interfaith
My surprising journey to hijab fashion
By Erin Smith — June 8, 2020
(RNS) — At no point did I ever expect that a simple curiosity about other languages and faiths would somehow lead to me becoming the designated hijab stylist on photoshoot sets, writing blog posts about modest dressing or spending my days thinking about innovations for products for women who wear hijab.
‘The church will not be silent’: Clergy lead thousands in peaceful protest on Chicago’s South Side
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 3, 2020
CHICAGO (RNS) — People of faith are taking a more active role in the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death that have spread from Minneapolis to all 50 states and around the world.
California faith leaders leverage clergy privilege to stand in support of Black Lives Matter
By Alejandra Molina — June 1, 2020
PASADENA (RNS) — ‘There’s a lot of racism and a lot of white supremacy, unfortunately, also in the church,’ said the Rev. Sally Howard, associate rector at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena.
Four young people of different faiths move into a home together, then a pandemic happens
By Alejandra Molina — May 18, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Hadar Cohen, Ala’ Khan, Maya Mansour and Jonathan Simcosky were selected to move into the Abrahamic House, a co-living and co-creating space in the Koreatown neighborhood of LA.
National Day of Prayer, reshaped by pandemic, includes interfaith and online events
By Adelle M. Banks — May 6, 2020
(RNS) — In its 69th year, the observance — often predominated by evangelical Christians gathering in public places — will feature interfaith and even international voices on computer screens and cellphones.
Warning: Your piety might be dangerous to your health
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 31, 2020
(RNS) — Religion should be making the world better. Get with the program, people.
In this Episcopal church, the co-leader of the Lenten study is a rabbi
By Yonat Shimron — March 19, 2020
(RNS) — Rabbi Raachel Jurovics is now rabbi-in-residence at the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina — one of a handful of such posts in Episcopal dioceses.
Interfaith clergy unite for mothers and housing activists who took over vacant LA house
By Alejandra Molina — March 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Activists and clergy gathered Sunday evening to pray for a group of mothers after they took over a property as a shelter from the coronavirus.
The Friars’ Briar — Canada’s clergy curling tournament — puts faith and fellowship on ice
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 9, 2020
WATERLOO, Ontario (RNS) — The Friars’ Briar is clergy’s answer to the Tim Hortons Brier, the annual Canadian men's curling championship, which ended Sunday.
Human Rights Campaign starts election-season focus on LGBTQ, religious relations
By Adelle M. Banks — March 2, 2020
(RNS) — The national tour is tied to HRC’s voter mobilization efforts, in which volunteers plan to urge congregants and others to join them in voting.
Fear remains a barrier for minority participation in US census, say faith leaders
By Adelle M. Banks — February 19, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Some religious leaders are supporting the count that officially starts April 1, but issues of trust and safety remain.
Los Angeles honors the unclaimed with an interfaith burial service
By Alejandra Molina — December 4, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Dozens of people gathered under blue tarps in the pouring rain Wednesday (Dec. 4) for an interfaith service honoring the unclaimed dead who were buried at the Los Angeles County Crematorium Cemetery.
At Border Mosque, a Muslim prayer is shared across the US-Mexico divide
By Alejandra Molina — October 28, 2019
PLAYAS DE TIJUANA, Mexico (RNS) — Imam Omar Suleiman led a binational prayer Sunday (Oct. 27) at Friendship Park, a historic meeting place on the US-Mexico border that overlooks the Pacific Ocean between San Diego and Tijuana.
In San Fernando Valley, people of faith march together to signal solidarity
By Alejandra Molina — October 24, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The Interfaith Solidarity Network in the San Fernando Valley is holding its third annual unity march on Sunday (Oct. 27), just weeks after a Northridge synagogue was struck with vandalism.
‘Border Church’ and ‘Border Mosque’ team up for prayer service
By Alejandra Molina — October 23, 2019
SAN DIEGO (RNS) — After praying together for months at the U.S.-Mexico border, local Muslims and Christians will host an interfaith, binational prayer service on Sunday (Oct. 27) at Friendship Park, where families separated by immigration status have gathered to share time.