunning in his thinking, difficult — and prophetic.
Calls to deny Communion to Biden for abortion views prompt Catholic soul-searching
By Alejandra Molina — May 18, 2021
(RNS) — As the bishops debate, ordinary Catholics consider what the sacrament does for them.
Muslims and Catholics in Orange County to unite for Eid al-Fitr prayers
By Alejandra Molina — May 12, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — In the spirit of interfaith solidarity, St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church is offering its campus to host Eid prayers for the Islamic Center of Fullerton, a growing congregation that operates out of a small office space.
In Los Angeles, a pair of art exhibitions centers the Black worship experience
By Alejandra Molina — April 15, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Through sculptures, paintings, video and performances, the artists explore the impact of Black Pentecostalism drawing 'upon the choreography and sonics of possession found in Black spirituality.'
1 in 5 Latino Americans have no religion, the Latinx Humanist Alliance says
By Alejandra Molina — April 1, 2021
(RNS) — In less than a decade, the number of nonreligious Latinos in the U.S. has increased 67%, doubling from about 4 million to more than 8 million, the Latinx Humanist Alliance found.
Eric Talley, ‘a faithful and heroic officer’ killed in Boulder shooting, honored in Catholic funeral Mass
By Alejandra Molina — March 30, 2021
(RNS) — Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila offered his condolences to Talley’s family and offered prayers for law enforcement officers, who he said are too often 'taken for granted.’
Rick Warren pays tribute to Celebrate Recovery co-founder John Baker
By Bob Smietana — February 26, 2021
(RNS) — The megachurch pastor said his longtime friend had impacted the lives of millions of people.
Why a Catholic journalist is urging the church to engage Black Lives Matter
By Alejandra Molina — February 25, 2021
(RNS) — In her book, ‘Birth of a Movement,’ Olga Marina Segura highlights how the Black Lives Matter movement ‘is the secular version of our Catholic social teaching.’
Public viewing set for Frederick K.C. Price, televangelist who built LA’s FaithDome
By Alejandra Molina — February 23, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A private family service before the burial will be held March 6 and will be streamed on the church’s social media accounts.
A Mexican American evangelical examines how Latino identity is shaped by faith
By Alejandra Molina — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — Jonathan Calvillo’s book, ‘The Saints of Santa Ana,’ is based on interviews in the California city, where nearly 80% of residents are Latino and many are of Mexican heritage.
Church known as a birthplace of LA’s Chicano civil rights movement earns national recognition
By Alejandra Molina — February 8, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The Church of the Epiphany in the 1960s became a center for the flourishing Chicano movement. Five decades later, it has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.
Churches in LA’s working-class neighborhoods urge: ‘bring the vaccine to the people’
By Alejandra Molina — February 3, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — LA has been described as the epicenter of COVID-19, and many who are eligible for the vaccine are still unable to access it. Religious leaders want to change that.
