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Nuns on the bus will ride to political conventions
By Lauren Markoe — July 5, 2016
(RNS) The activist nuns are back on board to "mend the gaps" dividing Americans.
‘Moral Mondays’ leader starts ‘moral revolution’ tour
By Adelle M. Banks — March 29, 2016
(RNS) “Way too much of our national discourse has been poisoned by hateful language and policies,” said the Rev. William J. Barber II.
Nun, Methodist bishop blast Trump for using faith as a ‘ploy to grab votes’
By David Gibson — February 24, 2016
(RNS) The Republican presidential front-runner convincingly won the Nevada caucuses last night but he is still struggling in what might be called "the Pope Francis primary."
New ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour to highlight Pope Francis’ US visit and agenda
By David Gibson — August 26, 2015
(RNS) In a turnabout from recent years of tension with Rome, the Catholic sisters -- led by Sister Simone Campbell -- will go on the road to promote social justice themes that are also dear to the pontiff.
Interfaith leaders find common ground promoting Internet freedom
By Brian Pellot — August 12, 2015
(RNS) Interfaith leaders are spearheading a new fight for net neutrality -- once the realm of tech wonks and digital rights activists -- and framing a free and open Internet as essential for religious freedom, social justice and interfaith cooperation.
400+ Catholic and evangelical leaders want to kill the death penalty
By Heather Adams — March 31, 2015
(RNS) Christian leaders say Jesus' state-sponsored execution should prompt believers to oppose the death penalty.
New ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour to tackle political ‘dark money’
By David Gibson — September 8, 2014
(RNS) It’s the Catholic sisters versus the Koch brothers. That’s one way to look at the upcoming tour of the “Nuns of the Bus” crew, which hits the road next week for the third time in three years, a monthlong trip though 10 key Senate battleground states to campaign against the influence of outside money on politics.
COMMENTARY: Federal workers deserve a living wage
By Simone Campbell — October 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) When workers toiling under the purview of the federal government aren’t making enough to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads, President Obama must do something to lift these workers out of poverty.
Catholics differ at “war on poverty” hearing
By Corrie Mitchell — July 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) At a House Budget committee hearing on Wednesday (July 31), the two prominent Catholics -- Rep. Paul Ryan, R. Wis., and Sister Simone Campbell -- had a chance to square off as the sister testified before Ryan’s committee about hardship in America as the nation nears the 50th anniversary of President Johnson’s 1964 declaration of the “War on Poverty.”
Nuns on the Bus push Congress to pass immigration reform
By Corrie Mitchell — July 25, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The nuns have teamed up with the bishops and have their eyes set on the 61 GOP Catholic House members. More specifically, they are pinpointing lawmakers from Florida, Texas and California.
‘Nuns on the Bus’ kick off immigration tour
By David Gibson — May 29, 2013
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (RNS) With the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, the “Nuns on the Bus” on Wednesday kicked off a cross-country tour for immigration reform aimed at giving a faith-based push to legislation that is hanging in the balance in Congress.
‘Nuns on the Bus’ will hit the road for immigration reform
By David Gibson — May 1, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) The “Nuns on the Bus” are revving up their engines for another national campaign, only this time the Catholic sisters are taking their mobile platform for social justice along the country’s Southern border to push Congress to pass immigration reform.
Interfaith clergy deliver loaves and fish to budget debate
By Caleb K. Bell — March 20, 2013
(RNS) Surrounded by baskets of fish and bread, with the Capitol at their backs, clergy attacked the Republican budget plan that came before the House on Wednesday.
Who should step in to pray at Obama’s inauguration?
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 11, 2013
Here's our list of (real and imagined) possibilities. Some are obvious, some less so. For our betting dollars, we're banking on someone in Louie Giglio's profile: unique but not necessarily a household name.
Nuns on the Bus meet Tea Party protests in Ohio
By David Gibson — October 16, 2012
(RNS) The "Nuns on the Bus" have been a consistently popular and effective faith-based tool for religious progressives this campaign season. But on Monday a group of demonstrators apparently organized by a local Tea Party affiliate met the nuns at a stop in Marietta, Ohio, and provided a far different welcome than the sisters usually receive.
