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NEW YORK (RNS) — For decades the Catholic Worker movement has served meals at its two soup kitchens at Maryhouse and St. Joseph House in Manhattan’s East Village, feeding hungry New Yorkers from the thousands of pounds of fresh produce…

(RNS) — A group of Christian pastors, theologians and scholars has signed a declaration committing the signers to preaching on “moral issues “ ahead of the 2024 election and opposing what the group calls “religious nationalism.” The…

(RNS) — Christina Marea, a nurse midwife, wasn’t surprised when she saw the report from National Nurses United warning that Ascension, one of the largest Catholic health care providers in the U.S., was accelerating a trend of slashing…

(RNS) — Nearly 30 years ago, a revered New Testament professor at Duke Divinity School named Richard B. Hays published “The Moral Vision of the New Testament,” a sweeping 508-page meditation of Christian ethics in which Hays concluded…

(RNS) — While the number of U.S. Catholics is increasing, the total number of Catholic parishes nationwide declined 9% between 1970 and 2020, according to a new report by Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the…

(RNS) — This week marked a momentous anniversary for Community of Christ, the Mormon denomination based in Independence, Missouri, that was formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Forty years ago…

 Language and the words we use possess the extraordinary ability to bridge divides and bring people together, fostering understanding and solidarity among diverse communities. However, when wielded maliciously, they can also serve as…

(RNS) — When the Rev. Peter Cook led a dozen fellow church leaders on a trip to India in 2018, most of them were turned away at the airport. “The goal of the trip was really to be a presence, listen, to learn, to share ideas, to meet…

(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Easter traditions, a colorful Hindu festival in Bali and more. The post Photos of the Week: Easter; colorful Bali festival appeared first on Religion News Service. Source link

I am experiencing serious FOMO. I am totally bummed that I am going to be out of the range on Monday to watch the solar eclipse. So, let’s talk about Judaism and eclipses. Are there eclipses in the Bible? Most likely. It is possible…