Covering the world of religion. https://rns.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mj2npzoadt2iOPINION: Katelyn and Roxy talk with Ehrman about how Jesus' command to care for people on the periphery shaped the moral 'common sense' of the Western world. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/09/the-stranger-gospel-bart-d-ehrman/09 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2npzoadt2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mizpcxkzcw2yWASHINGTON (RNS) — The increase in faith-fueled militaristic rhetoric is pitting the president against a growing list of faith leaders, ranging from local clergy to the pope. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/pentagon-vatican-meeting-latest-flash-point-in-trumps-clash-with-religious-leaders/09 Apr 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizpcxkzcw2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mizlxlg7gn2tWASHINGTON (RNS) — The increase in faith-fueled militaristic rhetoric is pitting the president against a growing list of faith leaders, ranging from local clergy to the pope. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/pentagon-vatican-meeting-latest-flash-point-in-trumps-clash-with-religious-leaders/09 Apr 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizlxlg7gn2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miziminyyt2j(RNS) — Muslim advocates say Shiite Muslims in at least two American cities have been visited by the FBI in recent weeks. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/iran-war-rhetoric-puts-shiite-muslims-in-the-us-at-risk-advocates-say/08 Apr 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miziminyyt2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mizfb6mctv2x(RNS) — Muslim advocates say Shiite Muslims in at least two American cities have been visited by the FBI in recent weeks. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/iran-war-rhetoric-puts-shiite-muslims-in-the-us-at-risk-advocates-say/08 Apr 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizfb6mctv2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mizbvvkho62xOPINION: (RNS) — When an American president threatens to destroy a civilization, we all should respond in horror. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/as-holocaust-remembrance-day-approaches-trumps-iran-threat-carries-a-terrible-echo/08 Apr 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizbvvkho62xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miz6knfynt2wOPINION: (RNS) — But that remains to be seen. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/scotus-conversion-therapy-decision-should-cut-both-ways/08 Apr 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz6knfynt2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miz35icc562iOPINION: (RNS) — But that remains to be seen. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/scotus-conversion-therapy-decision-should-cut-both-ways/08 Apr 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz35icc562ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miyspk4i7i2xOPINION: (RNS) — Technology cannot — and will never be able to — do the work that actually matters. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/dont-let-christian-writers-be-left-behind-in-the-ai-era/08 Apr 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyspk4i7i2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miype74ysy25(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes commemorations of Holy Week, Easter and Passover. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/photos-of-the-week-holy-week-easter-celebrations/08 Apr 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miype74ysy25https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miylzat36t27(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes commemorations of Holy Week, Easter and Passover. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/photos-of-the-week-holy-week-easter-celebrations/08 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miylzat36t27https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miyinmxtvh2jOPINION: (RNS) — Technology cannot — and will never be able to — do the work that actually matters. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/08/dont-let-christian-writers-be-left-behind-in-the-ai-era/08 Apr 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyinmxtvh2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miydxnvl7c2wROME (AP) — In some of his strongest comments yet against the war, the American pope urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to demand they reject war and work for peace. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/pope-says-trumps-threat-to-destroy-iranian-civilization-is-truly-unacceptable/08 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miydxnvl7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miyamj4fej25OPINION: (RNS) — Young people today say they are interested in spirituality and long for community. Almost by definition, that is what Christianity is supposed to provide. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/despite-an-increase-in-adult-baptisms-we-are-not-in-a-catholic-revival/08 Apr 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyamj4fej25https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miy5ayiyzu2y(RNS) — Both Apollo 8 and Artemis II missions included public references to religion, but astronauts aboard the Artemis’ Orion spacecraft struck a broader, more global tone. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/faith-has-always-gone-to-space-artemis-ii-shows-how-much-it-has-changed/08 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy5ayiyzu2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mix5mq2uwj2t(RNS) — Both Apollo 8 and Artemis II missions included public references to religion, but astronauts aboard the Artemis’ Orion spacecraft struck a broader, more global tone. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/faith-has-always-gone-to-space-artemis-ii-shows-how-much-it-has-changed/08 Apr 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mix5mq2uwj2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mix2bfdzpj2mRNS — ‘For an administration that has been using religious language to justify the war, it’s remarkable that they have completely avoided engaging Christian moral theology on this point,’ said Robert P. Jones, a Christian nationalism scholar. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/religious-leaders-react-to-trump-warning-of-destruction-in-iran-standoff/08 Apr 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mix2bfdzpj2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miwww7ikm22tRNS — ‘For an administration that has been using religious language to justify the war, it’s remarkable that they have completely avoided engaging Christian moral theology on this point,’ said Robert P. Jones, a Christian nationalism scholar. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/religious-leaders-react-to-trump-warning-of-destruction-in-iran-standoff/07 Apr 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwww7ikm22thttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miwtkxpdgv22OPINION: (RNS) — Young people today say they are interested in spirituality and long for community. Almost by definition, that is what Christianity is supposed to provide. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/despite-an-increase-in-adult-baptisms-we-are-not-in-a-catholic-revival/07 Apr 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwtkxpdgv22https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miwq7ztsw62aROME (AP) — In some of his strongest comments yet against the war, the American pope urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to demand they reject war and work for peace. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/pope-says-trumps-threat-to-destroy-iranian-civilization-is-truly-unacceptable/07 Apr 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwq7ztsw62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miwmudcdh22zNEW YORK (RNS) — After Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a brief appearance, some demonstrators traveled to the Palantir headquarters, where about 15 protesters were arrested. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/jewish-protesters-hold-passover-seder-at-palanirs-ny-hq-over-ice-contract/07 Apr 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwmudcdh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miwjhljpad2m(RNS) — In her book, Amy Littlefield interviews some of the leading figures in the anti-abortion movement to better understand how a constitutional right that has long been supported by a majority of Americans was eliminated. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/an-investigative-reporter-probes-the-killers-of-roe-v-wade-in-new-book/07 Apr 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwjhljpad2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miwg2bs2as27NEW YORK (RNS) — After Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a brief appearance, some demonstrators traveled to the Palantir headquarters, where about 15 protesters were arrested. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/jewish-protesters-hold-passover-seder-at-palanirs-ny-hq-over-ice-contract/07 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwg2bs2as27https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miwavnz3c62xOPINION: (RNS) — When two clergy people share each other's most powerful truths, the result is magic. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/06/why-this-rabbi-says-may-christ-arise-for-you/07 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwavnz3c62xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miw5kemjo62mOPINION: (The Conversation) — Denying Jewish men’s masculinity, or blaming them for weakening ‘traditional’ masculinity, has long been part of antisemitism. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/06/why-the-manosphere-has-an-antisemitism-problem/07 Apr 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw5kemjo62mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3miw26xlmu42aOPINION: (The Conversation) — Denying Jewish men’s masculinity, or blaming them for weakening ‘traditional’ masculinity, has long been part of antisemitism. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/06/why-the-manosphere-has-an-antisemitism-problem/07 Apr 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw26xlmu42ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mivwtxc73v22JDEIDEH, Lebanon (AP) — Since hostilities erupted last month between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group — in the shadow of the wider, U.S.-Israeli war on Iran — over 1,400 people have been killed in Lebanon, and more than 1 million have been forced to flee their homes. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/06/displaced-by-war-lebanons-christians-mark-easter-far-from-their-homes-and-churches/07 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivwtxc73v22https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mivtilnmhs27JDEIDEH, Lebanon (AP) — Since hostilities erupted last month between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group — in the shadow of the wider, U.S.-Israeli war on Iran — over 1,400 people have been killed in Lebanon, and more than 1 million have been forced to flee their homes. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/06/displaced-by-war-lebanons-christians-mark-easter-far-from-their-homes-and-churches/07 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivtilnmhs27https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mivq5dms2u2t(RNS) — Restrictions imposed by Israel against large gatherings due to the Iran war is casting a long shadow on Easter celebrations, but Palestinian Christians may be feeling it most acutely. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/06/after-subdued-holy-week-palestinian-christians-anticipate-a-sober-orthdoox-easter/07 Apr 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivq5dms2u2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rns.org/post/3mivmrwr5om2m(RNS) — Restrictions imposed by Israel against large gatherings due to the Iran war is casting a long shadow on Easter celebrations, but Palestinian Christians may be feeling it most acutely. https://religionnews.com/2026/04/06/after-subdued-holy-week-palestinian-christians-anticipate-a-sober-orthdoox-easter/07 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:mjwatbcziskf47sa54xyo7oj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivmrwr5om2m