- June 29, 2026
How LGBTQ-affirming churches are confronting religious trauma
(RNS and Uncloseted) — Jacob May remembers sitting across from his pastor at 22-years-old in 2014 at a Chipotle in rural Virginia defending his gay
Asbury seminary delisted by UMC over same-sex marriage
(RNS) — Asbury Theological Seminary, a 103-year-old Kentucky evangelical seminary, is no longer approved as a school for United Methodist candidates for ordained ministry, the
Haitian immigrants revived a church. Now the pews are empty.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — On a Sunday in March, the Rev. Canon Andy Moore looked out at the empty back-left pews at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church,
With Cuba in crisis, faith groups work to influence policy, deliver aid
(RNS) — In the face of an accelerating U.S. pressure campaign, deteriorating public utilities and economic inefficiency, Cuba’s communist government on Thursday (June 18) announced
Catholic rally celebrating nation’s founding offers a vision of America’s future
(RNS) — There’s Christian nationalism, and then there’s Catholic Christian nationalism. Perhaps no event has fully captured the latter until this past weekend, when more
What Democracy and Religion Look Like Across America
A backbone of the work we are able to do in the pro-democracy faith movement is the network of local Interfaith Alliance affiliates spread
US Catholic bishops to vote on updating child sexual abuse guidelines
(RNS) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plans to vote Thursday (June 11) on revisions to its cornerstone document addressing the sexual abuse of
Pope Leo tells secular Spain not to leave Catholic faith in the ‘museum of the past’
MADRID (RNS) – Over 1.2 million people gathered at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid on Sunday (June 7) to catch a glimpse of Pope Leo
Defense Department to drop atheists, pagans, 175 others from list of military faiths
(RNS) — The Department of Defense is substantially reducing the number of religions it officially recognizes, reportedly excluding atheists, pagans, humanists and New Age faiths,
Kate Bowler on unexpected joy, even in the midst of pain
(RNS) — Kate Bowler spent the past decade bashing the American cult of positivity and the pursuit of optimal happiness. Her experience battling stage 4