Pope Leo XIV arrives in Angola, where oil wealth and mass poverty collide

As some praise Texas’ proposed ‘Judeo-Christian’ curriculum, rabbis say it dismisses Judaism

AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — The phrase ‘Judeo-Christian’ was frequently heard this week in support of Texas’ revised public school curriculum, even as many Jewish testifiers distanced themselves from the term and the curriculum.

On Pride Day, Dr. Helmut Love links AI to spiritual promises through Georgia initiative

<a href="www.drhelmutlove.com">Citizens for Love</a>

In JD Vance's faith memoir, the most telling words are ‘My Way’

(RNS) — Vance seems to feel personally responsible for preventing anything from challenging his civilization or changing the church.

Feeling alienated from queer and Sephardic spaces, LGBTQ Jews build their own communities

(RNS) — Through egalitarian prayer spaces, Shabbat dinners and advocacy, Sephardic and Mizrahi organizers are creating places where LGBTQ Jews can bring their full identities. 

Is it time to retire the term ‘Zionism’?

(RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.