(RNS) — ‘If we pray like a gringo, then we play like a gringo,’ fans claim in the debate over whether Catholic or Protestant faith favors football champions.

OPINION: (RNS) — As people of faith, we must call for the end of this ICE army, which has grown beyond legal accountability or moral control.

(RNS) — Umiya Mataji Sanstha, a Hindu community in Chicago's western suburbs, hopes to build a temple and homes for community members. But a 1960s-era consent decree stands in their way. Will a religious freedom law help their case?

SÃO PAULO, Brazil (RNS) — Some Catholic priests see a missionary opportunity amid the team's success.

(RNS) — When RNS identified the faith leader behind the text, the Rev. Derrick Green, he said, ‘We're really trying to get information out to people in real ways, in credible ways, so that people can make their own decisions on how they want to move forward with data centers.’

OPINION: (The Conversation) — Mindfulness can improve health and well-being, but it may not work for everyone. Buddhist teachings suggest that how it is practiced – and who guides it – matters.

OPINION: (RNS) — Are temples and adoring the prophet replacing the family and the Word of Wisdom as the most salient Mormon identity markers?

(RNS) — Supporters of the Crescent Gardens Cemetery, a dedicated Muslim burial site, say they need the graves. But some residents cite concerns about groundwater contamination.

(RNS) — Plaintiffs filed a brief July 9 requesting that the election of the Rev. Kevin R. Johnson as the church's senior pastor be set aside so a new election can be held, in an attempt to appeal a 2025 court decision.

(RNS) — A growing number of Democrats, and a growing number of American Jews, no longer want the U.S. to issue Israel a blank check.

OPINION: (RNS) — To use a word soaked in the blood and suffering of our martyrs and then to Velcro it onto a living Jew, whose worst crime is disagreeing with you, is not argument. It is moral violence.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Lawmakers voted in a marathon session on Monday and Tuesday to both freeze the arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders and to enshrine Jewish religious studies as a “foundational value” of the state.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Justice Bahati Mwamuye said Kenya’s laws prohibiting the cultivation and use of marijuana do not violate Rastafarians’ right to freedom of religion.

OPINION: (RNS) — Moving forward does not require first answering every question. The gospel calls us to simply take the next right step.

(AP) — Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah have ancient cliff dwellings, petroglyphs and scenic canyons, as well as coal and uranium deposits that state officials want made available for development.

(RNS) — Orthodox Jewish organizations say the bill, if passed, would force morning prayer services to start after 9 a.m. in some parts of the country, making observant Jews late for work and school.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Voting rights are being eroded,’ said President Boise Kimber of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc. ‘Black political leaders are being decimated by redistricting.’

(RNS) — The Rev. Michael Pfleger 'strongly denied' the allegation, which comes after archdiocesan reviews with outside investigators cleared him of four previous accusations of decades-old abuse.

(RNS) — In a subdued message to churchgoers, Rev. Locke claimed federal agents broke into his home and searched it for hours after receiving reports of alleged financial misconduct.

(RNS) — The stabbing reflects growing concerns about anti-Muslim hate, said Imam Shuaib Din, who leads the Utah Islamic Center.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The group said the commission is creating a framework to launch negotiations because the time for making the case for reparatory justice is overdue.

OPINION: (RNS) — North Atlantic fears about AI are justified. But institutions with fewer inherited resources are showing why resistance can also be a luxury.

(RNS) — This summer, the large-scale musicals about biblical figures such as Noah, Jesus and Ruth will be available to view via Wonder Project on Prime Video in the U.S.

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes a variety of protests following immigration enforcement actions and more.

(RNS) — Niloofar Aragh, an Iranian refugee living in Turkey, said Pastor Saeed Abedini abducted her 5-year-old daughter and fled the country in violation of international law. A federal judge in Virginia ordered the child returned to her mother.

OPINION: (RNS) — Technology, detached from ethics and responsibility, will make wartime decisions about life and death more rapid and impersonal, the pope writes.

NEWARK, New Jersey (RNS) — 'I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,' said Charlene Walker, head of Faith in New Jersey.

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OPINION: (RNS) — A cautionary tale for today.

LONDON (AP) — The government said it is banning the group behind the attacks, the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, or IMCR, also known as Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.

(AP) — This year, amid massive anti-government protests and war with the United States and Israel, the Islamic Republic has mounted a fierce crackdown on the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, human rights groups say.

(RNS) — Latina United Methodist Church leaders in Texas are emerging with fresh models for ministry following years of schism, decline and uncertainty within the denomination.

FRISCO, Texas (RNS) — A mayoral election in Frisco, Texas, turned into a referendum on who belongs, with Islamophobic and anti-Hindu rhetoric dominating.

OPINION: (RNS) — For many evangelicals, Israel is not just a sign of the End Times. It is also the homeland of a people they believe God has chosen and whom Christians are called to love.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The findings highlight the vulnerability that many Jewish adults in the U.S. feel as bipartisan support for Israel erodes and significant divides emerge within the Jewish community about what constitutes antisemitism — particularly when it comes to protesting Israel.

(RNS) — 'This is completely terrible, and we cannot be silent in front of this,' the Rev. Mattia Ferrari, the coordinator of World Meeting of Popular Movements, told RNS about the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

OPINION: (RNS) — Sen. Lindsey Graham has died. Why are people responding in such a tasteless way?

OPINION: (The Conversation) — The Pentagon recategorized Native religions as ‘other.’ A scholar of Native American and Indigenous Studies explains the implications of that change.

GURDASPUR, India (AP) —The screenings have transformed Sikh temple compounds and village halls into makeshift cinemas where audiences watch not just a film but a retelling of memories of one of India’s bloodiest internal conflicts.

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — A terrorist designation in Texas is fraying trust inside Muslim communities as mosque and nonprofit leaders decide whether standing by CAIR is worth the risk.

OPINION: (RNS) — For many, the uncertainty is about more than employment — it's about meaning and purpose.

OPINION: (RNS) — I don't know that feminism is a word Jewish women still fully own, but I know it’s worth fighting to keep.

(RNS and NPR) — The language app Duolingo reported that roughly 296,000 people around the world are studying Yiddish as of this year. An estimated 60% of them are under 25 years old.

(RNS) — Serial entrepreneur Scott Beck believes he has a mission to help churches and Christian ministries spread God's work and help others. After years of financial losses, he believes his investment in building a faith-based tech company will soon pay off.

(RNS) — The second episode of ‘Faith on the Immigration Frontline' follows Audrey Luhmann, mother of eight, as she patrols courthouses, responds to community alerts, gathers supplies for immigrants and cares for her family.

(RNS) — One survey found that most U.S. adults — 62% — now view the Israeli government unfavorably, a nearly 20-point shift from 2022, when only 43% said the same.

OPINION: (RNS) — If the United States truly seeks a more hopeful future for Cuba, it should pursue policies that strengthen Cuban civil society — including the Catholic Church — rather than causing suffering.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Supreme Court judges in London held a hearing Wednesday on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern Caribbean nation, potentially setting a precedent for the largely conservative Caribbean region.

OPINION: (The Conversation) — Paintings of early Christian saints were designed to show worshippers what sacred authority looked like, using books, clothing and gestures as symbols.

(RNS) — The historic Catholic minor basilica attracts thousands of pilgrims annually — the majority of them Hindu and Muslim — seeking what they call the power of the divine feminine from the Virgin Mary.