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Religion News Service

Religion News Service (RNS) aims to be the largest single source of news about religion, spirituality and ideas. We strive to inform, illuminate and inspire public discourse on matters relating to belief and convictions.

Five years after George Floyd’s murder, church leaders say race relations face retrenchment

Bishop W. Darin Moore of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church remembers what it was like in the days after the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

As fighting continues in Gaza, more US Jews are recognizing the Nakba

Some U.S. Jews join Palestinians in May 19 Nakba Day events, urging recognition of the 1948 displacement amid Gaza war and rising awareness.

Five things to know about Pope Leo XIV

Now that the 267th head of the Catholic Church has been chosen, what do we really know about Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV? Here are five things.

White Smoke: First American Pope Elected

Claire Giangravé reports on the Catholic world’s anticipation of a pivotal moment following the white smoke announcement.

Pope Francis, charismatic reformer and disruptor, dies at 88

Francis leaves behind him a church still divided, but radically transformed.

Sociologist’s new book explains why organized religion has lost relevancy

Organized religion isn't just declining. It has become culturally obsolete. So says Christian Smith in his newest book, "Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America."

For Jews traumatized by Oct. 7, Passover Seder is a model for how to process it

Learn how Jews can use the Passover Seder as a way to reframe their Oct. 7 trauma through the ritual's ceremony, transforming its horror into a story of hope and renewal.

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