PETZAEL, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians have faced water shortages and restrictions since Israel took control in 1967.

KAIMOSI, Kenya (AP) — There are an estimated 400,000 members worldwide of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. About half live in Africa with most in Kenya, where Americans introduced the religion.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — 'If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode? No, I sleep at night,' the pope said. But, he doesn’t believe the warnings regarding AI are 'fake news, as some have said.'

(RNS) — A funny cartoon makes a point: Who of us could hold up against such incessant scrutiny?

(NPR) — The poll found that 11% of AI users have sought spiritual guidance from artificial intelligence, while 13% have used the technology to generate prayers, and 15% say they have used it to study Scripture.

(RNS) — An investigation by podcaster Pablo Torre and Mother Jones magazine alleged that Life Surge, which runs Christian leadership and wealth events featuring sports stars and Christian celebrities, pressured attendees into taking on tens of thousands in debt.

(RNS) — The Days are co-authors of a best-selling Christian book on relationships.

(RNS) — The federal complaint alleges the zoning board bowed to anti-Muslim pressure and violated the Muslim Center’s constitutional rights.

(RNS) — As I've met with tech leaders and government officials, I've been surprised (and gratified) by the intense level of interest in and respect for what the US Church has to offer as AI accelerates.

(RNS) — Often the best way to love a country is to fight for it to do better. If we leave it up to Netanyahu and his cohort of politicians willing to sacrifice everything for power and dominance, then we will never reach a better future.

(RNS) — From its 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival to its vilification by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 'NAZA' is drawing attention for its focus on Israel's loose calculus of collateral damage in its war in Gaza.

(RNS) — The monks' efforts were not employed, as today, to rationalize bad behavior on one's own side, but as bona fide criticism of both.

Prosecutors said Word of Faith Fellowship leader Brooke Covington led a group of church members in 2013 who choked and beat a young man for two hours while they prayed to expel “homosexual demons.”

NAIROBI (RNS) — More than 2,000 former LRA captives and returnees gathered in northern Uganda for prayer and reconciliation, confronting a painful question: How do communities receive people who are both victims and victimizers?

NEW YORK (AP) — Mamdani said the overarching goal of the initiative was to “confront the scourge of antisemitism now and in the future."

(RNS) — Why he still matters.

CHICAGO (AP) — Opponents, including many religious groups, lawmakers and disability advocates, have moral objections to someone ending their life.

METZ, France (RNS) — On his final day in France, Pope Leo XIV urged European leaders to uphold multilateralism and international law and reject the 'illusion' of rearmament.

WUDANG, China (AP) —Tourists and pilgrims in a steady stream make their way through Wudang every day. Its scenic peaks, ancient palaces and religious sites drew 14 million visits in 2025, according to government figures.

(RNS) — The group, which included a religious adviser to Trump, sent a letter to Trump officials — an unusual instance of evangelical leaders urging the administration to change course.

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Pimentel announced the investigation had been dropped during a conversation with RNS events host Niala Boodhoo at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

LOURDES, France (RNS) — With clerical abuse scandals and the Vatican trial of the Rev. Marko Rupnik looming over the pope's visit to France, Leo encouraged the church to 'have the courage' to recognize its failures, while calling on bishops to remain vigilant.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — 'If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode? No, I sleep at night,' the pope said. But, he doesn’t believe the warnings regarding AI are 'fake news, as some have said.'

(RNS) — An investigation by podcaster Pablo Torre and Mother Jones magazine alleged that Life Surge, which runs Christian leadership and wealth events featuring sports stars and Christian celebrities, pressured attendees into taking on tens of thousands in debt.

(RNS) — A funny cartoon makes a point: Who of us could hold up against such incessant scrutiny?

(NPR) — The poll found that 11% of AI users have sought spiritual guidance from artificial intelligence, while 13% have used the technology to generate prayers, and 15% say they have used it to study Scripture.

(The Conversation) — The forged document was used as leverage to try to expand papal control throughout the Italian peninsula.

(RNS) — The monks' efforts were not employed, as today, to rationalize bad behavior on one's own side, but as bona fide criticism of both.

PETZAEL, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians have faced water shortages and restrictions since Israel took control in 1967.

KAIMOSI, Kenya (AP) — There are an estimated 400,000 members worldwide of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. About half live in Africa with most in Kenya, where Americans introduced the religion.

PARIS (RNS) — As France sees a surge in adult and youth baptisms, Pope Leo XIV urged the church to welcome new Catholics into parish life and called for reverence in worship without letting liturgical preferences divide the faithful.

(RNS) — Trump administration lawyers have argued a key component of the Johnson Amendment, which bars nonprofits from taking part in political campaigns, should not apply to churches. They've asked an appeals court to overturn a lower court decision dismissing a lawsuit challenging the ban.

ST. LOUIS (RNS) — In his homily, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle preached about Sheen's attention to poverty in the Global South.

METZ, France (RNS) — On his final day in France, Pope Leo XIV urged European leaders to uphold multilateralism and international law and reject the 'illusion' of rearmament.

(RNS) — Even as ‘The Pendragon Cycle’ attempts to entertain broad audiences, it also hopes to win territory in a culture war as a defense of white Christian men and their right to rule the world.

(RNS) — Why he still matters.

CHICAGO (AP) — Opponents, including many religious groups, lawmakers and disability advocates, have moral objections to someone ending their life.

WUDANG, China (AP) —Tourists and pilgrims in a steady stream make their way through Wudang every day. Its scenic peaks, ancient palaces and religious sites drew 14 million visits in 2025, according to government figures.

(RNS) — The group, which included a religious adviser to Trump, sent a letter to Trump officials — an unusual instance of evangelical leaders urging the administration to change course.

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Pimentel announced the investigation had been dropped during a conversation with RNS events host Niala Boodhoo at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

LOURDES, France (RNS) — With clerical abuse scandals and the Vatican trial of the Rev. Marko Rupnik looming over the pope's visit to France, Leo encouraged the church to 'have the courage' to recognize its failures, while calling on bishops to remain vigilant.

(The Conversation) — The forged document was used as leverage to try to expand papal control throughout the Italian peninsula.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The April 21 attacks, which were inspired by the Islamic State group, were among the deadliest attacks in Sri Lanka’s history.

NEW YORK (RNS) — As Netanyahu prepares to speak, protesters across the city are demonstrating over antisemitism and Israel, reflecting the diverse views of Jewish New Yorkers on those issues.

PARIS (RNS) – Pope Leo XIV and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need to promote peace and build ethical AI safeguards. But the pope also pointed to tensions between the Catholic Church and secularized France.

PARIS, France (RNS) — As France sees a surge in adult and youth baptisms, Pope Leo XIV urged the church to welcome new Catholics into parish life and called for reverence in worship without letting liturgical preferences divide the faithful.

(RNS) — Latter-day Saints diverge from the white evangelicals they resemble in their political conservatism and Republican partisanship.

ROME (AP) — The “Priests Against Genocide” network was born in August 2025 and currently includes over 2,500 priests and bishops from five continents, organizers said.

BELLEVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Belleville police identified the man as Sean Ward of Quinte West. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, an independent civilian agency that investigates police shootings, said Ward died Monday night.

(RNS) — Even as ‘The Pendragon Cycle’ attempts to entertain broad audiences, it also hopes to win territory in a culture war as a defense of white Christian men and their right to rule the world.