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U.S. cities vie for pope’s attention during upcoming visit

By Cathy Lynn Grossman

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) Everyone wants a spot on Pope Francis’ itinerary when he comes to the United States in September 2015. After all...

Why did Jewish songwriters create so many classic Christmas tunes (but none for Hanukkah)?

By Lauren Markoe

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) Christians don’t seem to mind that so many beloved Christmas songs were written by Jews, and Jews tend to reel off...

Pope Francis says there was no faction warfare at the family synod, only dialogue

By Josephine McKenna

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis used his weekly audience Wednesday December 10 to challenge media reports of “clashes...

COMMENTARY: Ending our nation’s addiction to torture

By Rev. Ron Stief

c. 2014 Religion News Service (RNS) The sickening details of the CIA’s immoral torture program have been laid bare with the December 9 release of the...

Federal panel, following the example of Chuck Colson, looks to prison reform

By Lauren Markoe

c. 2014 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Chuck Colson turned seven months behind bars into an opportunity to start over. Now the Justice...

Vatican survey: How do we help people with ‘homosexual tendencies’?

By Josephine McKenna

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Gearing up for round two of a blockbuster Synod on the Family, the Vatican has asked bishops around the...

Five takeaways from another blockbuster Pope Francis interview

By Josephine McKenna

c. 2014 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Gay marriage was never on the agenda at the recent Synod of Bishops on the Family and the subject...

After Ferguson and Eric Garner decisions, white Christians say it’s time to stand with blacks

By Adelle M. Banks

c. 2014 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) “African-American brothers and sisters, especially brothers, in this country are more likely to be...

Smoking gun? Pope Francis’ critics cite new book in questioning his papacy

By David Gibson

c. 2014 Religion News Service NEW YORK (RNS) Was there a secret plot to elect Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio at the papal conclave last year? Did Bergoglio...

‘Picturing Mary’ exhibit: More than a Christmas sugar plum

By Cathy Lynn Grossman

c. 2014 Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) She was a simple Jewish girl who became a mystical bride, whose love for her miraculous son embodied a...

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