- August 28, 2025
Minneapolis Catholic schoolchildren listened to a prayer, then ducked for cover from gunfire
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In the vaulted church of a Catholic school in Minneapolis, the pews were packed with teachers, parents and schoolchildren listening to a
New PBS documentary explores love and loss in Islamic stories
(RNS) — In May of 2022, in the middle of her master’s degree at Harvard Divinity School, Ariella Gayotto Hohl lost her father to cancer.
Why has Canada embraced euthanasia?
(RNS) — No country in the world has gone as far as Canada in enabling people to die if they want to. And a lot
Photos of the Week: 80th atomic bombing anniversary, Argentine saint pilgrimage
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Japan, patron saint of work traditions in Argentina and more.
A Conversation With John Fugelsang
This week on The State of Belief, truth through comedy. Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes comedic genius John Fugelsang, author of the new book Separation
Brooklyn’s Black church choirs persist amid attendance decline, gentrification
NEW YORK (RNS) — On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, nicknamed the borough of churches, the muffled sounds of choir singers, hand‑claps and Hammond organs can
Why we need women’s mosques
(RNS) — In late March, Rabi’a Keeble, the founder of Qal’bu Maryam, a women-centered mosque in Berkeley, California, announced her decision to close the place
This Tisha B’Av, some Jews are mourning another destruction
(RNS) — The day marking the destruction of the first and second temples in ancient Jerusalem is traditionally observed by fasting, mourning and lamentation. But
Head of China’s famous Shaolin Temple under investigation on suspicion of embezzling funds
BEIJING (AP) — China’s famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds
Washington state shows how to botch a child protection law
(RNS) — Last week, a federal judge issued an injunction barring the state of Washington from enforcing an amendment to the state’s mandatory reporting law
