social justice
Diane Randall: A civil and productive discourse will emerge, out of necessity
By Diane Randall — December 21, 2017
(RNS) We asked Diane Randall of the Friends Committee on National Legislation to consider what 2018 will mean for religion.
Sister Simone Campbell: Time to talk about race, poverty and justice
By Simone Campbell — December 19, 2017
(RNS) We asked Sister Simone Campbell, who leads NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, to consider what 2018 will mean for religion.
Margari Aziza Hill: A time of interfaith mass movement
By Religion News Service — December 19, 2017
(RNS) We asked Margari Aziza Hill, MuslimARC co-founder, to consider what 2018 will mean for religion.
American Muslims should insist on a tax reform that protects the poor
By Zara Ahmad — November 1, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Like Catholic bishops did in the 1980s.
As major cities crack down on panhandling, people of faith wrestle with their consciences
By Bobby Ross Jr. — May 26, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) Ordinances making it a crime to approach vehicles at intersections are touted as safety measures. Civil liberties advocates say the homeless are being treated as 'human blight.'
‘We are the No,’ Cardinal Tobin says as faith leaders vow to support immigrants
By Yonat Shimron — May 5, 2017
NEWARK, N.J. — The interfaith coalition Faith in New Jersey convened imams, pastors, priests and rabbis to urge action amid swift changes to immigration enforcement and health care.
Chicago Cardinal Cupich unveils church-led anti-violence initiative
By David Gibson — April 4, 2017
CHICAGO (RNS) Plans to aid the violence-plagued city will be underscored by a Good Friday procession using the traditional stations of Jesus' way to the cross to commemorate those who have been murdered.
‘We Shall Not Be Moved’ marchers honor King, fight fear of Trump
By Adelle M. Banks — January 14, 2017
(RNS) The mostly African-American throng, smaller than expected due to the rain, heard civic and religious leaders address health care, voting rights, economic equality and police reform.
Trump’s rise and GOP economics may shift Catholic Church’s priorities
By David Gibson — January 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) A conference featuring leading voices from the U.S. hierarchy may be a preview of a new agenda that opposes Republican plans.
Who you calling ‘snowflake’?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 3, 2017
When you call someone a "snowflake," it cuts deep.
Richard Mouw: Despite Trumpism, I’m not quitting evangelicalism
By Richard Mouw — December 13, 2016
(RNS) Anti-Trump evangelicals claim they are giving up on the movement. Richard Mouw, an influential theologian and author, explains why he's not.
Who is the archbishop Pope Francis sends into the streets to help Rome’s migrants?
By Josephine McKenna — October 5, 2016
ROME (RNS) He is Konrad Krajewski, 'Don Corrado,' as he is known, and he is nothing like a typical Vatican official. But there's only so much even he, and the pontiff, can do to help these refugees.
Christian photographer tries Kickstarter campaign for a hotel with a purpose
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 30, 2016
(RNS) What if a hotel could do more? That's the idea behind Jeremy Cowart's Kickstarter for the Purpose Hotel in Nashville, ending Friday (Sept. 2).
Pope Francis treats homeless to pizza and swim at the beach
By Josephine McKenna — August 15, 2016
ROME (RNS) News of the day trips for about 100 indigent Romans comes as the pontiff warns against the Catholic Church becoming too 'bureaucratic.'
Great quote, Tim Kaine, but John Wesley never said that
By David Gibson — July 25, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) The Democratic vice presidential candidate cited a famous saying by the Methodist luminary to show his Catholic affinity with Hillary Clinton. Too bad the quote's a myth.
