Items by Religion News Service

US rabbis outraged by Israeli rabbinical court’s treatment of convert

July 18, 2016, 7:17 EDT

Evangelicals gather for prayer rally in Washington

July 18, 2016, 7:13 EDT

Five faith facts on Mike Pence: A ‘born-again, evangelical Catholic’

July 15, 2016, 15:34 EDT

Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree sees ‘blessing’ despite Alzheimer’s

July 11, 2016, 7:17 EDT

Michele Bachmann, James Dobson join Trump evangelical advisory board

June 22, 2016, 12:17 EDT

India’s Muslim women seek to ban ‘triple talaq’ divorce law

June 22, 2016, 6:53 EDT

Evangelicals give Trump much-needed boost after Manhattan summit

June 22, 2016, 6:50 EDT

Southern Baptist officials: discontinue display of Confederate flag

June 15, 2016, 14:16 EDT

Meet Jewish America’s first ambassador to Muslims

May 23, 2016, 6:46 EDT

African Methodists worry about church that brought them Christianity

May 20, 2016, 15:51 EDT

Q&A: Meet first Jewish American ambassador to Muslims

May 20, 2016, 15:42 EDT

Study: Congregational diversity leads to church attendance decline

May 17, 2016, 14:03 EDT

Biden, Boehner receive high Catholic honor

May 16, 2016, 17:51 EDT

World Vision president: Treat refugees as guests

May 16, 2016, 17:44 EDT

French government battles intolerance with new public relations campaign

May 10, 2016, 6:27 EDT

Andover Newton to partner with Yale, shutter Mass. campus

May 5, 2016, 12:07 EDT

Report: Religious freedom deteriorating around the world

May 5, 2016, 6:40 EDT

Yale names residential college after Episcopal saint

April 29, 2016, 6:25 EDT

New book claims atheist Christopher Hitchens considered Christianity before his death

April 20, 2016, 15:46 EDT

Faith-based groups rush to aid quake-stricken Ecuador

April 20, 2016, 13:12 EDT

New study sheds light on Latino Jews in US

April 15, 2016, 7:42 EDT

Majority of Scots have no religion, study finds

April 5, 2016, 17:02 EDT

Pope Francis appeals for global peace on Easter

March 28, 2016, 13:07 EDT

‘Miracles From Heaven’ mom talks faith, illness, Jennifer Garner

March 25, 2016, 15:52 EDT

Gallery: Holy Week around the world

March 24, 2016, 5:00 EDT

French woman escapes ISIS to tell about its horrors

March 23, 2016, 13:34 EDT

Election campaign makes some evangelicals reject name

March 16, 2016, 6:51 EDT

Finding contemporary religious high art: A Q&A with Aaron Rosen

March 9, 2016, 14:47 EST

China’s efforts to mold Christianity in its own image draw resistance

March 9, 2016, 10:37 EST

Could Sri Srinivasan be the first Hindu on the Supreme Court?

February 18, 2016, 6:36 EST

Cardinal O’Malley: clergy have responsibility to report abuse

February 16, 2016, 16:14 EST

Despite apology, professor Larycia Hawkins leaves Wheaton College

February 9, 2016, 10:03 EST

5 faith facts about Ted Cruz: It’s all about God’s work

February 9, 2016, 5:00 EST

5 faith facts about Donald Trump: a Bible-collecting Presbyterian

February 9, 2016, 5:00 EST

5 faith facts about Bernie Sanders: Unabashedly irreligious

February 8, 2016, 11:19 EST

5 faith facts about Hillary Clinton: Social Gospel Methodist to the core

February 8, 2016, 11:14 EST

5 faith facts about John Kasich: ‘God is with me wherever I happen to be’

February 8, 2016, 11:10 EST

5 faith facts about Jeb Bush: Catholicism ‘resonated with me’

February 8, 2016, 11:05 EST

5 faith facts about Carly Fiorina: ‘What you make of yourself is your gift to God’

February 5, 2016, 15:38 EST

5 faith facts about Marco Rubio: Once a Catholic, always a Catholic

February 5, 2016, 15:32 EST

5 faith facts about Chris Christie: Cradle Catholic and member of the Church of Bruce

February 5, 2016, 15:27 EST

Bernie Sanders disappoints some atheists with his ‘very strong religious’ feelings

February 5, 2016, 15:15 EST

A Paris butcher offers a lesson in interfaith ties

February 5, 2016, 6:29 EST

West Point cadets fight ISIS with Facebook

February 4, 2016, 10:19 EST

President Obama nominates Rachel Held Evans, others as faith advisers

February 3, 2016, 9:31 EST

Muslim Americans involved in terrorism ‘rose dramatically’ in 2015

February 3, 2016, 6:31 EST

Voters warm to candidates who are not religious

January 27, 2016, 14:25 EST

Vows and body piercings abound as Hindus celebrate Thaipusam in Malaysia

January 26, 2016, 11:42 EST

Iranian-American pastor expected back in the US

January 21, 2016, 10:33 EST

Video: Delve into the history of the Baha’i faith

January 15, 2016, 13:39 EST

Episcopal Church suspended from Anglican Communion

January 14, 2016, 18:14 EST

Catholics and Lutherans to worship together at Reformation anniversary

January 14, 2016, 11:39 EST

Belgian archbishop wants euthanasia opt-out for Catholic hospitals

January 11, 2016, 18:47 EST

Protesters demand Wheaton College professor reinstatement

January 11, 2016, 18:27 EST

Alabama chief justice defies Supreme Court gay marriage ruling, forbids clerks to issue licenses

January 7, 2016, 6:30 EST

Italian children await gifts from good witch, not Magi

January 6, 2016, 11:07 EST

Candy Carson: Wife of GOP candidate sees God working in campaign, marriage

January 6, 2016, 7:01 EST

Wheaton prof faces termination after ‘same God’ comment

January 6, 2016, 6:56 EST

Supreme Court Justice Scalia: Constitution says government can favor religion

January 5, 2016, 6:37 EST

Former Moral Majority leader Ed Dobson dies

December 30, 2015, 13:15 EST

Pope Francis surprises an Italian family with a Christmastime call

December 29, 2015, 13:05 EST

Franklin Graham leaves GOP over Planned Parenthood funding

December 22, 2015, 12:01 EST

American mosques trying to protect bodies and spirits from hate

December 16, 2015, 6:43 EST

Charleston church hosts cross-racial gathering to tackle racism

December 14, 2015, 18:24 EST

Priest who survived ISIS: ‘My interfaith work saved my life’

December 14, 2015, 7:02 EST

Vatican: Catholics shouldn’t attempt to convert Jews

December 10, 2015, 15:44 EST

New Jersey town: Christmas tree, yes, menorah, no

December 10, 2015, 15:01 EST

Orthodox rabbis’ statement calls Christianity part of God’s plan

December 9, 2015, 8:43 EST

No ‘Christmas’ trees in New Hampshire

December 9, 2015, 8:39 EST

8 amazing Hanukkah parties across America

December 7, 2015, 7:01 EST

Let women light Hanukkah candles at Western Wall, Israeli official says

December 3, 2015, 6:03 EST

Palestinian Authority limits Christmas celebrations in West Bank

December 1, 2015, 6:15 EST

Christian-Jewish group sends swift aid to French Jewry, pledges aliyah support

November 17, 2015, 6:46 EST

Oldest US graduate seminary in Newton to close campus

November 17, 2015, 6:30 EST

Denzel Washington preaches gratitude to church members at Pentecostal convention

November 9, 2015, 13:21 EST

‘Right-to-die’ physician ends life with lethal drugs

November 5, 2015, 11:20 EST

Judge to rule on female guards touching Muslim detainees

November 5, 2015, 6:21 EST

Pew study: More Americans reject religion, but believers firm in faith

November 3, 2015, 10:20 EST

Two arrested at Vatican for leaking confidential documents

November 2, 2015, 12:08 EST

Saudi blogger awarded EU’s human rights prize

October 29, 2015, 10:34 EDT

Student: Teacher graded on belief in God

October 29, 2015, 10:11 EDT

With secret prayers, Jews challenge ‘status quo’ at Jerusalem holy site

October 27, 2015, 11:44 EDT

World Congress of Families full of Mormon connections

October 27, 2015, 11:35 EDT

Five takeaways from Vatican synod

October 26, 2015, 9:51 EDT

Controversial study on Conservative rabbis and intermarriage

October 22, 2015, 6:50 EDT

African bishops play major role at contentious Vatican summit

October 19, 2015, 10:12 EDT

New Jersey professor discovers earliest draft of King James Bible

October 15, 2015, 15:18 EDT

Japanese ‘Schindler’ honored decades after WWII

October 9, 2015, 6:55 EDT

Muslim woman can wear niqab for Canada citizenship oath

October 7, 2015, 9:58 EDT

Can Indiana compromise on LGBT rights, religious liberty?

October 6, 2015, 13:59 EDT

Mass. pastor faces possible fine for harsh anti-gay efforts in Uganda

October 2, 2015, 7:45 EDT

Dalai Lama leaves US clinic after ‘routine’ health check

October 2, 2015, 6:42 EDT

Pope Francis hails America’s freedoms, praises nation’s immigrants

September 27, 2015, 14:13 EDT

Black Catholics: Pope will meet ‘vibrant, active part of the church’

September 24, 2015, 13:50 EDT

Pope calls for ‘revolution of tenderness’ in Cuba

September 22, 2015, 14:57 EDT

A rabbi and an imam: The story of Isaac and Ishmael can be a source of hope

September 22, 2015, 5:59 EDT

Evangelical transgender conference rejects notion that gender can change

September 21, 2015, 18:03 EDT

Who are the Jesuits? To understand Pope Francis, know Saint Ignatius

September 21, 2015, 5:58 EDT

In choosing the name ‘Francis,’ new pope sent a clear message

September 17, 2015, 15:32 EDT

Look for a ‘Francis effect’ at the voting booth, not in the pews

September 16, 2015, 14:02 EDT

Pope Francis is a ray of hope for struggling Catholics (COMMENTARY)

September 16, 2015, 8:56 EDT

Pope Francis: ‘Jesus was popular and look how that turned out’

September 14, 2015, 13:05 EDT

British Parliament rejects controversial right-to-die bill

September 13, 2015, 19:34 EDT

POPE WATCH: Mass scalpers; Stephen Colbert’s ‘Catholic Night’

September 13, 2015, 11:29 EDT

Jewish beekeepers sweeten New Year, teach wisdom of the hive

September 10, 2015, 9:17 EDT

‘War Room’ trounces ‘Compton’ for No. 1 at box office

September 8, 2015, 14:04 EDT

American ideals draw U.S. citizens to settle in Israel’s West Bank

September 4, 2015, 9:11 EDT

‘Antidisestablishmentarianism’ isn’t in the dictionary. Let’s change that!

September 3, 2015, 14:28 EDT

Pope Francis to city dwellers: ‘Come down from the towers’

September 2, 2015, 14:05 EDT

‘Sister Wives’ clan uses same-sex marriage ruling in polygamy case

August 31, 2015, 16:49 EDT

South Africa’s Tutu expected home from hospital next week

August 31, 2015, 16:35 EDT

Vatican backs plan to name Rome square for Martin Luther

August 31, 2015, 15:56 EDT

When it comes to worship music, Hispanic churches look within

August 27, 2015, 8:51 EDT

Pope Francis’ spontaneity makes security a challenge

August 26, 2015, 8:06 EDT

India’s Muslim women seek marriage, divorce rights

August 24, 2015, 7:49 EDT

Most Utah Mormons want their church out of Boy Scouts, poll shows

August 19, 2015, 7:41 EDT

Former Buddhist monk creates home for 85 abandoned children

August 18, 2015, 8:26 EDT

New Vatican arts app highlights museum pieces, restoration

August 18, 2015, 8:19 EDT

Skyping with spirit: Chaplains use computers to support the seriously ill

August 17, 2015, 8:04 EDT

Social workers want to talk religion — but they don’t

August 14, 2015, 21:10 EDT

Ancient Italian city of Norcia now known for its singing monks

August 14, 2015, 20:45 EDT

Black churches bucking trend of decline

August 14, 2015, 8:29 EDT

Orthodox Jewish enclave faces growth, conflict

August 13, 2015, 7:45 EDT

Italian priest offers $2,000 to families with three or more children

August 12, 2015, 8:31 EDT

ISIS abducts dozens of Christian families in Syria

August 7, 2015, 17:42 EDT

Experts: ISIS atrocities are genocide

August 7, 2015, 17:36 EDT

Do polls reveal the God’s honest truth? No, but they still count

August 7, 2015, 8:48 EDT

Pastors facing death sentence freed in Sudan

August 6, 2015, 14:56 EDT

Chinese Christians detained after refusing to take down cross

August 4, 2015, 15:05 EDT

UK witnesses surge in anti-semitic incidents

August 4, 2015, 15:00 EDT

With gay ban lifted, Mormons consider alternative to boy scouts

July 29, 2015, 20:33 EDT

Exhibit celebrates JP2’s relationship with the Jews

July 29, 2015, 20:15 EDT

Muslim ‘female heroes’ ride inspires women

July 27, 2015, 8:31 EDT

Religious liberty update: pharmacists cannot refuse to sell contraception

July 24, 2015, 16:13 EDT

Quran fragments may be world’s oldest

July 24, 2015, 7:30 EDT

Pope asks Americans to do good deed before his arrival

July 23, 2015, 7:49 EDT

Theodore Bikel, Broadway star, dies at 91

July 22, 2015, 7:54 EDT

Brits unveil plan to curb Muslim extremism

July 21, 2015, 7:59 EDT

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