[ad_1] BERLIN (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday it’s important that allies’ aid to Ukraine doesn’t decrease next year as he received a pledge of a new weapons package from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on a European tour meant to win backing for his “victory plan” aimed at ending the war with Russia. Zelenskyy […]

[ad_1] Breaking tradition, shaking party lines The changing political landscape of Hindu Americans: We explore their shifting alliances from traditional Democratic loyalties to a growing alignment with the right. Host Amanda Henderson and RNS Hindu reporter Richa Karmarkar discuss the factors driving this transformation, from the influence of leaders like Kamala Harris and […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — America’s pastors are tired. The decline of organized religion, the aftermath of a worldwide pandemic, political polarization — and the burden of caring for their congregation’s soul — have left many clergy feeling burned out and wondering how long they can hang on. The title of a 2024 report from the Hartford […]

[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On the eve of World War II, Nazis in Austria seized a pastel by renowned impressionist artist Claude Monet, selling it off and sparking a family’s decadeslong search that culminated Wednesday in New Orleans. At an FBI field office, agents lifted a blue veil covering the Monet pastel and presented […]

[ad_1]  In his new book, Dr. Matthew D. Taylor sheds light on the alarming rise of authoritarianism in Christian nationalist movements. In The Violent Take It By Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, Matthew explores the rise of the New Apostolic Reformation, a radical movement within American evangelicalism that is mobilizing […]

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — When Bishop Joseph Espaillat, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of New York, took the stage in front of hundreds of Spanish-speaking Latino Catholics at the National Eucharistic Congress on July 20, he was ready to deliver some hard truths. “Many of you don’t engage in formation,” he challenged in Spanish. “Ouch,” […]

[ad_1] Religion News Service marked its 90th anniversary in New York City on Sept. 10, with speakers and panels that drew clear parallels between the world of the 1930s and today and highlighted the role journalism can play in providing hope. The daylong symposium and evening gala at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus gathered more than […]

[ad_1] VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis and his advisers at the Vatican on Friday (Oct. 11), where he said they discussed the hostage situation in Ukraine and the means to promote peace. The Vatican was the third stop of Zelenskyy’s 48-hour, four-city tour of Europe, after London and […]

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (RNS) — After 10 years of leading the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Shirley Hoogstra has a new title: president emerita. One of her last tasks as president involved her frequent role as a speaker in a higher education setting. “You often don’t know what God is up to until later,” Hoogstra […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — On Yom Kippur (Oct. 12), the holiest day of the Jewish year, hundreds of Jews will gather at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza for a religious service to publicly mourn the lives of Palestinians killed by Israelis over the past year. The service, part of the afternoon Yom Kippur liturgy called Yizkor, will […]