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 150 […]

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 Paris, […]

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 recalled […]

(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 feature […]

SBTC: LIVE from New York! Our first live episode, coming to you from Religion News Service’s 90th anniversary gala in the heart of Manhattan. Games! Guests! Swag! It’s our first live episode, coming to you from Religion News Service’s 90th anniversary symposium and gala (90 years!) in the heart of Manhattan. Our live audience […]

CHICAGO (RNS) — After six years without hitting the road for a political advocacy tour, the Nuns on the Bus are back, and this time they have brought friends along for the ride. Organized by Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, the cross-country tour kicked off on Sept. 30 in Philadelphia and will end in […]

-Available October 9- OMAHA, Neb. — This is not just another documentary about a saintly priest. It’s a fight for America’s youth and a documentary about a priest whose mission changed the trajectory for incarcerated youth in America.This month, a new documentary film called BLUE BABY brings audiences the exclusive story of eight incarcerated youth […]

(RNS) — The ad begins with a clip of renowned evangelist the Rev. Billy Graham, wearing glasses, a gray suit and tie, leaning in toward a pulpit. “But you must realize that in the last days, the times will be full of danger,” Graham declares. “Men will become utterly self-centered and greedy for money.” Suddenly, […]

PITTSBURGH (RNS) — On a blocked-off street behind the Jewish Community Center in the bustling heart of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, roughly 1,000 people stood shoulder to shoulder Monday (Oct. 7) to commemorate the Hamas massacre in southern Israel a year ago. Some waved Israeli flags or held images of hostages. A wide diversity of […]

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — For the 10th time, Pope Francis has appointed a new crop of cardinals, meaning that he has appointed about 80 percent of the cardinals who will elect the next pope. Twenty-one cardinals will be created on Dec. 8, only one of which is over 80 years of age and therefore ineligible […]