1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (164+ words) Religion News Service (RNS) is an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics, reported by a staff of professional journalists. Founded in 1934, RNS seeks to inform readers with objective reporting and insightful commentary,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (106+ words) Religion News Service (RNS) is an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics, reported by a staff of professional journalists. Founded in 1934, RNS seeks to inform readers with objective reporting and insightful commentary,…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (421+ words) (RNS) " I'll rise this Memorial Day to remember W. Lloyd Warner, the distinguished anthropologist who gave us the single best account of how civil religion in America works " or rather, how it worked once upon a time. "An American Sacred Ceremony,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (620+ words) (RNS) " The New York City Council passed a bill to educate New Yorkers on scams related to the Hajj and Umrah, the Islamic pilgrimages performed by millions every year. The first of its kind, the New York City bill aims…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (169+ words) (RNS) " One of the most consequential dimensions of the conversation about how artificial intelligence will reshape the world'will turn on a question that sounds'almost too'simple to take seriously:'What does it'actually mean'for a human being to flourish?' There were a…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (627+ words) (RNS) " A group of leaders in the Church of God in Christ have been accused in a lawsuit of defrauding a major pharmaceutical company out of more than $200 million in rebates for diabetes drugs. In a complaint filed Tuesday (May…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (957+ words) STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (RNS and NPR) " Juber Ahmed, a pharmacist, and his mother, Shamima Akther, are preparing for a trip to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage " a once-in-a-lifetime experience that's considered a sacred obligation for Muslims....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (956+ words) VATICAN CITY (RNS) " On Monday (May 25), Pope Leo XIV will release his first major papal document, an encyclical titled "Magnifica Humanitas" or "Magnificent Humanity," expected to update Catholic social teaching for the age of artificial intelligence. Leo signed the document…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1030+ words) (RNS) " When news broke last week that Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical focused on artificial intelligence would be releasing on Monday (May 25), a wave of debate swept through Catholic and tech circles alike. According to Brian Green, it wasn't the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (680+ words) (RNS) " At least one conservative Christian voice was noticeably absent from the White House-backed'jubilee" event on Sunday (May 17) to rededicate America to God and conservative Christian values: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. No Latter-day Saint or Mormon…...