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(RNS) — Pope Leo and Bad Bunny met privately at Madrid’s Bernabéu stadium Monday (June 8), bringing together a pontiff trying to reach young people and a global star whose story began in a Puerto Rican Catholic parish choir. The brief encounter capped weeks of speculation over whether Leo and the artist behind ‘Baticano’ would cross paths during their visits to Spain.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The new attacks prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for an immediate stop to fighting between Israel and Iran.

(RNS) — ‘The world is undergoing a profound spiritual and cultural crisis, which manifests in multiple forms of violence, polarization and mutual distrust,’ Leo said in Spain.

(RNS) — Hysteria surrounding Islam in America survives not because it is true, but because it is useful.

(RNS) — Before last year’s USAID cuts, federal funding supported about half of CRS’ $1.5 billion budget, making the new grant a fraction of the support the agency once received from the government.

(RNS) — The pope, speaking at a youth vigil in Barcelona, warned Catholics not to spiritualize pain in ways that silence those who suffer.

(RNS) — Rice’s win is a triumph for critics who argue that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has lost its way in recent years.

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes Pope Leo XIV visiting Spain, the NBA Finals and more.

SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — Thousands gathered for the Texas event as young women increasingly abandon religion.

(RNS) — In recent weeks, nearly half of the few hundred remaining Baha’is in Qatar have been threatened with detentions, non-renewal of work permits and forceful deportation.

(The Conversation) — For the Greeks, sophrosyne was an ideal second to none. It’s just as important today, in an age of internet addiction and misinformation – but harder to come by.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — New York has Ben Stiller, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan among its superfans; San Antonio has a group of nuns who wear Spurs jerseys over their habits. It's a relationship that goes back at least 20 years or so, and to the sisters it makes perfect sense.

(RNS) — Why the Department of Defense's recent decision to eliminate more than 180 religious affiliation codes has me deeply concerned.

ORLANDO, Florida (RNS) — More than 11,000 Southern Baptist church representatives will gather in Orlando this week, where they will debate women pastors and send out missionaries.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — June Pride celebrations, which often include parades, festivals and performances, began in 1970 to mark the first anniversary of the violent police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a New York City gay bar, and have since expanded to cities worldwide.

(RNS) — The caucus targeting Sharia, or Islamic religious law, harkens back to anti-Muslim movements that flourished during the post-9/11 era and the early 2010s.

(RNS) — The fast-evolving list was met with blowback from critics who suggested its changes were an attempt to impose Christian nationalism on the military.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — The pope touched on ‘just war’ theory, the war in Ukraine, the soccer World Cup and even Bad Bunny during the papal flight taking him to Madrid.

MADRID (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to embrace complexity instead of divisive simplifications while speaking to political and diplomatic authorities in Madrid.

MADRID (RNS) — Leo encouraged young people to cast aside appearances, to seek justice and to live an honest life.

The first woman president of historic Union Theological Seminary in New York City reflects on her 18 years in the position, and on the state of activism and religious vocation in 2026 America.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV lands in Spain this weekend for his first major European trip, entering a country where Catholic memory remains powerful but church practice has declined, where migration and life issues fuel political division and where young people are showing a surprising new interest in faith.

(RNS) — Pastors and other faith leaders have led protests against ICE in places such as Minneapolis. But this group of evangelical pastors believes churches should support the Trump administration's immigration agenda.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Ye has drawn widespread controversy in recent years for a series of antisemitic remarks, leaving Dutch authorities under mounting pressure to cancel the gigs on June 6 and 8.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — At least four states — Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kansas — adopted laws this year making it a crime to disrupt worship services.

(RNS) — One small hyphen makes all the difference between a principled debate and a hate movement.

(RNS) — After three decades, Phoenix Seminary is set to be acquired by the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, elevating Talbot as the second-largest interdenominational seminary.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (RNS) — The version housed at Virginia Theological Seminary is not for sale, and archive staffers plan to seek the best ways to make its contents available for the public to view.