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Seven states launch investigations in wake of Pennsylvania clergy sex abuse report
By Jack Jenkins — September 6, 2018
(RNS) — Law enforcement officials in at least seven states appear to be launching their own inquiries of their Catholic dioceses, focusing on church files thought to contain decades of allegations of child sex abuse by priests.
With Voting Rights Act weakened, black church networks seek more voters
By Adelle M. Banks — September 5, 2018
(RNS) — Five years after the Supreme Court invalidated a key provision of the act, and with voters in almost two dozen states facing stricter rules, black denominations are working to get more people to the ballot box in November.
Bobi Wine case heightens tensions between Museveni and Uganda church leaders
By Doreen Ajiambo — September 4, 2018
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — Uganda’s government is trying to prevent faith groups from becoming another voice in the country to speak out against its president’s human rights violations.
Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary
By Randy Herschaft — September 2, 2018
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Once a major center of Jewish life, the city is observing the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of its Jewish population by honoring those working to preserve what they can of that vanished world.
Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations
By Grant Schulte — September 2, 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Critics say the Diocese of Lincoln is now paying the price for its unwillingness to participate in key reforms enacted in the wake of the 2002 Boston clergy abuse scandal.
Photos of the Week
By Kit Doyle — September 1, 2018
(RNS) — This week’s gallery includes images from the funerary rites for John McCain, the Pope's visit to Ireland and more.
Evangelicals’ White House meetings illegal, church-state watchdog says
By Adelle M. Banks — August 31, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Americans United said the informal group is violating the 1972 Federal Advisory Committee Act established to provide greater transparency for the executive branch.
Indonesian president invokes ‘Pancasila’ to counter rising Islamism
By Nithin Coca — August 30, 2018
(RNS) — Pancasila, a set of founding principles including 'belief in the the One and Only God,' has historically demanded respect for the country's six formally recognized faiths.
New poll finds even religious Americans feel the good vibrations
By Yonat Shimron — August 29, 2018
(RNS) — Most Americans mix traditional faith with beliefs in psychics, reincarnation and spiritual energy they say can be found in mountains, trees and crystals.
Anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot headlines UK Christian music festival
By Rosie Dawson — August 29, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — At Greenbelt, Britain's foremost Christian rock gathering, the Russian punk band's leader, Maria Alyokhina, claimed the band should be understood as a 'Christian gesture.'
Catholic schools struggle to accommodate disabilities
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — August 28, 2018
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) — Disability practices aren’t uniform across Catholic schools, and families wanting a Catholic education for their disabled children face tough choices.
Pope Francis closes Ireland visit with appeals to divided Catholics
By Christine A. Scheller — August 27, 2018
DUBLIN (RNS) — For many, Pope Francis' visit to Ireland was clouded by the latest revelations of clergy sex abuse in the U.S. and Australia and Catholic bishops' attempts to cover them up.
Sen. John McCain: Known as a veteran but also a man of quiet faith
By Adelle M. Banks — August 27, 2018
(RNS) — The longtime Arizona Republican senator, a former prisoner of war who embraced patriotism loudly and religion quietly, died Saturday (Aug. 25) at the age of 81.
Irish bishops announce divestment from fossil fuels ahead of the pope’s visit
By Christine A. Scheller — August 25, 2018
DUBLIN (RNS) — The move comes in response to Francis’ 2015 environmental encyclical, “Laudato Si,” and follows the introduction of a bill in the Irish Parliament requiring the country’s sovereign wealth fund to divest from all fossil fuels.
Photos of the Week
By Kit Doyle — August 25, 2018
This week’s gallery includes hajj pilgrims, Eid al-Adha celebrations, the Rohingya refugee anniversary and more.
