(RNS) — ‘The challenges identified in Laudato Si’ are in fact even more relevant today than they were ten years ago.’

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – Pope Leo picks up where Francis left off, when the Latin American pontiff called for a “preferential treatment for the poor” and the need for a “poor church for the poor.”

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nelson served as president of the church up until his death in late September at the age of 101, making him its oldest-ever leader.

(RNS) — In the mid-1970s, a group of high schoolers and their former youth pastor started a church in a movie theater and named it Willow Creek. American religion hasn’t been the same since. The...

(RNS) — Mullally’s appointment is a landmark moment in a broader trend of women’s presence becoming gradually stronger in her denomination.

(RNS) — To be a Zionist is to live with faith. Even after Oct. 7, even after all the heartbreak, we believe honey can follow ashes, that hope can rise from horror.

LONDON (AP) — There has been an increased police presence at the scene and other places of worship across Sussex, a region in southeastern England, to provide reassurance, Sussex Police said.

(RNS) — The museum, devoted to the history of Christian and gospel music, opened late last week in Nashville. Organizers say it’s a sign Christian music is experiencing a revival.

NEW YORK (RNS) — Adams’ legacy among faith communities is marked by an unprecedented partnership that brought congregations to the front lines of city governance in ways no modern mayor had before.

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who...

(RNS) — To be a Zionist is to live with faith. Even after Oct. 7, even after all the heartbreak, we believe honey can follow ashes, that hope can rise from horror.

(RNS) — The museum, devoted to the history of Christian and gospel music, opened late last week in Nashville. Organizers say it’s a sign Christian music is experiencing a revival.

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel has battered its enemies across the region and laid waste to Gaza. But as it marks another grim war anniversary on Tuesday, it has yet to return the last 48 hostages...

(RNS) — The deportees, who include other minorities, may face harsh penalties for their religious beliefs upon return to the Islamic Republic. 

The Vatican-Israel dispute over Church taxes in Jerusalem remains unresolved after 30 years.

JERUSALEM (RNS) — A study published near the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, examined the war and Jewish religion in Israel in real time.

As the Vatican Apostolic Library digitizes some of its historic collection, other historic Catholic institutions in Rome are going even more high tech.

LONDON (AP) — There has been an increased police presence at the scene and other places of worship across Sussex, a region in southeastern England, to provide reassurance, Sussex Police said.

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel has battered its enemies across the region and laid waste to Gaza. But as it marks another grim war anniversary on Tuesday, it has yet to return the last 48 hostages...