Religion News Service

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District, arguing that legal action is necessary to force the district to take the appropriate steps to restore federal funding for low-income and disadvantaged students who attend Catholic schools.

Rashad Hussain has been confirmed as the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, making him the first Muslim American in the role.

A second painting of Jesus and his mother, Mary, in which Jesus is widely thought to be depicted as George Floyd, has been stolen from the walls of the Catholic University of America’s law school.

Phyllis Zagano: Christians soon will welcome a newborn child to the world. But in 2,000 years, the story of the Christ child has taught us nothing.

Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese: The U.S. Supreme Court seems to be more and more sympathetic to government funding of education at religiously affiliated schools. 

Commentary: The sheer numbers suggest that social media falsehoods are shared by well-meaning people. Most of those who spread misinformation likely believe they are being righteous. Why do bad retweets come from good people?

Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese: People in counties that voted for Donald Trump in 2020 are dying at much higher rates from COVID-19 than people who live in counties that voted for Joe Biden, according to a study.

It’s important for Catholics to be cautious, but not afraid, as they prepare to honor the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe a year after COVID-19 shut down the annual pilgrimage.

Phyllis Zagano: The U.S. bishops' conference focus is on what they can do. The pope's focus is on what the people can do. 

Advent is the church's way of preparing for both Christ's birthday and the Second Coming of Christ. 

Black artists have long shouldered the prophetic burden to tell the truth about a society that refuses to confess its sins against Black bodies.

Parents are calling attention to whitewashed illustrations, almost exclusively male characters and an emphasis on memorizing morals over engaging with the divine in many existing children's story Bibles.

The Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III has posted a memo on the patriarchate website that appears to overturn a 45-year-old agreement with Western Christian churches.

Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese: America sacramentalizes guns. They are God’s gift to the good and just to protect our way of life. This is heresy.

After Strassburger and Hotop were ordained, the two are working together, having been sent to the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas to minister in the Rio Grande Valley along the U.S.-Mexico border.

A painting of Jesus and his mother Mary, in which Jesus is seen by many to be painted in the likeness of George Floyd in response to his agonizing death, was recently stolen from Catholic University of America Columbus Law School.

Instead of blaming God when bad things happen in their lives, many Americans say individuals and societal institutions are responsible for suffering, according to a new survey. 

For many, the relationship between birds and Christianity does not stray further than seeing a dove carrying an olive branch on a banner at church. But for Christian birdwatchers this link is alive — and worth a closer gander.

Commentary: Lest we think Rittenhouse is an aberration, polling shows a frightening number of Americans — especially those who are white, conservative and Christian — believe violence may be necessary to "save the country."

Former Vatican economy czar Cardinal George Pell warns in a new book that the Catholic institution is facing a growing deficit.