AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Pimentel announced the investigation had been dropped during a conversation with RNS events host Niala Boodhoo at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Pimentel announced the investigation had been dropped during a conversation with RNS events host Niala Boodhoo at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

ROME (AP) — The “Priests Against Genocide” network was born in August 2025 and currently includes over 2,500 priests and bishops from five continents, organizers said.

BELLEVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Belleville police identified the man as Sean Ward of Quinte West. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, an independent civilian agency that investigates police shootings, said Ward died Monday night.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The April 21 attacks, which were inspired by the Islamic State group, were among the deadliest attacks in Sri Lanka’s history.

(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell white supremacy, antisemitism and patriarchy to angry young men. Its audienc...

PARIS (RNS) – Pope Leo XIV and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need to promote peace and build ethical AI safeguards. But the pope also pointed to tensions between the Catholic Church and secularized France.

PARIS, France (RNS) — As France sees a surge in adult and youth baptisms, Pope Leo XIV urged the church to welcome new Catholics into parish life and called for reverence in worship without letting liturgical preferences divide the faithful.

(RNS) — Trump administration lawyers have argued a key component of the Johnson Amendment, which bars nonprofits from taking part in political campaigns, should not apply to churches. They've asked an appeals court to overturn a lower court decision dismissing a lawsuit challe...

ST. LOUIS (RNS) — In his homily, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle preached about Sheen's attention to poverty in the Global South.

OPINION: (RNS) — Even as ‘The Pendragon Cycle’ attempts to entertain broad audiences, it also hopes to win territory in a culture war as a defense of white Christian men and their right to rule the world.

OPINION: (RNS) — Why he still matters.

CHICAGO (AP) — Opponents, including many religious groups, lawmakers and disability advocates, have moral objections to someone ending their life.

WUDANG, China (AP) —Tourists and pilgrims in a steady stream make their way through Wudang every day. Its scenic peaks, ancient palaces and religious sites drew 14 million visits in 2025, according to government figures.

OPINION: (The Conversation) — The forged document was used as leverage to try to expand papal control throughout the Italian peninsula.

(RNS) — The group, which included a religious adviser to Trump, sent a letter to Trump officials — an unusual instance of evangelical leaders urging the administration to change course.

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Pimentel announced the investigation had been dropped during a conversation with RNS events host Niala Boodhoo at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

PARIS (RNS) – Pope Leo XIV and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need to promote peace and build ethical AI safeguards. But the pope also pointed to tensions between the Catholic Church and secularized France.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces at the scene then “opened fire at the terrorist as he attempted to flee” and killed him. More military forces were deployed in the area in the aftermath.

(RNS) — The Trump administration set the refugee cap for 2027 at 17,500, the same as this year. That would make it the second year in a row of historically low admissions — made up primarily of white South Africans.