'There is no Christmas for separated families': Pastors tend to immigrant families in crisis

This 8 am Zoom service has become a satellite of love

(RNS) — The 30-minute morning minyan offered through the Los Angeles-based IKAR Synagogue has become the primary form of community and prayer for a group of Jews from around the world.

Haitian immigrants revived a church. Now the pews are empty.

(RNS) — With the Supreme Court set to rule on whether Haitians will lose Temporary Protected Status, fear is emptying church pews. At St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the Haitian immigrants who brought life to the congregation are gone.

From 'feigele' to free: What does it mean to be LGBTQ+ and Orthodox?

(RNS) — Two identities seem to be in a wrestling match — but both can win.

A Catholic schism over women deacons? Many opponents have already left.

(RNS) — Those who reject papal authority are already out the door. The women who have given up hoping for change are on the way out, too.

Is Bethany’s break with LGBTQ+ people a bellwether for foster care?

(RNS) — LGBTQ+ advocates worry the change will mean fewer beds for foster youth.