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

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

(RNS) — The long-standing practice has been to preserve the site for Muslim worship and allow visitors of other faiths.

(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.

(RNS) — One of the misunderstandings of modern society is the idea that people of different faiths must eventually dilute their differences in order to live together peacefully.

(RNS) — As I prepare to step down from the presidency, I see a blueprint for a flourishing, interreligious America. But when I turn to the headlines, I see our nation barreling toward a far more destructive vision.

(RNS) — More than 100 experts and advocates gathered for the largest-ever summit in Rome on the challenges to provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene at hospitals and clinics around the world lacking these basic needs.

(RNS) — Filmmaker and musician Michael McLean denied for years that his son Jeff might be gay. But today, their relationship has not only survived but thrived. A new book shares the ups and downs of their journey.

(RNS) — Instead of demanding accountability before approving more funding, Congress is poised to deepen its investment in the very systems generating widespread alarm.

(RNS) — Most of the programmers teaching AI to “think” are men. One can only hope that the views of women will be added to the equation.

(RNS) — This shooting was not just an attack on a sacred space — it was an attack on the very idea that all of us, across our differences, deserve to live in safety and dignity.

(RNS) — ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ gives us the tools to extend the church’s social teaching into the places the encyclical itself did not go. Three areas in particular call out for exactly this kind of constructive extension.

(RNS) — Islamophobia rose sharply from 2022 to 2025, according to the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding’s Islamophobia Index, which has tracked anti-Muslim rhetoric since 2016.

(RNS) — Encyclicals have become a way the Catholic Church presents its moral vision to the whole world, especially in the face of evolving developments and challenges that arise from economics and technology.

(RNS) — At the convening of technologists, theologians and investors, the most urgent questions about artificial intelligence turned out to have some of the oldest answers.

(RNS) — Comedians are doing some of the most serious moral work in America right now.

(RNS) — Few of our preachers use their pulpits to call for an end to war, often because they are afraid to do so.

(RNS) — Stable relations with China are good for both countries and good for the world.

(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is set to publish his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' that will focus on addressing artificial intelligence and human dignity. He will do so alongside the co-founder of one of the largest AI companies.

(RNS) — A new report documents the unimaginable sexual violence of Oct. 7, 2023. I am done softening what I now know.

(RNS) — The framers of the Constitution went a long way toward making sure that wasn't the case.

(RNS) — Jesus did not command his followers to build a Christian nation. He commanded them to love, feed, welcome and tell the truth.

(RNS) — The need for faith-based leadership on hunger is a sign American policy is not working.

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(RNS) — While it is fitting and proper for individuals and congregations to rededicate themselves to their God in prayer, it is not the role of government to unite America in faith.

(RNS) — The study group’s recommendations are practical and easy to implement. They could be quickly adopted in the United States.

(RNS) — Are we finally at a pivot point in how we engage people with massive brain injuries and diseases?

(RNS) — During the Conservative Resurgence, I thought we were fighting for the Bible. Instead, we were also political pawns for an abuser.

(RNS) — The armed man who sought to break into the White House Correspondents' dinner hails from a long line of religious extremists looking to commit political violence in the name of God.