Religion News Service

A federal judge has denied a request by the Trump administration to reconsider a ruling in a lawsuit brought by faith-based refugee resettlement agencies, ordering the government to begin immediately processing and admitting refugees who were conditionally approved before Jan 20.

While congressional co-sponsors are all Catholic, the Religious Workforce Protection Act has substantial support from a variety of religious leaders, including evangelical Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews and Episcopalians.

The clergy-led gathering stood in defiance of ICE policies, drawing on shared interfaith values.

Dropping bombs and killing drug dealers may look good on television, Thomas Reese writes, but the real war on drugs occurs in treatment programs, which are terribly underfunded.

"As an alumna of the school, I'm just enraged," said Atalia Omer, a professor of religion, conflict and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame who co-taught the Harvard Divinity School class. Omer is Jewish and a native of Israel.

Vice President JD Vance wants women to have more babies, but he should learn from the Catholic bishops how to make having children more affordable and appealing.

It was a close call, but Francis’ emergence from Gemelli Hospital ensures that implementation of the synod on synodality's goals will outlast him.

A new report co-authored by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops found that Catholics make up 61% of those potentially at risk of deportation.

The war between Israel and Hamas is so devastating for both Palestinians and Israelis that the only human response is tears. But as Pope Paul VI said, "If you want peace, work for justice." Without justice for Palestinians and security for Israel, there will be no peace.

One of the pope's greatest achievements will have been his engagement with the humanities and humanity — with a deep understanding of the challenges it faces.

A multistate effort is spitting out legislation and lawsuits aimed at testing the Supreme Court justices’ commitment to Obergefell v. Hodges.

Under the Trump administration, churches are now thinking more expansively about the concept of sanctuary to include migrants who fear that new policies could suddenly make them vulnerable to arrest or deportation.

Claims against the famous artist have brought attention to the widespread sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse of religious sisters.

Sr. Susan Francois has spent the past four years filing shareholder resolutions against Citigroup, urging the company to rethink its financial ties to fossil fuel projects that impact Indigenous communities. 

 It makes more sense to spend money saving the Earth from climate change, ecological destruction and international conflicts than it does going to Mars.

As Pope Francis remains hospitalized at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italian prisoners are praying for his recovery, Catholic chaplains said, noting the pope's longtime focus on addressing the needs of incarcerated people.

One theologian said Africa's celebrations of the Christian framework would exhibit the continent’s rich theological heritage and highlight new ways of thinking about faith unbound by colonial legacies.

At a meeting that took place Feb. 28, Peter Marocco, the deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and a group of mostly evangelical Christian humanitarian aid groups discussed the administration's dismantling of USAID and its 90-day freeze on foreign aid funding.

If you believe the Scripture is the Word of God, the message is clear: Musk and Trump will go to hell for defunding the corporal works of mercy. Will we?