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Historical snapshots of the archdioceses Pope Francis will visit
By Adelle M. Banks — September 22, 2015
(RNS) Here are snapshots of the history of Catholics in the archdioceses of Washington, New York and Philadelphia.
Pope Francis tickets prompt debate: Is it better to scalp or to receive?
By David Gibson — September 21, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) "Free" tickets to glimpse his popemobile parade through Central Park are selling for up to $3,000.
Ambassador: Pope Francis’ spontaneity makes security a challenge
By Rosie Scammell — August 25, 2015
ROME (RNS) But security agencies protecting the pope on his upcoming U.S. trip know they can’t “put him in a bubble, and he doesn’t want to be in a bubble,” says Kenneth F. Hackett, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
10 US mayors join Pope Francis in pledging to combat climate change, trafficking
By Rosie Scammell — July 22, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Among the 10 U.S. mayors to sign the declaration: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and New Orleans Mayor Mitchell Landrieu.
Q&A: Evangelist Luis Palau, 80, gears up for NYC ‘CityFest’
By Adelle M. Banks — July 8, 2015
(RNS) "I feel good. I do get tired a little more than before. But nevertheless if the Lord opens doors, we’ll keep going."
Priced out of New York, American Bible Society decamps to Philadelphia
By Adelle M. Banks — January 28, 2015
(RNS) The society, which supports Bible reading and seeks to have the sacred text translated into all the world’s languages, expects to have a staff of more than 200 in Philadelphia.
From Jackie O to Mario Cuomo, a Jesuit parish is the final stop for boldface Catholics
By David Gibson — January 5, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) Why are boldface names often buried from the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola? The top three reasons are the same responses you get to almost every question about New York: location, location, location.
Farm owners fined for saying no to lesbian wedding
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 19, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) A court ruled that a family farm qualifies as a public accommodation because it regularly collects fees for space, facilities, services and meals, so it cannot be considered “distinctly private.”
COMMENTARY: Cardinal John O’Connor would have made a great rabbi
By A. James Rudin — May 22, 2014
(RNS) While it is for Catholics to evaluate his record, the late Cardinal John O’Connor has earned a beloved place in Jewish history. He would have been a great rabbi.
Video: It’s complicated – Jews on Pew
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 3, 2013
"The new study of American Jews by the Pew research Center shows how complicated Jewish identity is right now."
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Tobi Kahn’s spiritual art
By Sally Morrow — August 1, 2013
“God moves through the artist,” says Rev. Walter Smith, president of the HeathCare Chaplaincy in New York City, and the paintings, sculpture, and installations that result are “avodah”—a single act of both work and worship.
Video: Faith in the Five Boroughs presents Allah on Bath Avenue
By Sally Morrow — April 24, 2013
"How do we understand ourselves as young Muslims in America?" asks Rami Kawas. He's camp counselor-meets-spiritual advisor for the nearly 500 young people who pray, play and hang out at the Muslim American Society (MAS) Youth Center.
Muslims detail fear from NYPD spy probe
By Omar Sacirbey — March 11, 2013
(RNS) In a new report, Muslims detail how fears of being spied on compelled them to refrain from social activism, and change how they dress, and sowed intracommunity mistrust.
Cash-strapped National Council of Churches to move to D.C.
By Lauren Markoe — February 13, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The National Council of Churches is moving its headquarters from the historic “God Box” in New York City to Washington, a change that the cash-strapped ecumenical group predicts will save as much as $500,000.
An American pope? Eyes turn to New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan
By David Gibson — February 12, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s extraordinary visibility and popularity are being cited as factors that could make him the first American with a realistic shot at being elected pope. But will any of the factors that make Dolan a contender actually help him with the 117 other voting cardinals?
