30+ min ago  (871+ words) (RNS) " David E. Anderson, who was editor of Religion News Service from 1997 to 2004 and a signal voice on the religion beat for two decades as a reporter for United Press International, has died at age 84. His wife, Margaret Hoven, said Anderson,…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (557+ words) But for people of color and Muslims who planned to show up, the advice was particularly ominous. Decide for yourself if you feel comfortable joining the protest planned for outside of the meeting or to speak inside. If you go,…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (656+ words) (RNS) " For me, the moment that defined the late Rev. Jesse Jackson was the celebratory rally after Barack Obama won the presidency. I was watching it on television with my father, of blessed memory. When the camera focused on Jackson,…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (443+ words) (RNS) " Judging from how in demand therapist Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is these days, it seems Mormons really want to talk about sex. Well, not offending them most of the time. Around 15 years ago when she did an event for a local…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago  (32+ words) Each week RNS presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week's photo selection includes Carnival traditions around the world, the start of Ramadan, Ash Wednesday and more....

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (535+ words) WASHINGTON (RNS) " A group of nearly 400 prominent Christian leaders called President Donald Trump's administration "cruel and oppressive" and accused the government of being corrupted by an aberrant form of Christianity, in an Ash Wednesday (Feb. 18) statement." The statement, provided exclusively…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1717+ words) NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) " Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, entered the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility Wednesday morning (Feb. 18) to celebrate an Ash Wednesday Mass for detainees. Newark Auxiliary Bishops Pedro Bismarck Chau, Manuel Cruz…...

1+ day, 52+ min ago  (153+ words) After their conversation with financial expert Bobbi Rebell, Tom and Amber return to a surprisingly thorny question: How much should we tell our kids about our money? From sharing your income to explaining a budget cut, they explore the delicate…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (415+ words) It was only after a painful church split in my early adulthood that I began wandering into traditions unfamiliar to me. One February evening I found myself at a small Lutheran church and, for the first time, received the imposition…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (192+ words) What religious silence reveals when power moves faster than conscience (RNS) " Religious leaders stayed quiet after the United States seized Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro and flew him to New York to face drug charges " a dramatic move that scrambled political…...