The discovery offers insight into how early Christians read and understood Scripture—and provides a point of connection for contemporary Christians.
Fiona Murphy
Fiona Murphy is a national reporter for Religion News Service.
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Deportations surge, aid collapses and Catholic groups in Latin America struggle to respond
The staff of Jesuit Refugee Service Mexico has shrunk from 70 to 28 people in the past year because of U.S. federal funding cuts to humanitarian aid, leaving the group struggling to meet the growing needs of deportees.
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Prayer app Hallow faces backlash over Lenten partnership with Tucker Carlson
Some Christian users said they planned to stop using Hallow because of its partnership with Carlson, while others praised the collaboration. Multiple users called for boycotts of the app and other sponsors.
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Cardinal Tobin leads Ash Wednesday Masses inside New Jersey ICE facility
“It’s important for the church to be part of this place, out of respect for the dignity of those women and men,” Cardinal Tobin said as he exited the facility.
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At his installation, New York Archbishop Hicks commits to missionary church
At his installation Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Archbishop Hicks made two things clear: that he seeks to lead a church that will, at its heart, be missionary, and that Latinos will not remain at the peripheries of his ministry.
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A viral church ranking series is sending young Catholics to Mass in New York
NEW YORK (RNS) — The social media account exposes a desire among some young Catholics, particularly Gen Z and younger, to find a church that functions somewhere between a place of worship and a social space.
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New Communion rules spark debate over bishop’s authority in Charlotte diocese
The letter has exposed divisions in the Diocese of Charlotte over liturgical authority, leadership style and worship practices that predate Bishop Martin’s letter.
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Nick Fuentes appeals to young Catholics. Is the church prepared to push back?
As bishops remain mostly silent on Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes’s growing influence, Catholic media leaders and scholars are left to explain what his rise says about the church’s shrinking authority online.