(RNS) Shackled by an arranged marriage and religious customs, a New Jersey woman finds her freedom and tries to help others, too. But she's not a Muslim -- she's an Orthodox Jew. By Fraidy Reiss.

WASHINGTON (RNS) In the wake of Holocaust Remembrance Day, President Obama pledged to put actions behind the words ``never again’’ to fight human atrocities across the globe in countries like Syria and Iran. By Adelle M. Banks.

(RNS) After nearly 700 people tried to push Gonzaga University to rescind its commencement speaker's invitation to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, supporters of the anti-apartheid hero responded with 11,000 signatures of their own. By Tracy Simmons.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (RNS) After more than an hour of dramatic testimony, a judge on Friday ordered that a troubled church janitor spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole in the priest's murder. By Alexi Friedman.

(RNS) A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a man who alleges he endured anti-Semitic slurs can sue his former supervisors — even though he is not Jewish. Stacy Jones and Ben Horowitz.

In many ways, Chuck Colson's life personified the evangelical ethos of a sinner in search of redemption after a dramatic personal encounter with Jesus. He also embodied the evangelical movement's embrace of conservative social issues, although often as a happy warrior.

(RNS) Israel's Yad Vashem memorial contains the largest archive in the world of historic material related to the Holocaust and it has been intensifying its campaign to record the accounts of survivors. By Meredith Mandell.

JERUSALEM (RNS) In a landmark decision, the Masorti movement — the Israeli sister movement of the Conservative stream of Judaism — announced that its rabbinical school will begin to accept gays and lesbians for ordination. By Michele Chabin.

(RNS) Christ Fellowship in McKinney, Texas, offers worshippers a Facebook page, online sermons, live chats, QR codes — things that signal ``a willingness to meet new challenges,'' expert Scott Thumma says, as churches aim to expand their reach by using cutting-edge technology. By Cathy Lynn Grossman/USA Today.

LOS ANGELES (RNS) The marriage process is in flux in Indian American culture, opening the door to new manners of matchmaking. The idea that love can use a little help remains constant, even as singles' attitudes on dating change. By Megan Sweas.

(RNS) Southern Baptist leaders say they will investigate whether their top ethicist and public policy director plagiarized racially charged remarks about the Trayvon Martin case that many have said set back the denomination's efforts on racial reconciliation. By Adelle M. Banks.

WASHINGTON (RNS) Following Pope Benedict XVI's recent trip to Cuba, U.S. Catholic bishops urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to lift the 50-year U.S. embargo on the island nation in order to provide better assistance to the Cuban people. By Annalisa Musarra.