(RNS) — The Greek Orthodox leader expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this month.

(RNS) — Our institutions are at risk of becoming transactional degree factories where students become dehumanized.

(RNS) — Archbishop Paul Coakley’s repeated citations of the first U.S.-born pope may signal a closer relationship between the Vatican and U.S. church, though the meeting’s public agenda does not include any sessions dedicated to artificial intelligence or Leo’s first encyclical, ‘Magnifica Humanitas.’

(RNS) — The reversal comes five years after the foster care and adoption agency first agreed to partner with LGBTQ couples.

BARCELONA, Spain (RNS) — Surrounded by the nature-inspired architecture of Antoni Gaudí, often referred to as ‘God’s architect,’ the pope gave a homily that made a forceful appeal in defense of human life and against war.

(RNS) — The proposed ban on churches with women pastors or those that allow women to preach was approved by three-quarters of church messengers gathered in Orlando.

(AP) — Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in April.

(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) — 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) — 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.

(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.

(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.

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) — 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

(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.

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) — The new list includes 31 recognized faiths, most of them Christian denominations.

(RNS) — ‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister.

(RNS) — A separate proposal calls for a broader theological framework on human relationships.

(RNS) — Evangelicals have largely forgotten past generations of evangelicals who not only fought against the slave trade and inhumane working conditions but also against animal cruelty.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Among fans passion is nurtured through a sense of community. The singing of anthems, tears shed after victories or defeats, and the embrace of strangers inside a stadium are experiences that can mirror forms of collective devotion.

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.