OPINION: We all long for validation. At its best, that longing can motivate us toward virtue – but it can also lead in the opposite direction. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/s...

The group, assembled by interfaith organizing network Faith in Action, echoed the demands of ISAIAH, their Minnesota affiliate: that Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who shot Good, be charged and prosecuted. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/o...

The new directive prohibits diocesan churches from placing kneelers, altar rails and prie-dieus in the pews, all used to provide support for those who choose to kneel. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/n...

OPINION: Disobedience to corrupt power is an essential part of Christian practice. If Hegseth wants a military force shaped by Christian values — a contradiction in itself — he shouldn’t expect absolute compliance. religionnews.com/2026/01/08/c...

“God is using Donald Trump to liberate Venezuela from the 27-year-old chains of oppression,” said the Rev. José Durán, a Venezuelan immigrant in Michigan, voicing a view held by some, though not all, Latino evangelicals. religionnews.com/2026/01/07/e...

Yvonne and Tammy used to call themselves Christians. But years after participating in the January 6 insurrection, they believe in New Age conspiracies about shape-shifting reptiles and humans living in computer simulations. religionnews.com/2026/01/06/t...

Two groups with decidedly differing views of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol marked the fifth anniversary of the day’s events on Tuesday, both appealing to what they argued were divine truths. religionnews.com/2026/01/06/t...

In a speech that touched on threats to religious freedom and the Catholic Church’s opposition to abortion and surrogacy, Leo lamented how the United Nations and multilateralism were increasingly under threat. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/t...

OPINION: “Swaggering confidence” is not the phrase I would use to describe Marty Mauser. He is an abusive narcissist, make no mistake. In fact, he bears an uncanny resemblance to our current president. religionnews.com/2025/12/31/t...

“Many people in tech have this idea that what they’re building is ‘the savior,’ which makes them a god, and we need to address that. We need to have Jesus at the center of what they’re building.” religionnews.com/2026/01/02/t...

Netanyahu urged calm Wednesday after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy during a protest by thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators against a law seeking to draft them into Israel’s military. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/n...

A former professor at a Georgia Baptist college is suing a Christian publication for defamation, saying he was falsely accused of sexual abuse. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/p...

A royal commission, which is the most powerful form of government-commissioned inquiry that can be held in Australia, has the power to summon witnesses and request documents as evidence. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/a...

OPINION: “Judeo-Christian” can mean very different things, as my well-meaning Presbyterian colleague learned. religionnews.com/2026/01/07/t...

“My conduct defied everything that I believe about marriage,” Yancey, 76, wrote in a letter to Christianity Today. “It was also totally inconsistent with my faith and my writings and caused deep pain for her husband and both of our families.” religionnews.com/2026/01/07/p...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the move “an important and Zionist decision that will also strengthen the North and the Galilee.” religionnews.com/2026/01/08/i...

Water stored in Lake Marathon and in the other three reservoirs supplying Athens has dropped from more than 1 billion cubic meters in 2022 to about 390 million cubic meters. religionnews.com/2026/01/08/g...

While religious language or symbols are not necessarily present, the rituals are unmistakably spiritual. religionnews.com/2026/01/05/w...

The board of an evangelical seminary said the school’s president, Joy Moore, resigned in October. Moore said she didn’t. Now, the dispute is over. religionnews.com/2026/01/02/j...

OPINION: People are coming together, even when it would be easier not to, because they believe there is something powerful about collective action. religionnews.com/2026/01/02/t...

Bible Bricks is one of a number of Lego-compatible bricks tapping a market for offline toys inspired by biblical figures and events. religionnews.com/2025/12/22/r...

OPINION: Marty Mauser bears an uncanny resemblance to our current president, which makes it rather amazing that many of the same publications that regularly call out the appalling behavior of our president are falling all over themselves to idolize “Marty Supreme.” religionnews.com/2025/12/31/t...

"There’s not actually a question about showing up like that — the greatest form of sin is feeling like we are separate from other people," the Rev. Ashley Horan told RNS, explaining her reason for rushing to the scene. religionnews.com/2026/01/07/m...

“I have a very strong prayer life, and it is specially activated early in the morning before the noise of the world gets started,” said Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock. religionnews.com/2026/01/08/w...

OPINION: Like most Reform Jews of my generation, I grew up “topless.” Why? Reform Jews had wanted to fit in. Men did not wear hats indoors; therefore, we followed suit. religionnews.com/2026/01/08/j...

RNS reporters Adelle Banks and Jack Jenkins join this week's episode to share stories of courage, compassion, and activism within religious communities, underscoring the vital role faith continues to play in addressing social and political challenges. religionnews.com/2026/01/03/w...

"I think that is a beautiful contrast to the violence that took place five years ago," one organizer told RNS. religionnews.com/2026/01/08/i...

OPINION: I do not need to know you to love you and show compassion; knowing you are my neighbor is enough. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/n...

OPINION: The Trump administration does not even pretend to care about democracy, human rights, political refugees or victims of natural disasters. religionnews.com/2026/01/06/t...

“We must never forget the terrible consequences of treating people as ‘other,’” Eva Schloss said in 2024. “We need to live together with our differences. The only way to achieve this is through education, and the younger we start the better.” religionnews.com/2026/01/06/h...

Mamdani placed his hand on two Qurans while taking the oath of office: his grandfather's Quran and a pocket-sized version that dates back to the late 18th or early 19th century. religionnews.com/2026/01/03/z...

OPINION: Many people encounter matcha not through Zen teachings or formal tea ceremonies but through lifestyle trends and the contemporary fascination with “calming rituals.” religionnews.com/2026/01/08/h...

Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the insurrection, RNS spoke with Noelle Cook about her new book, "The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging." religionnews.com/2026/01/06/t...

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OPINION: The main character may not be upright, but he's an archetype in the mythos of the American Dream. religionnews.com/2026/01/05/m...

“I am here to listen.” Pope Leo opens his first consistory by inviting cardinals into what he called a “collegial journey” for the church. religionnews.com/2026/01/08/p...

A mile apart, supporters of the Jan. 6 rioters and clergy whose churches were assaulted five years ago, commemorated the historic events at the U.S. Capitol. religionnews.com/2026/01/06/t...

Cardinals said synodality remains “in its infancy” and that the church must build what they described as a “synodality of listening,” Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said. religionnews.com/2026/01/08/p...

OPINION: Minnows and guppies are expendable. It’s the big fish that bring in the crowds. religionnews.com/2026/01/06/w...

Days after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a strike on Caracas that took nearly everyone by surprise, liberal Christian denominations have begun to criticize the raid. religionnews.com/2026/01/07/l...

A group of more than 50 faith leaders gathered outside the White House Friday (Jan. 9) morning to mourn the death of Renee Nicole Good. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/o...

After Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte issued a letter outlining that Catholics are expected to stand during the reception of Holy Communion in the diocese clergy and lay Catholics began reacting both in Charlotte and online. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/n...

OPINION: Trump’s lies, both big and small, have been corrosive to the foundations of civil society and democracy, which depend on a shared sense of reality. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/t...

Lawyers for Jeremy Lyon, who taught at Truett McConnell University, alleged that Associated Baptist Press, published “fabricated” allegations of abuse against him in a pair of stories about an abuse scandal at the school. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/p...

The commission will investigate the nature, prevalence and drivers of antisemitism generally as well as the circumstances of the Bondi mass shooting. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/a...

“I call for restraint to prevent the mood from becoming further inflamed so that, heaven forbid, we do not have additional tragedies,” Netanyahu said in a statement. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/n...

OPINION: The movie is creative, resisting the usual formulas of the underdog sports flick in favor of a frenetic plot that could legitimately have ended in many different ways. And yet I hated the movie. religionnews.com/2025/12/31/t...

“War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading,” Leo told ambassadors from around the world who represent their countries’ interests at the Holy See. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/t...

RNS reporters expect to cover religion on a more intimate level: from the much touted (but debated) Generation Z revival, to evolving faith practices within immigrant diasporas, to religion on TikTok. religionnews.com/2025/12/31/r...

The shooting took place in the back parking lot of a house of worship for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Utah-based faith known widely as the Mormon church. religionnews.com/2026/01/09/2...