[ad_1] (RNS) — Most American churches navigated the patchwork of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings by periodically closing their doors and broadcasting services online instead. But for almost half of U.S. Orthodox Christians, whose liturgy involves processions, incense, kissing icons and crosses and receiving Communion from a shared spoon and chalice, liturgical services continued for […]

[ad_1] CHICAGO (RNS) — On Friday (Aug. 23), the day after the Democratic National Convention ended and delegates and politicians, journalists, technicians and stagehands all caught their flights home from Chicago, residents of “Little Palestine,” in the suburb of Bridgeview, just outside the city line, tried to move on from a week in the spotlight. […]

[ad_1] (The Conversation) — The Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006 of a rare form of leukemia at age 15, will soon become the Catholic Church’s first “millennial saint.” Acutis was a computer programmer who created virtual exhibitions and databases on Eucharistic miracles – when the bread and wine are believed to change […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — Arab Americans, Muslim Americans and their interfaith allies spent much of Thursday (Aug. 22) pushing Democratic officials to allow a Palestinian American to speak from the party convention’s main stage, to convey a message of solidarity despite the party’s so-far consistent support for Israel in its prosecution of the war in Gaza. […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — This summer we remember a political tragedy from 50 years ago that many at the time considered the greatest constitutional crisis since the Civil War. What became known as the Watergate scandal began a series of questionable and illegal actions during the Richard Nixon administration that first came to light with the […]

[ad_1] Meeting a man. Moving apartments. Literally just moving. Maybe it’s a product of living in NYC, but it seems like you can’t walk outside your door these days without dropping mad cash. It has recently occurred to Katelyn that, whatever big life decisions she makes, they will assuredly require some financial investment. Experts say […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — In bodycam footage from an April 2023 traffic stop in rural Ohio, an unseen law enforcement officer approaches a spartan black buggy, typical of vehicles used by the Swartzentruber Amish, and asks the two young men inside if they’ve ever received a ticket.  “I think I’m going to tow your buggy, unless […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — Sitting for an interview at the Republican National Convention in July, Caroline Sunshine, a communications staffer with former President Donald Trump’s campaign, laid plain what she thinks about Democrats and faith. “I think the left is godless,” Sunshine told Fox News. But that claim was hard to square with what happened Monday […]

[ad_1] Father Spitzer’s new book delivers comprehensive scientific evidence for Catholicism SAN FRANCISCO — At a time when truth is ever harder to distinguish from lies, Father Robert Spitzer, S.J. takes his mastery of the inextricable ties between science and faith to a new level in his new book, CHRIST, SCIENCE, AND REASON: WHAT WE […]

[ad_1] (RNS) — Flush with excitement at the nomination of Kamala Harris to the top of its presidential ticket, the Democratic National Convention opened at Chicago’s United Center on Monday (Aug. 19), projecting energy and emphasizing unity. But for many faith-based activists, the convention will be a culmination of months of activism and protest against […]