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Photos of the Week: Arbaeen pilgrims, Assumption of Mary
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes millions of pilgrims participating in Arbaeen, the Assumption of Mary feast day and more.
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 9:37 PM |
To understand a faith, first understand the people who practice it
(RNS) — What would it take for us to see one another for the complex human beings that we are, rather than for the stereotypes that dominate our understandings?
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 8:48 PM |
Edward A. Reese, S.J., 1942-2025, RIP
(RNS) — Eddie left this world surrounded by love. I was privileged to be his brother. I will miss him.
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 8:47 PM |
Mormon women can wear new sacred undergarments. Some wonder: Why now?
PROVO, Utah (NPR) — This is the first summer The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has offered the underclothing without sleeves in its nearly 200-year history.
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 8:15 PM |
DHS is using the Bible to promote ICE, claiming ‘righteous’ fight against immigrants
(RNS) — The agency refers to Scripture as it seeks to recruit agents who are pivotal in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 8:03 PM |
New PBS documentary explores love and loss in Islamic stories
(RNS) — ‘Islam’s Greatest Stories of Love,’ premiering Friday (Aug. 22), seeks to better understand the wisdom in five stories of various types of love.
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 4:14 PM |
Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war
Families of hostages fear the coming offensive further endangers the 50 hostages remaining in Gaza, just 20 of them thought to still be alive.
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 3:41 PM |
Druze demand self determination in largest protest held since deadly clashes in Syria
Saturday’s demonstration comes as Syria grapples with deep ethnic and religious divisions following the collapse of the Assad family rule last December.
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 3:32 PM |
Israel’s growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests
Frustration is growing in Israel over plans for a new military offensive in some of Gaza's most populated areas.
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 3:26 PM |
Eventide’s new tool for faith-based investors screens for ethical concerns
McClure Muntsinger Public Relations
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POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 1:59 PM |
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us Flash flooding has become a regular occurrence in the New York City metro area and in Texas. How can both places get smarter about climate preparedness?
POSTED AUGUST 19, 2025 2:00 PM |
From Precarity to Promise: How Public Policy Can Reverse the Wealth Gap US wealth inequality is getting worse. Reversing this requires two things: identifying policies that help people without wealth build wealth and making those policies law.
POSTED AUGUST 18, 2025 11:00 AM |
We the People: Why a US Multiracial Democracy Depends on Black Institutions The message is not new, but it remains vital to keep in our sights: if the United States is to ever build a truly multiracial democracy, Black institutions must play a central role.
POSTED AUGUST 14, 2025 11:59 AM |
What Do You Do When Your Nonprofit Staff Want Raises We Can’t Afford? In this issue of Ask a Nonprofit Expert, NPQ’s interim CEO and editor-in-chief, Sara Hudson answers reader questions about juggling nonprofit staff wellbeing and organization finances
POSTED AUGUST 14, 2025 10:49 AM |
Staff Picks for 2025 (So Far): Alison Stine How can we as a nation reassess, renew ourselves, and stay ready? Here are Alison Stine's staff picks for 2025.
POSTED AUGUST 13, 2025 4:19 PM |
Class Not Dismissed: Mamdani, Nonprofits, and the Fight for Economic Justice If there is any bright spot in the Trump administration’s dog days, it’s that nonprofits are reigniting their struggle for economic justice.
POSTED AUGUST 13, 2025 12:39 PM |
The Long Reach of Trump’s Climate Agenda While much attention has focused on the immediate damage of the Trump administration on climate, what’s the long-term judicial reach—and how can the next generation fight back?
POSTED AUGUST 13, 2025 11:35 AM |
Study Finds Widespread Self-Censorship in the Philanthropic Sector A recent study reveals that major US foundations have remained silent or scrubbed DEI content from their websites in response to the Trump administration’s crackdown on “woke” initiatives.
POSTED AUGUST 13, 2025 11:24 AM |
Legal Defense Funds Protect Nonprofits Under Political Attack by Trump Administration New legal defense funds and nonprofit law firms are stepping in to provide critical support to nonprofits under attack, even as traditional law firms retreat.
POSTED AUGUST 13, 2025 11:14 AM |
Can We All Become Nonprofit Consultants? The rise in nonprofit consulting reveals deeper sector-wide disillusionment and urges a reimagination of meaningful, sustainable nonprofit work.
POSTED AUGUST 12, 2025 1:20 PM |
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