Jack Jenkins

3 weeks ago | episcopalnewsservice.org | Jack Jenkins

[Religion News Service] As more than a billion Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, cardinals around the world are preparing to travel to Rome to begin the solemn tradition of choosing a new pontiff. And when the prelates gather at the Vatican in the coming weeks to elect a new Bishop of Rome, Francis, who died at age 88 on April 21, stands to have an outsize impact on the vote.

3 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Jack Jenkins

(RNS) — As more than a billion Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, cardinals around the world are preparing to travel to Rome to begin the solemn tradition of choosing a new pontiff. And when the prelates gather at the Vatican in the coming weeks to elect a new Bishop of Rome, Francis, who died at age 88 on April 21, stands to have an outsize impact on the vote.

3 weeks ago | churchleaders.com | Bob Smietana |Jack Jenkins

(RNS) — President Trump told reporters on Thursday (April 17) that multiple pastors who gathered for a White House Easter service this week had complained about being investigated by the IRS over the past four years. “They said, ‘Sir, I was targeted by the IRS, and the FBI came in, sir, and I’ve been going through Hell for years,’” Trump said in a discussion in the Oval Office about his threat to revoke the tax exempt status of Harvard University.

4 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Jack Jenkins

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A student at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., has had their visa revoked by the federal government, adding a Catholic school founded by U.S. bishops to the growing list of colleges where international students have had their visas revoked by President Donald Trump’s administration.

1 month ago | religionnews.com | Jack Jenkins

(RNS) — President Donald Trump has nominated Yehuda Kaploun, a Miami businessman and outspoken supporter of Trump, to serve as the administration’s new special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism. “Yehuda is a successful businessman, and staunch advocate for the Jewish Faith and the Rights of his people to live and worship free from persecution,” Trump wrote in his Truth Social post announcing Kaploun’s nomination on Thursday (April 10).