Biden, Macron vow to hold Russia accountable for “war crimes” in Ukraine
Washington DC, USReuters US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron renewed their commitment to fighting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday in a White House meeting where the allies also acknowledged tensions over handling the economic stress of the war. Biden is hosting Macron at the first state visit since the US leader […]
In the US, White House conference puts spotlight on hunger relief
United StatesChronicle of Philanthropy/AP For months, Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas has had to waitlist families hoping to join a food pantry program, as the non-profit and other charities have struggled to meet soaring demand amid rising food prices and the end of federal pandemic relief aid. The families who frequent the food bank, which […]
US President Biden includes faith leaders in summit’s charge to “rise together against hate”
US United StatesRNS Citing the murders of a Sikh man and a Black churchgoer on the anniversaries of their killings, US President Joe Biden, at a White House summit Thursday, addressed hate-fuelled violence, committing to new and renewed measures to combat hate, including attacks aimed at people of faith. “There’s a throughline of hate, from […]
Biden releases first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
US President Joe Biden unveiled the first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in an event at the White House on Monday. The image – which covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground – reveals thousands of galaxies and provides the […]
Faith leaders attend White House celebration of gun control law
United StatesRNS Faith leaders from a wide range of traditions, including those whose houses of worship have been attacked, were at the White House on Monday as members of Congress and other gun control advocates gathered for a White House celebration of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, signed into law on 25th June. Pastor Mike […]
White House to award two faith leaders the Presidential Medal of Freedom
RNS Two faith leaders – a Catholic nun and a Greek Orthodox Christian priest – will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the United States, according to a White House announcement on Friday. Sister Simone Campbell, former executive director of the lobbying group NETWORK, known for spearheading the “Nuns on […]
White House’s Melissa Rogers affirms religious diversity as interfaith group expands
Washington DC, US RNS Interfaith leaders, including a top White House official, gathered at Georgetown University on Tuesday to affirm engagement across faiths and urge more multireligious action to enhance democracy and diminish polarisation. “Especially at a time of deep division and threats to our constitutional democracy, governmental leaders, for one, must demonstrate both in […]
Essay: How Biden’s faith-based office has advanced his vow to heal the soul of the nation
CHRIS COONS, a US Senator from Delaware, reflects – in an article first published on Religion News Service – on the first year of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships following its re-establishment by US President Joe Biden…
It’s official: Rumoured October meeting between Biden and Pope Francis is confirmed
Washington DC, USRNS The White House announced on Thursday that President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis at the end of the month, confirming a long-rumoured summit between the pontiff and the second Catholic US president. In a statement, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the President and first lady Jill Biden have […]
Ethiopia expels seven UN officials, accusing them of “meddling”
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Ethiopia is expelling seven senior UN officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, two days after the world body’s aid chief warned a government blockade of aid had likely forced hundreds of thousands of people in the northern region of Tigray into famine. There has been increasing international criticism of […]