Is This Unearthed Fishing Village the Birthplace of Three of Jesus’ Apostles?
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Archaeologists excavating in northern Israel believe they may have discovered the biblical city of Bethsaida, the hometown of
UN: Billions Lack Access to Clean Water, Proper Sanitation
More than 2 billion people do not have easy access to clean water and more than 4 billion lack proper sanitation, according to a joint World Health
Faith Communities Offer a Pathway to Ending AIDS in Africa
(RNS) — Since the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic, many communities of faith have supported millions of people living with
Judge Blocks Deportation of Chaldeans and Other Iraqis
DETROIT (Detroit Free Press) A federal judge has ruled that 114 Iraqi immigrants facing deportation can stay in the U.S. for at least two more
ROME (Reuters)Religious Leaders Shocked by Attack on Ramadan and Pentecost
LONDON (RNS) Religious leaders prayed for London after another terrorist attack in Britain left seven dead and scores injured on the eve of the Christian holiday
China, Once Officially Atheist, Now Booming With Religion
DAVIS, Calif. (RNS) When Ian Johnson first went to China as a student three decades ago, he pronounced religion there “dead.”
But Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning
The Other Holy Lands
Nearly 700,000 tourists from the United States travel each year to Israel, accounting for about one-sixth of its tourists. Despite being considered a kind of religious pilgrimage
Iraqi Minorities Pen ‘Baghdad Declaration for Supporting Religious Freedom’
Leaders of religious minorities in Iraq issued a declaration of principles in January urging support for freedom of
On World Water Day, African Church Leaders Highlight Shortages
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) As she drives her family’s donkeys to a new borehole at the base of the Uuni Hills in eastern Kenya, Eunice