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Religious leaders and groups that mobilized during the Floyd protests have reemerged as key organizers in Minneapolis’ sprawling resistance to ICE agents deployed as part of Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
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In Minneapolis, George Floyd-era faith networks reignite after Renee Good's killing by ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith-based networks, which developed organizing infrastructure and relationships during the Floyd era, are joined by newcomers as resistance efforts have intensified since…
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January 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Religious leaders and groups that mobilized during the Floyd protests have reemerged as key organizers in Minneapolis’ sprawling resistance to ICE agents deployed as part of Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
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As the ecclesiastical adviser for the Napa Institute, Coakley, who is archbishop of Oklahoma City, has ties to several prominent conservative Catholics.
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USCCB President Paul Coakley meets with Trump, Vance at White House
(RNS) — It was the first time a US president has met with the president of the Catholic bishops’ conference in nearly a decade.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
As the ecclesiastical adviser for the Napa Institute, Coakley, who is archbishop of Oklahoma City, has ties to several prominent conservative Catholics.
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This week's photo selection includes rituals for the New Year, demonstrations against ICE after the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapolis and more.
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Photos of the Week: anti-ICE demonstrations, New Year's rituals
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes rituals for the New Year, demonstrations against ICE after the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapolis and more.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This week's photo selection includes rituals for the New Year, demonstrations against ICE after the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapolis and more.
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The documentary “Holding Liat” offers a surprising and nuanced portrayal of an American-Israeli family whose adult daughter and her husband were kidnapped from their home on Oct. 7, 2023.
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'Holding Liat' documents a more complicated reality behind the Oct. 7 hostage crisis
(RNS) — The documentary offers a nuanced portrayal of an American-Israeli family whose adult daughter was kidnapped from her home on a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The documentary “Holding Liat” offers a surprising and nuanced portrayal of an American-Israeli family whose adult daughter and her husband were kidnapped from their home on Oct. 7, 2023.
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On Monday (Jan. 12), Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive.
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Suspect in Jackson synagogue fire confesses; congregation determined to rebuild
(RNS) — Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
On Monday (Jan. 12), Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive.
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OPINION: Never underestimate the ability of clericalism to triumph in the Catholic Church.
Does Pope Leo want synodality without the laity?
(RNS) — Never underestimate the ability of clericalism to triumph in the Catholic Church.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
OPINION: Never underestimate the ability of clericalism to triumph in the Catholic Church.
In his first baptismal ceremony as pope, Leo celebrated the Lord’s gift of faith to the children, saying that it gives sense to the gift of life.
Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in a tradition marking the end of the Christmas season
VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his first baptismal ceremony as pope, Leo celebrated the Lord’s gift of faith to the children, saying that it gives sense to the gift of life.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
In his first baptismal ceremony as pope, Leo celebrated the Lord’s gift of faith to the children, saying that it gives sense to the gift of life.
Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair were brought together by football, but it is a relationship forged by faith.
Houston Texans' Anderson and Al-Shaair built faith-based bond despite practicing different religions
HOUSTON (AP) — Anderson, a Christian, and Al-Shaair, a Muslim, didn’t let religious differences divide them. Instead, they leaned into their shared piousness to build a bond through faith that has…
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January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair were brought together by football, but it is a relationship forged by faith.
OPINION: Christian Reconstructionism, a little-known movement to rebuild society on biblical law, can often shape US debates over religion, politics and education.
What is Christian Reconstructionism − and why it matters in US politics
(The Conversation) — Christian Reconstructionism, a little-known movement to rebuild society on biblical law, can often shape US debates over religion, politics and education.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
OPINION: Christian Reconstructionism, a little-known movement to rebuild society on biblical law, can often shape US debates over religion, politics and education.
City Council members in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, suburb denied a rezoning request for a proposed mosque after weeks of public debate that involved anti-Muslim pushback and a state attorney general’s investigation.
Oklahoma mosque project voted down after weeks of anti-Muslim pushback, zoning debate
(RNS) — Over 1,000 people packed a nearly four-hour-long Broken Arrow City Council meeting on Jan. 12, which ended with a council vote of 4-1 to stymie the project.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
City Council members in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, suburb denied a rezoning request for a proposed mosque after weeks of public debate that involved anti-Muslim pushback and a state attorney general’s investigation.
Pope Leo XIV announced plans for a second consistory in June, and pledged to hold such meetings annually — a move widely seen as signaling a more collegial and consultative style of leadership at the Vatican.
Pope Leo announces second consistory, promising yearly gatherings of cardinals
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV announced plans for a second consistory in June, and pledged to hold such meetings annually — a move widely seen as signaling a more collegial and consultative style…
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January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Pope Leo XIV announced plans for a second consistory in June, and pledged to hold such meetings annually — a move widely seen as signaling a more collegial and consultative style of leadership at the Vatican.
OPINION: What happens to Dead-ism now? Like any good religion, it has not died, but it has transformed.
What happens to the religion of Dead-ism after Bob Weir?
(RNS) — Like any good faith, it has not died, but it has transformed.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
OPINION: What happens to Dead-ism now? Like any good religion, it has not died, but it has transformed.
“There is a nuance that I think makes a difference when you are going into these deeper states of relaxation and your conscious mind is not trying to translate,” said yoga and meditation teacher Xiomara Arauz.
Yoga, meditation classes taught in Spanish offer healing to stressed communities
(RNS) — ‘Our community is definitely experiencing heightened levels of stress, insecurity, uncertainty, anxiety and fear,’ said Xiomara Arauz, a Denver-based yoga and meditation teacher. ‘If the…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“There is a nuance that I think makes a difference when you are going into these deeper states of relaxation and your conscious mind is not trying to translate,” said yoga and meditation teacher Xiomara Arauz.
A majority of cardinals at Pope Leo’s first consistory voted to focus discussions on synodality and the church’s mission of evangelization, the Vatican said.
Pope Leo gathers cardinals in first consistory to chart church’s path together
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The closed-door meeting comes as Leo inherits a deeply divided church and seeks to set the tone for his papacy by emphasizing unity, shared responsibility and evangelization…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A majority of cardinals at Pope Leo’s first consistory voted to focus discussions on synodality and the church’s mission of evangelization, the Vatican said.
The shooting in a church parking lot last Wednesday night left two people dead and six injured, including five who remained hospitalized with police protection Thursday.
The deadly shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The shooting in a church parking lot Wednesday night left two people dead and six injured, including five who remained hospitalized with police protection Thursday.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The shooting in a church parking lot last Wednesday night left two people dead and six injured, including five who remained hospitalized with police protection Thursday.
OPINION: Since Rachel Good’s life was taken by an ICE agent last week in Minneapolis, Republicans who have long championed protecting human life have said shocking things.
After Renee Good, are you really going to keep pretending Trump and Vance are pro-life?
(RNS) — The deeds of the Trump administration have stood in sharp contrast to the reassuring words they have offered to religious believers.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
OPINION: Since Rachel Good’s life was taken by an ICE agent last week in Minneapolis, Republicans who have long championed protecting human life have said shocking things.
Less than a week after her death, Renee Good is being compared to Christian martyrs who were killed while witnessing for their faith.
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Renee Good was a martyr for her faith, like MLK, say Presbyterians
(RNS)— The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness, part of the Presbyterian Church (USA), says Good is part of ‘a sacred lineage of faithful witnesses who have risked and lost their lives in defense…
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January 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Less than a week after her death, Renee Good is being compared to Christian martyrs who were killed while witnessing for their faith.
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A group of clergy seeking to offer pastoral care to immigrant detainees at a federal building was denied on Tuesday morning (Jan. 13), with officials at the government facility.
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Faith leaders are denied access to immigration detainees in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The question of offering pastoral care to immigrant detainees has become a theological and legal flashpoint since President Donald Trump launched his mass deportation effort last…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A group of clergy seeking to offer pastoral care to immigrant detainees at a federal building was denied on Tuesday morning (Jan. 13), with officials at the government facility.
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As political tensions rise, Uganda’s religious leaders have become increasingly vocal, positioning themselves as moral guardians rather than political actors.
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As Uganda approaches a tense presidential election, faith leaders urge fairness, peace
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — With opposition crackdowns and allegations of rigging clouding the Jan. 15 elections, religious leaders are telling voters to reject violence and trust faith amid uncertainty.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
As political tensions rise, Uganda’s religious leaders have become increasingly vocal, positioning themselves as moral guardians rather than political actors.
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OPINION: We didn’t start the fire of antisemitism, but we need help in fighting it.
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The Jackson synagogue fire began centuries ago
(RNS) — The arson suspect spoke of ‘the synagogue of Satan,’ according to an affidavit. The phrase draws on a very old, hateful tradition.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
OPINION: We didn’t start the fire of antisemitism, but we need help in fighting it.
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Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan.
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Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the Palestinians’ internationally recognized representative, have not announced the names of the technocrats, who are not supposed to be…
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January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan.
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OPINION: Today we’ll be talking about how Texas A&M canceled the Greek philosopher Plato as part of its campaign to shut down discussion of gender in college courses.
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Texas A&M cracks down on gender ideology
(RNS) — A contemporary dialogue.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
OPINION: Today we’ll be talking about how Texas A&M canceled the Greek philosopher Plato as part of its campaign to shut down discussion of gender in college courses.
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“No matter what our faith tradition is, what we come together on is an understanding of the inherent dignity of every human being created in the divine image that is therefore worthy of protection, thriving and respect.”
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In Pittsburgh, pro-immigrant interfaith efforts emerge amid concerns about ICE
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — On Fridays, a group of interfaith believers holds a vigil outside the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office, where over 800 people have been held amid the Trump…
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January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“No matter what our faith tradition is, what we come together on is an understanding of the inherent dignity of every human being created in the divine image that is therefore worthy of protection, thriving and respect.”
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Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country.
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Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
NEW YORK (AP) — It would be the first landmark in the nation's capital to be dedicated to one of the American Revolution's most stirring, popular and quotable advocates — who also was one of the most…
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country.
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OPINION: If certain films are paradigmatic of an era or a political administration, then “Marty Supreme” will reign supreme as the definitive cinematic rendering of the Age of Donald Trump.
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The hollow moral core of 'Marty Supreme'
(RNS) — ‘Marty Supreme’ is an excellent film about a despicable confidence man. It perfectly reflects our historical moment.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
OPINION: If certain films are paradigmatic of an era or a political administration, then “Marty Supreme” will reign supreme as the definitive cinematic rendering of the Age of Donald Trump.
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