In Kenya, faith groups work to resettle youth returning from al-Shabab
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In Kenya’s coastal region, interfaith efforts to slow down or end youth recruitment into the militant Islamist group al-Shabab are gaining...
Chabad rabbi stabbed outside Boston Jewish day school
(RNS) – A rabbi who taught at a Jewish day school in Brighton, a neighborhood of Boston, was stabbed eight times in the arm Thursday...
Major Catholic newspaper divests from fossil fuels
(RNS) – The National Catholic Reporter, a Kansas City-based Catholic newspaper with a readership of about a million readers a month, has divested its $12.7...
Vatican: Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was “in good, overall condition, alert” and breathing on his own Monday, the Vatican said a day after the pontiff...
LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group
Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until she understood...
AME Church bishops address COVID-19, critical race theory as major meeting opens
(RNS) — The bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church opened their denomination’s major meeting — a year after it was delayed due to the...
Vatican official apologizes for deleting video from Catholic LGBTQ outreach group
(RNS) — A Vatican official has apologized for removing a link to a video produced by the Catholic LGBTQ outreach organization New Ways Ministry, a...
Liberty University sued by former diversity officer, NFL player Kelvin Edwards
(RNS) — A former NFL player who served as a diversity officer at Liberty University has sued the Christian school for $8 million, claiming his...
Pope Francis eats breakfast, takes walk 2 days after surgery
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ate breakfast, read the newspapers and took a walk Tuesday as he continued recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said.A...
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama celebrates 86th birthday
DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama celebrated his 86th birthday on Tuesday, thanking his supporters and expressing his appreciation to...