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In Germany, right-wing ‘Christfluencers’ hope to follow the US religious right
(RNS) — Radicalized by COVID-19 and anger over immigration, right-wing pastors like Tobias Riemenschneider in Germany hope to gain followers by promoting conservative Christian views and politics. They have looked to rel…
Immigration policy divides us. Whether to show up for people hurt by it shouldn’t.
(RNS) — In time of a humanitarian crisis, Mary Ellen Giess argues that interfaith communities in Springfield are showing what’s possible.…
Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — The escalation — especially Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and its shipping in the Red Sea — adds pressure on global oil supplies and prices, and that could give Iran leverage in its war wi…
What is Zionism? The different meanings of a contested term
(The Conversation) — Zionism’s definition may seem simple, but it’s been debated for more than a century. In reality, there are multiple ‘Zionisms,’ not just one.…
Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter…
A Christian pastor called Arapaho ceremonies ‘idol worship.’ Now the tribe wants her church gone
ARAPAHOE, Wyo. (AP) — The two rituals have unfolded in parallel since the Christian church's pastor, Sarah Lucas, preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.…
New Book Helps Readers Cultivate Daily Habits and Holy Rhythms of Bible Reading, Prayer and Devotion
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Al Mohler reverses course, rejects blasphemy laws after controversy
(RNS) — The longtime president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary said he erred in saying the government should be able to punish those who don’t believe God was part of America’s founding.…
What to do with a Gospel text that asks us to forgive two days after 9/11?
(RNS) — Killings and torture lead to more killings and torture. A balance is never achieved. Vengeance inspires more vengeance.…
T.D. Jakes’ megachurch pays tribute to his 50 years of ministry
(RNS) — ‘The Potter's House is never just Bishop Jakes,’ he told his megachurch congregation. ‘It never was, and it never will be.’…
Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it’s Vatican employees who get the gift
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican published a papal decree repealing 2021 salary cuts that Pope Francis had imposed on many Vatican employees as part of the Holy See’s COVID-19 cost-saving measures.…
Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Even congregations uninvolved in the court cases say they’re still feeling the repercussions of the weekslong surge in immigration operations last winter.…
Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina
(AP) — The prayer was delivered by Pastor Daimon L. King, a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records.…
UK lawmakers vote down bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales
LONDON (AP) — Many individual lawmakers relayed their own stories both in favor of and against the proposal. The government took a neutral stance, meaning lawmakers voted according to their consciences rather than along …
The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over
(AP) — The mounting economic pressure on Iran has yet to stoke an uprising, and if its leaders are backed into a corner, they may opt for military escalation rather than capitulation.…
The RSS’s interfaith photo op tried to hide the truth
(RNS) — Oneness is not a word you say but a record you build.…
Eiffel Tower reopens after strike over limits on women staff during Hindu delegation visit
PARIS (AP) — The group, known as BAPS, is a worldwide religious and civic organization within the Swaminarayan sect, a branch of Hinduism.…
UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements and accuses settlers of ‘ethnic cleansing’
LONDON (AP) — France and Canada announced they would take similar action in an attempt to prevent expanding settlements and growing violence from making it impossible to establish a future Palestinian state.…
30 years after her death, Gilda embodies Argentina’s enduring faith in folk saints
CEIBAS, Argentina (AP) — At a chapel near the site of the accident, some fans knelt in prayer, emotion welling in their eyes. Others sang and danced raucously to her greatest hits.…
Pope Leo XIV unveils a fresco at the sanctuary where he prayed after his election last year
GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Leo unveiled the portrait before celebrating Mass with his fellow Augustinian brothers at the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel in the medieval village of Genazzano south of Rome.…
Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those feared lost as some missing tourists make contact
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Some families in Nuwakot, one of Nepal's worst-affected districts, have held symbolic funerals for relatives still missing, hoping to free their souls after they were presumed dead.…