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July 21, 2018 6:00 am

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Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world.

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Church of England plans to test aspiring clergy for skills, aptitude — and narcissism

July 20, 2018

News

Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope’s hand

July 20, 2018

Faith

Civil rights legend Meredith says he’s on a mission from God

July 20, 2018

Columns

Thomas Reese: Signs of the Times

Humanae Vitae: Sex and authority in the Catholic Church

July 20, 2018

Jana Riess: Flunking Sainthood

6 gifts of aging, from Quaker writer Parker Palmer

July 20, 2018

Opinion

With new nation-state law, Israel shoots herself in the foot

July 19, 2018

Jana Riess: Flunking Sainthood

It’s good for girls to have clergywomen, study shows

July 17, 2018

Jeffrey Salkin: Martini Judaism

The Jewish counterculture loses a founder

July 17, 2018

Thomas Reese: Signs of the Times

Priests, celibacy and sex

July 16, 2018

Morning Report

RNS Morning Report: Religious Freedom Meetup; Jewish homeland vote; Family Leave Flip

July 20, 2018

RNS Morning Report: Russia and National Prayer Breakfast; Holocaust denial; LGBT Mormons

July 19, 2018

RNS Morning Report: Westboro Baptists evolving; Jehovah’s Witnesses flee; Tweets and hate

July 18, 2018

Religion Press Releases

RNS Press Release Service

Call to pause: Evangelical men join evangelical women in the call to hit pause on culture war

July 18, 2018

RNS Press Release Service

Humanae Vitae was right 50 years ago. It’s still right today.

July 17, 2018

RNS Press Release Service

China prisoners of conscience rally urges Congress to stand in solidarity for human rights

July 13, 2018

RNS Stories

News

Trinidad and Tobago’s religious leaders call on government to uphold anti-LGBT laws

July 20, 2018

Opinion

Democrats for Life of America gather ’round a message: ‘We want our party back’

July 19, 2018

News

Pompeo says Putin summit helps with religious freedom push

July 19, 2018

News

Controversial law cements Israel’s status as a Jewish state

July 19, 2018

News

Most US faith groups say country is on the wrong track

July 19, 2018

News

Why Mariia Butina wasn’t the only Russian attending the National Prayer Breakfast

July 18, 2018

News

United Methodist court filings detail proposals for averting schism on sexuality

July 18, 2018

Catholicism

Vatican-OK’d journal strikes out again at US evangelicals

July 18, 2018

News

For American Muslims, family border separations are personal

July 18, 2018

Combating Online Hate Speech

Researchers find link between Trump tweets and spike in anti-Muslim hate

July 17, 2018

Opinion

They’re still here: The curious evolution of Westboro Baptist Church

July 17, 2018

Law & Court

Judge: Jewish heritage can be basis for race discrimination

July 17, 2018