JFK

America hasn’t always been kind to Catholic presidential candidates

By A. James Rudin — August 21, 2020
(RNS) — Joe Biden is counting on his Catholicism to be a boon to his campaign — but that hasn’t always been the case for Catholic presidential hopefuls.

The most Jewish thing that JFK ever said

By Jeffrey Salkin — May 29, 2017
Was John F. Kennedy a Jewish theologian? Almost.

Will JFK’s grandson become our first Jewish president?

By Jeffrey Salkin — May 11, 2017
A new category: Jews-by-surprise. It says more about us than about them.

JFK v. Hobby Lobby

By Mark Silk — November 26, 2013
Amid the outpouring of remembrance and assessment marking the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, there has been a notable lack of attention to the significance of his presidency for religion in public life.
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