Faith
Providence Catholic health care system to pay more than $200 million for unpaid wages
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — April 26, 2024
(RNS) — A jury awarded Providence hourly employees in Washington about $98 million in damages, but King County Superior Court Judge Averil Rothrock found that the violations were willful, doubling the total.
Christian nationalist activists lead pro-Israel rally at Columbia University
By Fiona André — April 26, 2024
As many HBCUs thrive, faith-based Black schools fight financial and accreditation woes
By Adelle M. Banks — April 26, 2024
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In ‘Infinite Dignity,’ the Vatican defends people, not politics
By Phyllis Zagano — April 26, 2024
(RNS) — Tackling matters that are the topic of political debates today, the document drew more controversy than intended.
Monster truck rally or Holy Spirit Barbie party? A Missouri megachurch offers both
By Bob Smietana — April 26, 2024
(RNS) — The Stronger Men’s Conference made headlines after Mark Driscoll was kicked off the stage. But the church’s women’s conference may actually undermine evangelical stereotypes.
‘Oppenheimer’ may have ignored our own nuclear victims. Congress should not.
By Bridget Moix — April 26, 2024
(RNS) — The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expires in June. It doesn’t have to.
Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two high-profile stabbings in Sydney
By Keiran Smith — April 26, 2024
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — The boys, who are accused of following a violent extremist religious ideology, appeared in a Sydney children’s court on Thursday, with only the 14-year-old being granted bail.
Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities
By Jim Gomez — April 26, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are among a few small armed groups still struggling to wage a separatist uprising in the southern Philippines.
United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues
By Peter Smith — April 26, 2024
(AP) — The plan would create multiple regional conferences — one for the United States and others covering areas ranging from the Philippines to Europe to Africa.
United Methodists vote to restructure worldwide church
By Yonat Shimron — April 25, 2024
(RNS) — The plan, called ‘regionalization,’ must now go before each region, called an annual conference, for ratification by the end of 2025.
A Jan. 6 antisemite is sent to prison. What do the presidential candidates say?
By Mark Silk — April 25, 2024
(RNS) — One condemns antisemitism. The other holds former Proud Boys up as victims.
Brandeis invites Jewish students to transfer in response to campus protests
By David I. Klein — April 25, 2024
(RNS) — ‘Students elsewhere should know we welcome all — Jews and students from every background — who seek an excellent undergraduate education and an environment striving to be free of harassment and Jew-hatred to apply,’ Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz said.
An anti-Hindutva teach-in spurs debate about Hindu representation on college campuses
By Richa Karmarkar — April 25, 2024
(RNS) — Hindu student organizations, say advocates, do not always represent the full breadth of thought within the community of young American Hindus.
Resisting our ‘new dark age’
By Karen Swallow Prior — April 25, 2024
(RNS) — In a time of information excess, the need of the moment is more love and more rest.
Church leaders in Kenya give qualified support for plan to close orphanages
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 25, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.
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