U.S. Postal Service
Supreme Court ruling in favor of mail carrier celebrated across religious spectrum
By Yonat Shimron — June 29, 2023
(RNS) — Many U.S. religious minorities said the ruling was a much-needed corrective to the challenges they face in balancing their work with their sincerely held religious practices.
Progressive National Baptists, AFL-CIO reunite for midterms voter initiative
By Adelle M. Banks — August 11, 2022
(RNS) — ‘We want to make that connection between the two and we want these two entities to feel comfortable again as they did in the ’60s,’ a Baptist leader said.
2 Catholics to be honored on US stamps in 2017
By Mark A. Kellner — September 27, 2016
(RNS) The Postal Service does not typically commemorate individuals involved in religion, and the two men's faith was not the most important factor in their selection.
In a first, US stamp to celebrate a Hindu holiday
By Adelle M. Banks — August 24, 2016
(RNS) Muslims, Jews and Christians have long had stamps recognizing their holidays. Now it's Hindus' turn.
AME Church founder honored with postage stamp
By Adelle M. Banks — February 1, 2016
(RNS) The U.S. Postal Service called Richard Allen “an inspiring figure whose life and work resonate profoundly in American history.”
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ stamp goes on sale
By Mary Bowerman — October 1, 2015
The booklet of 20 stamps features 10 still frames from the 1965 TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” celebrating the classic’s 50th anniversary.
What imams talk about during Eid
By Omar Sacirbey — August 8, 2013
(RNS) “The Eid khutba is like the State of the Union address,” said Oklahoma-born convert Suhaib Webb, referring to the sermons Muslims heard at mosques around the U.S. as they celebrated the end of Ramadan.
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