Religion News Service
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Recent Articles (8)
These Military Leaders Are Protecting Democracy with Admiral Michael E. Smith
Retired Rear Adm. Michael E. Smith, founder and president of National Security Leaders for America, talks military integrity and voter protection with host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush
Pope Leo leaves Rome’s Gemelli hospital 4 days after lung cancer surgery
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Dozens of well-wishers greeted the pope as he walked out of the hospital and into a waiting vehicle to return to the Vatican.
Photo Gallery: First images of Pope Leo XIV after surgery, letters of healing
(RNS) — On Friday (Oct. 16), the Vatican released the first photos of Pope Leo XIV after his surgery.
An attack on the Hindu temple and the growing politics of places of worship
(RNS) — An attempted terrorist attack against a Hindu temple near Chicago shows the growing prominence of minority places of worship in the West. That prominence brings greater visibility and new risk
Americans who go to church and trust science are also more likely to believe in ghosts and curses, new research shows
(The Conversation) — Belief in science and belief in magic can coexist.
Teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Chicago-area Hindu temple
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) — Alexandros Paporakis, a Taco Bell cashier from Palatine, Illinois, faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing weapons.
Chicago Catholics rally for prayer in Pope Leo’s hometown after his lung cancer diagnosis
CHICAGO (AP) — Catholics in Chicago and around the world met the news of Leo's lung cancer diagnosis with shock, concern and support for the 71-year-old, whose candor around his health broke with the
Louis Appignani, atheist philanthropist, dies at 93
(RNS) — A longtime supporter of atheist causes, Appignani helped established the nation’s first professorship in atheist studies.