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Photos of the Week
By Kit Doyle — June 23, 2018
(RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s gallery includes images from International Yoga Day, World Refugee Day and more.
Facebook vows to fight hate speech, but it may be too late for Rohingya Muslims
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 22, 2018
(RNS) — Facebook knows it needs to do more to combat hate speech against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
A battle over ‘Catholic identity’ at Catholic University of America
By Jack Jenkins — June 21, 2018
(RNS) — Ongoing feuds between faculty and administrators signal a deeper struggle over how the school defines that term — and itself.
Retired Cardinal McCarrick pulled from ministry after sex abuse claim deemed credible
By Jack Jenkins — June 20, 2018
(RNS) — A sexual abuse allegation made against a top retired U.S. Catholic cleric, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, has been deemed 'credible and substantiated' by church authorities, who ordered McCarrick to cease all public activities.
Egypt fights Islamic extremism by allowing women leaders at mosques
By Amr El Tohamy — June 20, 2018
CAIRO (RNS) — The move to introduce women preachers – wa’ezzat in Arabic – marks the first time females have formally addressed worshippers in these spaces as officially sanctioned clergy.
More than 600 United Methodists file formal church complaint against Jeff Sessions
By Jack Jenkins — June 19, 2018
(RNS) — More than 600 United Methodist clergy and laypeople have signed a formal denominational complaint against fellow United Methodist Attorney General Jeff Sessions, condemning his role in the Trump administration's border policy.
600 United Methodists file church complaint against Jeff Sessions
By Jack Jenkins — June 19, 2018
(RNS) — More than 600 United Methodist clergy and laypeople have signed a formal denominational complaint against fellow United Methodist Attorney General Jeff Sessions, condemning his role in the Trump administration's border policy.
Trinidad and Tobago Catholics come to aid of Venezuelan refugees
By Melissa Williams-Sambrano — June 18, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (RNS) — Following the April deportation, Archbishop of Port of Spain Charles Jason Gordon spoke out against the government’s treatment of Venezuelans and other refugees. He warned citizens against being 'stingy' — and his new initiative is anything but.
Trinidad and Tobago Catholics aid Venezuelan migrants amid government crackdown
By Melissa Williams-Sambrano — June 18, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (RNS) — Following the April deportation, Archbishop of Port of Spain Charles Jason Gordon spoke out against the government’s treatment of Venezuelans and other refugees. He warned citizens against being 'stingy' — and his new initiative is anything but.
At Catholic bishops conference, a deeper embrace of Pope Francis
By Jack Jenkins — June 15, 2018
(RNS) — The spring meeting of Catholic bishops made headlines with their stern critique of the Trump administration's immigration policies, a political splash for a group that has struggled to remain relevant in the Trump era.
At Catholic bishops conference, a deeper embrace of Pope Francis — and relevancy
By Jack Jenkins — June 15, 2018
(RNS) — The spring meeting of Catholic bishops made headlines with their stern critique of the Trump administration's immigration policies, a political splash for a group that has struggled to remain relevant in the Trump era.
Presbyterians aim to revive mainline denomination
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 14, 2018
(RNS) — As the Presbyterian Church (USA) prepares for its biennial General Assembly in St. Louis beginning Saturday (June 16), many PCUSA leaders are hoping to bring reform to the dwindling mainline Protestant denomination.
Southern Baptists mull what’s next on confronting abuse
By Adelle M. Banks — June 14, 2018
DALLAS (RNS) — New SBC President J.D. Greear said he is 'very open to anything that can lead to a greater transparency and greater safety and that prioritizes the safety of the victim above everything.'
A year later, Britain remembers 72 killed in fire and faith groups’ response
By Catherine Pepinster — June 14, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — The Rev. Alan Everett vividly remembers the early morning hours of June 14, 2017. Flames were engulfing the 24-story apartment building near his church, St. Clement’s in Notting Dale, and he did what came naturally: invite in the weary, fearful and displaced. “Opening the doors and switching on the lights was the […]
Catholic bishops rebuke Trump’s asylum changes, suggest ‘canonical penalties’
By Jack Jenkins — June 13, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (RNS) — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered a rebuke of the Trump administration's recent immigration polices at the group's spring conference as individual bishops urged protests.
