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OPINION: (RNS) — A history-making expansion of possible responsibilities at church for Latter-day Saint women. religionnews.com/2026/03/18/mor…

OPINION: touted Gen Z revival really true? religionnews.com/2026/03/19/som…

Iran confirmed the killings of both men, who were key to Iran’s violent crackdown on protests in January that challenged the theocracy’s 47-year rule. religionnews.com/2026/03/18/ira…

A new report from the office of Volker Türk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, covers a yearlong period through the end of October and warns of expanded settlements in large parts of the West Bank and the forced displacement of more than 36,0... religionnews.com/2026/03/18/un-…

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suspicion quickly fell on the Boko Haram jihadi group, which in 2009 launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria to enforce their radical interpretation of Shariah, or Islamic law. religionnews.com/2026/03/18/23-…

The pontiff’s visit to Africa highlights the growing importance of the African church within global Catholicism and honors the roots of Western Christianity and Leo’s own order. religionnews.com/2026/03/18/pop…

OPINION: (RNS) — In January, Archbishop Robert G. Casey announced plans to hold an archdiocesan synod next year, ‘a time of prayer, a time of listening to the Holy Spirit and to one another.’ religionnews.com/2026/03/18/we-…

‘Imams have warned congregants that it might be better for some people, if they have any issues with immigration status, to actually just conduct their prayers at home,’ said one community leader. religionnews.com/2026/03/18/in-…

(RNS) — ‘It’s unusual for a president to continue a signature White House office of his predecessor of a different political party,’ said Melissa Rogers, twice director of the White House faith-based office. religionnews.com/2026/03/19/whi…

(RNS) — The Iran war could be the final blow to Bethlehem’s tourism industry — and to the already-dwindling Christian population as well. religionnews.com/2026/03/19/shu…

OPINION: (RNS) — Its religious commitment cannot be overemphasized. religionnews.com/2026/03/19/why…

OPINION: (RNS) — A fatwa expanding almsgiving to politicians and public policy campaigns stoked a debate on the fourth pillar of Islam. religionnews.com/2026/03/19/why…

ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Across the country, young men are balancing school and work as they step into quasi-imam roles, leading Taraweeh prayers deep into the night. religionnews.com/2026/03/18/med…

(AP) – Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock — Texas’ chief financial officer who manages the voucher program — has prevented Islamic schools from participating in the program over claims that some are associated with foreign terrorist organizations. religionnews.com/2026/03/18/jud…

As some polls show that only about half of Gen Z respondents say marriage is important and even fewer prioritize having children, the Vatican is calling a global summit to address the future of family life. religionnews.com/2026/03/19/vat…

Macron said that France’s military involvement is strictly “defensive” and aims to avoid making the country a party to the war. religionnews.com/2026/03/17/why…

Fears of a global energy crisis continued, even as a small number of ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil normally travels. religionnews.com/2026/03/17/war…

23 trip begins in Algeria, which has never before welcomed a pope. religionnews.com/2026/03/17/pop…

OPINION: (RNS) — The president’s energy policy left the country unprepared for his war. religionnews.com/2026/03/17/ira…

(RNS) — Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman who has lived in New Jersey for a decade, was detained last March after protesting near Columbia University against Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. religionnews.com/2026/03/17/las…