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What is Ashura? How this Shiite Muslim holiday inspires millions
By Noorzehra Zaidi — August 18, 2021
(The Conversation) – Many Muslims mark the commemoration of a martyr by working for social justice.
Mexican-born bishop chosen to soon lead the Diocese of San Bernardino
By Alejandra Molina — December 2, 2019
SAN BERNARDINO (RNS) — Bishop Alberto Rojas is slated to lead the Diocese of San Bernardino — the nation’s fifth-largest Roman Catholic Diocese — as Bishop Gerald Barnes prepares for retirement.
At Bishop Barber’s NC church, Pete Buttigieg works to woo black voters
By Yonat Shimron — December 2, 2019
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (RNS) — An active Episcopalian who has spoken at length about faith on the campaign trail, it was not clear Buttigieg succeeded.
Chief rabbi’s attack on anti-Semitism keys reckoning over faith in UK election
By Catherine Pepinster — December 2, 2019
LONDON (RNS) — The Dec. 12 national election has brought unaccustomed denunciations from Britain's top religious figures against discrimination based on faith.
The priest who channeled Black Power into the Catholic Church
By Matthew J. Cressler — December 2, 2019
(RNS) — George Clements teamed with Black Panthers and helped create space to be both ‘authentically Black’ and ‘truly Catholic.’
Will the world end with a bang, a whimper — or Christ?
By Thomas Reese — December 1, 2019
(RNS) — The Scriptures support the optimistic view that we still have a chance to make the world welcoming for Christ and the view that Christ will come to end a world we've made a mess of.
Why these New York Sikhs are fundraising for a mosque in India
By Aysha Khan — November 25, 2019
(RNS) – A Sikh-majority village in the Indian side of Punjab has some 300 Muslims, but no mosques. This Sikh family in New York City wants to change that.
Photos of the Week
By Kit Doyle — November 15, 2019
(RNS) — This week’s gallery includes birth celebrations for both Sikh founder Guru Nanak and Islam's Prophet Muhammad, and more.
Report accuses Arizona imam of misconduct and abuse
By Aysha Khan — November 14, 2019
(RNS) — A victim's advocacy group has accused a Phoenix imam of sexual battery, child abuse, misappropriation of charitable funds and marriage fraud.
Trump’s new HHS rule will harm far more people than you realize
By Maggie Siddiqi — November 14, 2019
(RNS) — This proposed rule allows this discrimination at a much larger scale. It invites discrimination against people of all faiths and no faith, against women and against LGBTQ people.
‘The Report’ is a real step toward truth and reconciliation on torture
By Seth Kaper-Dale — November 14, 2019
(RNS) — A congregation seeking justice for the tortured and the torturers have had their prayer answered by an unlikely source: Hollywood.
Paige Patterson feared backslide after election of first black SBC president
By Adelle M. Banks and Yonat Shimron — November 14, 2019
(RNS) — A newly discovered letter from one former prominent leader of the Southern Baptist Convention to another reveals a depth of mistrust and suspicion toward the denomination's first black president.
Sex scandals show why evangelicals need to recover the sacrament of confession
By Joseph D'Souza — November 14, 2019
(RNS) — Imagine a church where everyone, including the senior pastor, was required to have a person they confessed to. For one, it would help avoid some of the major crises in the failures of leadership.
Federal judge gives Buddhist death row inmate another stay of execution
By Aysha Khan — November 13, 2019
(RNS) — The Texas death row inmate’s execution has now been stayed twice this year over concerns for religious freedom.
Why are so many players in the impeachment trial Jewish?
By Yonat Shimron — November 13, 2019
(RNS) — It’s mostly a coincidence, and there’s certainly no connection between them, but there are a few intriguing historical notes that might shed light on this curious set of circumstances.
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