(RNS) — A criminal complaint alleges that Seth Day sexually assaulted the couple's daughter. The couple has been barred from seeing their children by an emergency protective order.

(RNS) — The lawsuit accused the Department of Homeland Security and ICE of instituting policies that violate 'core constitutional values.'

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV urged bishops to accompany struggling families, acknowledging 'a growing distance' between how sex and intimacy are lived and the Christian vision of marriage.

(The Conversation) — A formation known as Durupınar, just a few miles from the Iranian border in Turkey, has been associated with Noah’s Ark for nearly 70 years.

(The Conversation) — The ‘Book of Prophecies’ shows how Columbus recast brutal colonization as a divine mission.

(RNS) — Many US synagogues hire on- or off-duty police officers to stand guard, usually outside the building. Now some synagogues say that’s not enough. They want armed congregants in the building.

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(RNS) — While 1 in 4 Muslims care for an older adult, on par with Catholic communities, 36% of American Muslims who care for elders also have children in K-12 schooling.

(RNS) — Before the war, the world was moving to green energy because it was cheaper. Now it is a stampede.

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, marking the 800th anniversary of the famous saint's death.

NAPERVILLE, Illinois (RNS) — Beshear's book tour to promote 'Go and Do Likewise,' a book about faith and politics, has been seen as a precursor to a run for president in 2028.

(RNS) — Tomer Persico uncovers the deeper meaning of the most important one-liner in the history of Western civilization.

(The Conversation) — Popes have bestowed golden roses on warriors, rulers, women – and, increasingly in recent decades, shrines.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He rejected “Nazism, antisemitism, racism and all forms of political extremism,” the statement said.

(AP) — To conservative Christian critics, even the possibility of portraying a divine Christ figure as anything but male goes beyond artistic license.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Every Oct. 4, Catholics mark the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, remembered for his humility, compassion and deep love for all living things.

AKROPONG-AKUAPEM, Ghana (AP) — The battle helped reshape the area into what has become part of modern Ghana.

(The Forward) — No arrests have been announced in either case. Neither police department knew about the other’s case until the Forward called.

(RNS) — A year after her book on antisemitism was published, and on the eve of Oct. 7, scholar Pamela Nadell writes she is stunned by the 'growing crescendo' of antisemitism.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (RNS) — ‘Doug Wilson is constantly talking about household voting,’ said Erin Kelly, a cofounder and ‘doula’ for the group. ‘We’ve been hearing that for 30 years.’

(RNS) — By the time Bakker, and his first wife Tammy Faye were forced to give up their Praise The Lord ministry — known as ‘PTL’ — in 1987, they were a well-known television couple with a loyal following.

(RNS) — 'The Gospel According To…' features Black queer Christians talking about their faith, homophobia and being closeted in the Black Church.

(RNS) — 'I don't want my children absorbing a watered-down cultural Christianity message. In many ways, the actions of our Texas politicians feel like an infringement on my religious liberty.'

(RNS) — Our Homecoming protest this past weekend highlighted a frustrating reality.

(RNS) — 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to President Donald Trump last year.

Pete Hegseth wants faith treated like physical fitness. But whose beliefs will define a soldier’s readiness?

LONDON (AP) — Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34, researched attacking the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester in northwest England and the Jewish Museum in nearby Cheetham Hill, the court was told.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The attack left the region’s travel industry in crisis, raising questions about aviation security and further unsettling a Middle East already shaken by the U.S.-Iran war.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican officials on Friday stressed that Francis’ 2016 text “The Joy of Love” isn’t up for rewriting, amending or scrapping

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Bray, an Orange County businessperson and Christian philanthropist, accused Feucht of soliciting a $250,000 donation for a 2023 concert tour that had already been fully financed by the late Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's highest court will hear arguments in the coming months in its latest case involving religious rights.

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ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an airport that has become known as the country’s busiest hub for deportation flights.

(RNS) — All told, only 34% of Americans — barely a third — say most people can be trusted. There is a path to a more neighborly America.

(RNS) — The church’s insatiable need for public approval means we are supposed to emphasize how the church’s internal records show our metrics going up, up, up.

(The Conversation) — When the Supreme Court hears arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Colorado will defend antidiscrimination laws for the fourth time in 10 years.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed the flight's captain, causing the FlyDubai plane to plummet before others on board stopped the attack and landed the airliner in Saudi Arabia.

SHIYAN, China (AP) — Physical training is less demanding and corporal punishment has been eliminated. New ways of motivating students have been introduced instead. Among them is the chanting of slogans aimed at building physical and inner strength.

EXTON, Pennsylvania — In some traditionalist circles, Palmquist’s story — from SSPX priest to talking on YouTube about his faith and being gay — is already infamous.

(RNS) — A memo announcing the establishment of the Office of Religious Affairs said it would ‘oversee research, technology, and analytical tools to support and assess spiritual fitness, spiritual readiness, and spiritual resilience’ of soldiers.

Katelyn and Roxy offer a postmortem on a trend we were very much part of.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I’m going to do all that I can to both lead well in this period and to ensure that there’s as much wind in the sails of the future leader and the diocese going forward as is humanly possible,’ Budde said in an exclusive interview with Religion News Service.

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(RNS) — It was one of the most inspirational moments in recent Jewish memory. It reminded us of who we are.

(The Conversation) — ‘Brahmacharya’ is a monastic discipline centered on controlling the senses and directing attention toward spiritual practice.

(The Conversation) — For many people, Jewish American history is synonymous with northern cities like New York and Chicago. But the South played an important role, especially in the early 1800s.

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How a network of pastors and influencers is repackaging segregationist theology—and finding an audience for it online.

(RNS) — ‘Christianity at a Crossroads,’ by documentary filmmaker Martin Doblmeier, tells the story of congregational church life in the United States at a critical moment when growth has flatlined, younger generations are less religious and a raft of scandals have overtaken nearly every Christian denomination.

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