RELIGION

Thank God We’re Not A Christian Nation

A critical election year is already in full swing, and faith communities have an important role to play to help…

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Sharon Brous on the power of saying ‘amen’ in a broken world

(RNS) — Rabbi Sharon Brous is one of the most prominent rabbis in the U.S., known for injecting Jewish life…

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Mike Pence writes messages on bombs meant for Lebanon. Would Jesus do that?

(RNS) — Mike Pence, once the vice president of the United States, signed his name on Israeli artillery shells intended to…

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The passages that got John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ banned by a Florida county

(RNS) — In its effort to comply with a new state rule in Florida that bans sexual content in books…

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In a secular age, some young Americans still choose religious life

(RNS) — In an America where institutional religious practice itself is on the wane, a good Catholic sister — or…

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RNS reporters look ahead to the big religion stories they expect in 2024

(RNS) — As America gears up for another presidential election — with an expected repeat of the 2020 candidate face-off…

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The most important stories from the Vatican in 2023

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a year that began with the funeral of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who marked the…

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The Spiritual Power of Humor With Rev. Susan Sparks

 It may feel like there’s little to laugh about these days… But the fact is, seeking out joy and…

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What Mary knew

(RNS) — ’Tis the season for songs about expectant mothers and newborn kings — which is tough for those of…

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