How NYC faith-based food banks, shelters are adapting to ICE fear
[ad_1] NEW YORK (RNS) — As United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has intensified activity across New York City, faith-based shelters, food assistance programs and
Churches can endorse politicians, IRS says in court filing
[ad_1] (RNS) — For years, conservative legal groups have argued that an IRS rule barring churches from endorsing candidates was unconstitutional. Now the IRS agrees. In
On Ashura, we’re called to resist promises of false freedom
[ad_1] (RNS) — Ashura, the 10th day of the first month in the Islamic calendar, falls this year on Saturday (July 5). A sacred day
At the Vatican, experts challenge the rules of global debt and finance
[ad_1] VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Some of the most provocative recent proposals challenging global inequality and international debt are not the work of Ivy League
Whither America? July 4th with Dr. Robert P. Jones
[ad_1] What does falling off a bike have to do with the state of our nation? Is America going through an identity crisis – just
Pro-immigrant protest is redefining the role of the minister in civil rights
[ad_1] (RNS) — Footage from America’s most recent mass protests shows clergy on the frontlines. Black preachers lock arms with rabbis to form a line
Sisters of Charity of New York to join national ‘Sisters Speak Out’ day of action from Mount Saint Vincent
[ad_1] BRONX, N.Y. — On Tuesday, June 24 at 3:00 p.m., the Sisters of Charity of New York will join with congregations across the country
If Dylan could sing about Israel and Iran
[ad_1] (RNS) — In Israel, ever since Oct. 7, 2023, when you meet someone on the street, you ask the casual question: “Ma shlomech?” or
Aid effort underway as Israel braces for more missile strikes
[ad_1] Joseph Project International, largest importer of aid, unleashes ‘truckloads of compassion’ TEL AVIV, Israel — The largest importer of humanitarian aid in Israel is delivering
In ‘Becoming Baba,’ a Muslim inquires into the nature of a faith-informed fatherhood
[ad_1] (RNS) — As far as Aymann Ismail remembers, his father embraced fatherhood naturally, embodying a strong and pious figure in his household. But when