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Saying goodbye to couple who were married and massacred at Tree of Life
By Yonat Shimron — November 1, 2018
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — Sylvan and Bernice Simon were killed in what has been described as the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history.
Does Trump encourage white supremacists? Faith groups divided in survey
By Adelle M. Banks — October 30, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The PRRI survey found sharp religious and racial divides over police brutality, immigration and churches' handling of #MeToo-related issues.
Jeff Sessions speech interrupted by Methodist, Baptist clergy
By Jack Jenkins — October 29, 2018
(RNS) — 'I interrupted Attorney General Sessions today because his entire political agenda is antithetical to the gospel of Jesus Christ,' one of the pastors said.
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting shakes the city’s iconic Jewish neighborhood
By Ben Sales — October 29, 2018
(JTA) — In many other cities, historic Jewish communities have moved to other neighborhoods or to the suburbs, but Squirrel Hill and its immediate environs have remained the home of Pittsburgh’s Jews.
Police: Synagogue gunman said he wanted all Jews to die
By The Associated Press — October 28, 2018
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities said Robert Gregory Bowers was armed with an AR-15 rifle and three handguns in the attack and told an officer 'that he wanted all Jews to die.'
At least 10 dead in Pittsburgh synagogue attack
By The Associated Press — October 27, 2018
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It comes amid a rash of high-profile attacks in an increasingly divided country, including the series of pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats.
Photos of the Week
By Kit Doyle — October 26, 2018
This week’s gallery includes disappearing Moroccan tattoos, Catholic clergy abuse protests in Pennsylvania, and more.
At Vatican summit, millennial Catholics have no vote but do have a voice
By David Gibson — October 26, 2018
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — To change the narrative of scandal, the millennials say, the bishops must keep the conversation going, not just with young Catholics but with those alienated from religion as well.
For ICE detainees, access to clergy is infrequent or absent altogether, rights groups say
By Tom Verde — October 25, 2018
(RNS) — For detainees, comfort from clergy and faith in God are often the only glimmers of hope in a climate of deep despair.
A young Uighur American cries out for justice
By Yonat Shimron — October 24, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Aydin Anwar, the president of Duke University's Muslim Students Association, rallies on behalf of Uighurs facing persecution in China. It's a lonely cause.
Facing scandal and division, US Catholic bishops to hold unprecedented retreat
By Paul O'Donnell — October 23, 2018
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Catholic bishops of the U.S. announced Tuesday (Oct. 23) that at the behest of Pope Francis they will meet for a weeklong retreat in Chicago in January.
Museum of the Bible pulls Dead Sea Scroll fragments found to be forged
By Yonat Shimron — October 22, 2018
(RNS) — This is not the first time the museum has faced questions about the problematic origins of some of its antiquities.
Eugene Peterson, author of ‘The Message’ and pastor to other pastors, dies
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 22, 2018
(RNS) — Among Peterson's last words were, 'Let's go,' according to a statement from his family.
Photos of the Week
By Kit Doyle — October 19, 2018
This week’s gallery includes images from Hindu festival celebrations in Asia, Mapuche marches in Chile and more.
Clergywomen numbers increased significantly in two decades, sometimes equaling men
By Adelle M. Banks — October 18, 2018
(RNS) — The two traditions with the highest percentages of women clergy, according to the ‘State of Clergywomen in the U.S.,’ were the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ.
