Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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Title:
Archbishop Leonty.
Description:
Text transcribed from notations on envelope: 3524 At ecumenical service L to R Archbishop Leonty and Patriarch Eshai Mar Shimun XXIII Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Chicago
Creator:
Newman, Art. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Leontiĭ, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, 1876-1965., Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Bishops., Eshai Shimun, XXIII, Catholicos Patriarch of the Church of the East, 1920-1975., Assyrian Church of the East--Bishops., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--United States., Interdenominational cooperation--Illinois--Chicago., Bishops--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359464
Title:
Ecumenical group.
Creator:
Newman, Art. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--United States., Interdenominational cooperation--Illinois--Chicago., Bishops--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359410
Title:
Ecumenical worship.
Creator:
Newman, Art. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--United States., Interdenominational cooperation--Illinois--Chicago., Public worship--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359409
Title:
Protestant-sponsored 'demonstration Catholic Mass.'
Description:
Alternate captions.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Nachtwey, Roger D., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.), Catholic Adult Education Center (Chicago, Ill.), Rockefeller Memorial Chapel., Chicago Theological Seminary., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--Illinois--Chicago., Performance--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church., Singers--Illinois--Chicago., Composers--Illinois--Chicago., Mass--Celebration.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348694
Title:
Protestant-sponsored 'demonstration Catholic Mass.'
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-30996 PROTESTANT-SPONSORED ‘DEMONSTRATION CATHOLIC MASS’ CHICAGO -- An ecumenical first in the U.S. -- a Demonstration (Roman Catholic) English Mass -- will be held May 25 at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago. Twenty Protestant groups -- five seminaries and 14 churches -- are co-sponsors of the program along with the Catholic Adult Education Center of Chicago and local Catholic parishes. Denominations to be represented include Baptist, Unitarian, United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian, Methodist, Luther and Protestant Episcopal groups. The experimental mass in English to be demonstrated is the work of a young Chicago composer, Dennis Fitzpatrick, shown below. According to the Catholic Adult Education Center, “because his work incorporates actual and contemplate changes by Vatican Council II, it will afford a new experience for Roman Catholic and Protestant alike.” Dr. Howard C. Schomer, president of Chicago Theological Seminary (United Church of Christ), said “many traditional Protestant misunderstandings of the intent of Roman Catholic worship may be dissolved in surprise and joy at this ecumenical event at Rockefeller Chapel.” Mr. Roger Nachtwey, a singer, will portray the role of the “priest” in the demonstration mass. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FEL-CHI-5B-64-W)
Creator:
Friends of the English Liturgy (Evanston, Ill.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Fitzpatrick, Dennis., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.), Catholic Adult Education Center (Chicago, Ill.), Rockefeller Memorial Chapel., Chicago Theological Seminary., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--Illinois--Chicago., Performance--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church., Composers--Illinois--Chicago., Mass--Celebration.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348333
Title:
Protestant-sponsored 'demonstration Catholic Mass.'
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-30996 PROTESTANT-SPONSORED ‘DEMONSTRATION CATHOLIC MASS’ CHICAGO -- An ecumenical first in the U.S. -- a Demonstration (Roman Catholic) English Mass -- will be held May 25 at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago. Twenty Protestant groups -- five seminaries and 14 churches -- are co-sponsors of the program along with the Catholic Adult Education Center of Chicago and local Catholic parishes. Denominations to be represented include Baptist, Unitarian, United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian, Methodist, Luther and Protestant Episcopal groups. The experimental mass in English to be demonstrated is the work of a young Chicago composer, Dennis Fitzpatrick, shown below. According to the Catholic Adult Education Center, “because his work incorporates actual and contemplate changes by Vatican Council II, it will afford a new experience for Roman Catholic and Protestant alike.” Dr. Howard C. Schomer, president of Chicago Theological Seminary (United Church of Christ), said “many traditional Protestant misunderstandings of the intent of Roman Catholic worship may be dissolved in surprise and joy at this ecumenical event at Rockefeller Chapel.” Mr. Roger Nachtwey, a singer, will portray the role of the “priest” in the demonstration mass. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FEL-CHI-5B-64-W)
Creator:
Friends of the English Liturgy (Evanston, Ill.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Nachtwey, Roger D., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.), Catholic Adult Education Center (Chicago, Ill.), Rockefeller Memorial Chapel., Chicago Theological Seminary., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--Illinois--Chicago., Performance--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church., Singers--Illinois--Chicago., Mass--Celebration.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348332

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