Houston mothers challenge Texas Ten Commandments law under state religious freedom protections

"Never Saw Anything Like That": Veteran White House Reporter Peter Maer on President Trump and The Press

Peter Maer on his memoir, "Chasing the Story: A Reporter's Journey to the White House", and on the current administration's relationship with the press.

Why did the nation's founders suddenly fear a godless republic?

(RNS) — The founders' belief about religion and government changed fast — mostly because of what was happening overseas.

After SSPX schism, some Catholics urge greater access to the older Latin Mass

(RNS) — Many of the 2% of U.S. Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass weekly surmount considerable obstacles, like long drives and disapproval from the Catholic hierarchy, to attend.

Jewish New Yorkers on antisemitism, safety and the city's first anti-Zionist mayor

(RNS) — 'Jewish New Yorkers are being asked to carry the weight of a conflict thousands of miles away, regardless of our individual beliefs, backgrounds or politics,' said Dan Haddad, a Brooklyn resident.

Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost

NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel's military has occupied the area in southern Syria for more than a year, but forays by civilian settler groups into the region have only recently became a regular occurrence.