Religion News Service

Pope Leo XIV has expressed interest in visiting Algeria, a trip that would mark the first papal visit to the North African nation and highlight its small but symbolically significant Catholic community rooted in dialogue with Islam.

Like religious leaders in cities such as Minneapolis, Chicago and elsewhere, local clergy were quick to muster resistance to the rapid influx of immigration enforcement agents, even as they wrangle with the unusual geography of Maine.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin urges restraint by federal agents as Catholic bishops in the United States criticize immigration enforcement tactics.

Over a year since Donald Trump and JD Vance spread falsehoods about the city's migrants eating pets, Haitians' temporary protected status is set to run out Feb. 3.

The people of Minneapolis are responding and resisting in unspeakably brave, radically loving ways that we will speak of for years to come.

Cardinals and coworkers praised Carr at his retirement after more than 50 years of work for the Catholic Church.

The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agents have been most active.

Some experts and bishops told RNS that, in a fraught moment, dialogue and public criticism are complementary strategies.

The survey found the religiously unaffiliated nearly doubled or saw even larger gains in every country.

The new song's composer thought it could be a way to again hear from Black churches, collectively, about civil rights.

In the U.S., militarism pervades our politics, economy, society and culture. That’s a choice — not a destiny.

On Fridays, a group of interfaith believers holds a vigil outside the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office, where over 800 people have been held amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts.

The question of offering pastoral care to immigrant detainees has become a theological and legal flashpoint since President Donald Trump launched his mass deportation effort last year.

Bishop Michael Martin's letter has exposed divisions over liturgical authority, leadership style and worship practices. The debate has also played out online, showing how social media has amplified church disputes.

The faith-based networks, which developed organizing infrastructure and relationships during the Floyd era, are joined by newcomers as resistance efforts have intensified since Good's shooting.

"The deeds of this administration have stood in sharp contrast to the reassuring words they have offered to religious believers," writes Steven P. Millies.

Faith-based companies like Bible Bricks, Geulah Products and Brick'Em Young are making Lego-compatible building blocks, tapping a market for offline toys inspired by biblical events and religious landmarks.

It's all just too much, but my faith requires me to show up,' said the Rev. Dana Neuhauser.

 "There was a request for clergy to show up" at the scene, said one Minneapolis minister. "I was out the door."

The Trump administration does not even pretend to care about democracy, human rights, political refugees or victims of natural disasters.