RELIGION

What is an encyclical? Inside Pope Leo’s urgent warning about AI and the ‘culture of power’

(RNS) — Like the encyclicals of his predecessors across the last 135 years, Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding…

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Alan Chambers, former Exodus International leader, charged with soliciting minor

(RNS) — The former leader of a now-defunct ex-gay ministry was arrested in Florida on Tuesday morning (May 19) in…

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Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists

As an independent nonprofit, RNS believes everyone should have access to coverage of religion that is fair, thoughtful and inclusive.…

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Trump’s May 17 rally is part of 250 years of failed attempts at a Christian nation

(RNS) — Although not known for his piety or his deep knowledge of the Bible or matters of Christian theology,…

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Joni Lamb, Daystar TV ministry co-founder, dies at 65

(RNS) — Joni Lamb, the co-founder of Daystar Television Network, a prominent Christian television ministry, died Thursday (May 7). She…

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MLK was teen agnostic who rediscovered faith on a tobacco farm, new book reveals

(RNS) — Child orator. Farmhand. Agnostic. Only one of those titles would be commonly guessed to describe the Rev. Martin…

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Anti-Christian bias task force blasts Biden for targeting ‘traditional Christians’

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A new government report accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of fomenting “anti-Christian bias” is being met with…

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Pope Leo’s Africa visit raises the question: Is the continent really the church’s future?

(RNS) — During his recent visit to Africa, Pope Leo XIV was encouraging to a continent where religion, family and…

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