D.C.
What happens when all the student volunteers disappear?
By Ashraf Khalil — March 14, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Said one volunteer coordinator at a Catholic high school: 'When they’re out there helping other people, that’s when they’re at their best.'
Wary of omicron, churches shift Christmas services online
By Jack Jenkins — December 23, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — On Wednesday evening, the Washington National Cathedral announced it was shifting to virtual services for the entire holiday season.
PBS documentary broadcast part of Sikh awareness campaign
By Joseph Hammond — December 10, 2021
(RNS) — 'Guru Nanak: Life & Legacy' will be shown on December 9th and 10th on 100 different PBS stations in over 40 states.
Ahead of right-wing rally, Washington DC churches ask for extra police protection
By Jack Jenkins — September 17, 2021
(RNS) — Black Lives Matter signs belonging to churches in the area were torn down and set on fire by Proud Boys in December 2020.
As Senate convenes hearing, more than 300 faith leaders declare support for DC statehood
By Jack Jenkins — June 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘As faith leaders, we will stand, speak, and protest against the disenfranchisement of the residents of D.C.,’ the letter read.
Solar panels allow religious institutions to do well while doing good
By Thomas Reese — May 21, 2021
(RNS) — An easy way to please the pope and earn money at the same time.
Report: Biden mulls appointing first-ever Muslim federal judge
By Joseph Hammond — March 12, 2021
(RNS) — Qureshi was previously nominated for a district court seat by then-President Barack Obama in 2016.
Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine
By Ashraf Khalil and Hilary Powell — February 22, 2021
(AP) — Health officials in the nation's capital are hoping religious leaders will serve as community influencers to overcome what officials say is a persistent vaccine reluctance in the Black community.
Eric Metaxas confirms he punched protester, says protester was to blame
By Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarlan Miller — September 1, 2020
(RNS) — Last week, a viral video began circulating on social media showing a man who closely resembles Eric Metaxas striking a protester and running away backward.
Changing the Washington NFL team’s name is something, but not enough
By Kaitlin Curtice — July 13, 2020
(RNS) — While this decision is a big one, it’s not enough to show that Indigenous peoples have a place in this nation and that we never deserved the genocide, hate and oppression we have faced.
Black clergy testify to outrage and hope in demonstrations across Washington
By Jack Jenkins — June 15, 2020
(RNS) — Citing recent killings by police as well as the ravages of the pandemic, leaders of several faiths called on the government to take responsibility.
In D.C., a call for restaurants to give fasting Muslims an alternative to IHOP in Ramadan
By Aysha Khan — April 25, 2019
(RNS) — In Dearborn, Mich., and other cities with large Muslim populations, many local restaurants have already realized that there is money to be made in remaining open all night for the suhoor and iftar meals.
Cardinal Wuerl says he will meet with pope to discuss possible resignation
By Jack Jenkins — September 11, 2018
(RNS) — Wuerl has come under mounting pressure since the release of a bombshell grand jury report by the attorney general of Pennsylvania detailing decades of allegations of child sex abuse by priests in the state.
Protecting the homeless in freezing weather
By Thomas Reese — January 19, 2018
WASHINGTON — Local authorities, the nonprofits, the churches and their volunteers are to be commended and supported for helping the homeless survive the recent bitter cold in the nation's capital.
Orthodox rabbi to host ‘alternative Yom Kippur’ service in beer garden
By Menachem Wecker — September 25, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Jews are supposed to abstain from food and drink on the most holy day of the Jewish year. So why is this rabbi holding services in a bar?
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