Religion

Trump administration student debt rule change is a stealth attack on First Amendment

(RNS) — Free speech in America is being throttled, not with open bans, but with threats and intimidation. After Jimmy Kimmel spoke in his opening

Religion

At prayer vigils for Charlie Kirk, supporters are called to political and spiritual fight

WASHINGTON (RNS) — As he sat behind a microphone for nearly two hours in the White House complex on Monday (Sept. 15), Vice President JD

Religion

Pope Leo urges ‘covenant of humanity’ as Vatican meeting gathers world thought leaders

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Nobel laureates and other thought leaders, scientists and celebrities will come together this weekend (Sept. 12 to 13) for the World

Religion

The book every Jew should read before the High Holy Days

(RNS) — You know when people list their relationship status on Facebook as “it’s complicated”? For many Jews, this phrase defines their relationship with their

Religion

Keya Chatterjee and the Vision for a Free DC

 The Trump administration’s federal takeover of the nation’s capital is having a profound impact on Washington, DC’s 700,000 residents – and on our very

Religion

Orthodox Jewish women make history in special Israeli combat unit

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in

Religion

Adam Nicholas Phillips on Bridging Divides

What does it mean to build bridges amidst the turmoil of the second Trump Administration? How have interfaith communities moved forward with productive dialogue post-October

Religion

The degeneracy of Christian nationalism and the demolition of culture

(RNS) — The United States exists in a new-old universe. After nearly 250 years of democracy, it seems infected with totalitarianism, racial superiority, anti-communism and

Religion

The midwives of democracy are already at work

(RNS) — Nearly nine months into 2025, it seems there is no escaping the soul-crushing headlines of clawed‑back voting rights, mass deportation raids, families torn

Religion

For New York’s Muslims, Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy is a reckoning on 9/11 backlash

(RNS) — If the current polling holds and Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York in November, he will become the first South Asian,