Photos of the Week: Pope Francis in Africa; Candlemas
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Pope Francis visiting Congo and South Sudan, Candlemas and more.
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In remote Himalayan desert, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians unite to protect land, heritage
NEW DELHI (RNS) — On Jan. 26, when 56-year-old Buddhist engineer-innovator Sonam Wangchuk started his hunger strike in the remote Himalayan desert of...
Church of England refuses to back same-sex marriage
LONDON (AP) — The Church of England said Wednesday it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time but same-sex...
A solemn Buddhist ceremony offers comfort, healing at site of Monterey Park shooting
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (RNS) — The Venerable Guo Yuan led a Buddhist prayer on Tuesday (Jan. 31), wishing “a good journey” for the...
Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy
DHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologized Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips...
Elizabeth Reiner Platt, Columbia Law School Law, Rights, and Religion Project
In June, the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case brought forward by Lorie Smith, an evangelical Christian website...
It’s a Christian mandate to create a society where all flourish — SCOTUS keeps...
(RNS) — To say I am disappointed with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for...
Taliban will be the losers for denying women an education
(RNS) — On Tuesday (Dec. 20), the Taliban government suspended higher education for women, marking another low for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,...
Pope’s peace envoy is heading to Moscow after the short-lived Wagner rebellion
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ peace envoy is heading to Moscow on Wednesday in hopes of helping find “a solution to the tragic...
In Brooklyn, Rastafarians celebrate Emperor Haile Selassie I’s 131st Birthday
NEW YORK (RNS) — After the sun set over the Nethermead, a sprawling lawn in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, on Saturday (July 22), elders...
