‘It's a sin if you do not vote’: Progressive National Baptists urge midterm turnout

In a Tisha B'Av reversal, these American Jews grieve for destruction of Palestinian lives

(RNS) — Seven cities across the country — including Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Philadelphia and Seattle — held similar public rituals to mark the Jewish day of mourning.

‘The Odyssey,’ the Jews and a history lesson for an Oregon theater

(RNS) — At a time of rising antisemitism, a business chose to casually erase Jewish history in order to sell movie tickets.

Raphael Warnock says the US is a freedom train. People need to get on it.

(RNS) — In the final episode of ‘What does it mean to belong in America,’ the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the US senator from Georgia, talks about welcoming immigrants, tribalism and his faith in the American experiment.

These Catholic sisters want to start a new order with a difficult mission: Helping clergy abuse survivors

(RNS and NPR) — Sister Theresa Aletheia and Sister Danielle Lussier are the only community of religious sisters in the Catholic Church fully dedicated to serving abuse victims.

Lebanon’s prime minister visits shattered border village as deal with Israel begins

BEIRUT (AP) — They reached an agreement by late June, setting a plan for the deployment of Lebanese military forces in areas in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah had a military presence and influence, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, while disarming the militant group.