RELIGION

Mike Johnson misattributed a prayer to Jefferson. The blowback could be heard at Monticello.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — On officially accepting his post, newly reelected House Speaker Mike Johnson recited a prayer he attributed to…

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Vatican decides not to put keffiyeh back in nativity

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in…

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Jewish leaders decry Pope Francis’ criticism of Israel as ‘incendiary’

(RNS) — A group representing the leaders of the United States’ largest Jewish organizations has written a letter to Pope…

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Jimmy Carter, beloved Sunday school teacher, ex-president, dead at 100

(RNS) — Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday (Dec. 29) at age 100, was known most as the 39th president of…

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Let’s stop talking about ‘self-hating Jews’ — a lesson from Hanukkah

(RNS) — Hanukkah is here, and with it, the annual need to retell the story, and to make sure that…

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Reflections on my mother’s last days

(RNS) — We brought my mother home for Christmas. She didn’t make it until then. She didn’t even make it…

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How American converts complicate Syrian Orthodox Christians’ future

(RNS) — In Christianity’s early centuries, Syria became one of the faith’s main intellectual centers, producing some of its most…

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A midrash on ‘The Wizard of Oz’

(RNS) — I loved “Wicked” — the story, the music, the visuals, the sheer magic of it all. I enjoyed…

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Our Roasts and Toasts of 2024 + Tiffany Bluhm

      Sing it with me now: “Chestnuts roasting on a dumpster fire…” Gather ’round with your marshmallows and…

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New crop of cardinals cements Pope Francis’ legacy of diversity and global dialogue

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – In a solemn Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday (Dec. 7), Pope Francis welcomed 21…

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