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:
Doubles as dealer.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-46568 DOUBLES AS A DEALER LAS VEGAS -- Father Thomas Higgins, S.J., can usually be found on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he is an assistant chaplain and a professor. But during the Summer and school vacations, he can be found at the Royal Inn Casino in Las Vegas, where he is a blackjack dealer. The 42-year-old Jesuit priest feels he is carrying his message to the people. “You can’t preach Christ if your experience is entirely different from that of other people,” he says. “If priests were cab drivers or bus drivers or if they took different jobs, they would be much more to all kinds of people.” Father Higgins’ customers at the casino get his good counsel, although they seldom find out that the man behind the red satin tie is a priest. “Sometimes I tell people, ‘You’re drunk. Why don’t you go home? You’re going to drop your whole load,’” he said. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-LA-12D-74-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Higgins, Thomas P., Catholic Church--Clergy., Jesuits., Loyola University of Los Angeles--Faculty.
Topics:
Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Card dealers--California--Los Angeles., Pastoral theology--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362204
Title:
Priest carries ministry to casino.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Higgins, Thomas P., Catholic Church--Clergy., Jesuits., Loyola University of Los Angeles--Faculty.
Topics:
Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Card dealers--California--Los Angeles., Pastoral theology--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362157
Title:
Thousands celebrate Graham anniversary.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-46057 THOUSANDS CELEBRATE GRAHAM ANNIVERSARY HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- An estimated 12,000 persons, twice the number which could be accommodated in the 1949 tent at Washington and Hill Streets in Los Angeles, fill the Hollywood Bowl for the opening service of the 25th anniversary celebration of evangelist Billy Graham’s first big crusade in Los Angeles -- the crusade that brought him fame and an evergrowing audience. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-LA-9D-74-DS)
Creator:
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Billy Graham Evangelistic Association., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018--Anniversaries, etc., Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Evangelists--California--Los Angeles., Anniversaries., Anniversary sermons--California--Los Angeles., Revivals--California--Los Angeles., Evangelistic work--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361284
Title:
Father K in action.
Description:
Handwritten notations on reverse of image.
Creator:
Paulist Productions. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kieser, Ellwood E., Paulist Fathers., CBS Television Network.
Topics:
Television producers and directors--California--Los Angeles., Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Home missions--Catholic Church., Church and mass media--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361198
Title:
Says TV should improve quality of life.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45928 SAYS TV SHOULD IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE NEW YORK -- Father Ellwood Kieser, C.S.P., the priest-producer of TV’s “Insight” series -- and a driving force behind the new Humanitas awards for TV programs that stress human values -- believes television can serve the quality of life and help people “to grow, develop and become more fully human.” He also feels that TV can provide “an experience of common brotherhood” not easily forgotten. For the past 14 years, Father Kieser’s “Insight” series has made a valiant -- although often lonely -- effort to bring to this nation’s viewers, through top-notch dramatic presentations, Christian values which relate to the whole spectrum of life’s experience. Of the Humanitas awards -- which provide prizes of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000 to writers of prime-time TV fare -- the Philadelphia-born Paulist said it was the best way he and his Insight colleagues could devise to inspire and motivate TV programming that will humanize an audience. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-PPC-8D-74-DS)
Creator:
Paulist Productions. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kieser, Ellwood E., Paulist Fathers., CBS Television Network.
Topics:
Television producers and directors--California--Los Angeles., Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Home missions--Catholic Church., Church and mass media--United States., Television broadcasting--Religious aspects--Christianity., Television in religion--United States., Television programs--Awards.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361197
Title:
Priest-producer says television should improve quality of life.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author), Johnston, Robert L. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kieser, Ellwood E., Paulist Fathers.
Topics:
Television producers and directors--California--Los Angeles., Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Home missions--Catholic Church., Church and mass media--United States., Television broadcasting--Religious aspects--Christianity., Television in religion--United States., Television programs--Awards.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361157
Title:
Memo from Arthur Matthews.
Description:
Includes caption for another, unidentified photo.
Creator:
Matthews, Arthur. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Billy Graham Evangelistic Association., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018--Anniversaries, etc., Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, Calif.), Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014.
Topics:
Evangelists--California--Los Angeles., Anniversaries., Anniversary sermons--California--Los Angeles., Revivals--California--Los Angeles., Evangelistic work--California--Los Angeles., Olympic athletes--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361020
Title:
Bus solves evangelists' housing shortage.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: BUS SOLVES EVANGELISTS’ HOUSING SHORTAGE #s3519 LOS ANGELES -- Ten members of the Libbey family, touring evangelists, are shown on the “back porch” of their rolling home. They travel from state to state presenting programs of religious music in different churches. The entire family is musical, including 82-year-old Grandfather, who plays the drums. The bus was bought five years ago after being honorably retired by the Los Angeles transportation system. It has been converted into living quarters by installing Pullman-style berths in the lower deck that fold out of the ceiling. When the berths come down, curtains automatically fall over the windows. The upper deck is used to store musical instruments and for cooking and eating when the weather is fine. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (ANH-LA-MES-5B-6-W)
Creator:
Herrman, A. Martin. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Evangelists--California--Los Angeles., Music--Religious aspects--Christianity., Evangelists--Housing., Buses--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359593
Title:
Evangelists whip housing crisis by living, traveling in big bus.
Description:
Clipping from an unknown issue of an unknown publication.
Creator:
Herrman, A. Martin. (contributor)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Evangelists--California--Los Angeles., Music--Religious aspects--Christianity., Evangelists--Housing., Buses--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359278
Title:
Young People’s Church of Hollywood opens.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #868 YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHURCH OF HOLLYWOOD OPENS HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The Young People’s Church of Hollywood has been organized in the movie capital by a former chaplain, the Rev. Clarence W. Franz. Photo shows head usher Lee Bonnell displaying poster that has been distributed throughout Los Angeles inviting young people to the church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JW-LA-LM-10255)
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Bonnell, Lee., Storm, Gale, 1922-2009.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Los Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Los Angeles., Church membership--California--Los Angeles., Actors' spouses--California--Los Angeles., Motion picture actors and actresses--United States., Church ushers.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358885
Title:
Young People’s Church of Hollywood opens.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #867 YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHURCH OF HOLLYWOOD OPENS HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Several hundred young men and women attended the opening service of the Young People’s Church of Hollywood, organized by the Rev. Clarence W. Franz, a former chaplain. Mr. Franz plans to let the youngsters pretty much run church activities. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JW-LA-LM-10185)
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Los Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Los Angeles., Church membership--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358884
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Storm, Gale, 1922-2009.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Motion picture actors and actresses--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358856
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Franz, Clarence W., Episcopal Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Public speaking--Religious aspects., Preaching--California--Lost Angeles., Liturgies--California--Lost Angeles., Church membership--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358855
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Church membership--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358854
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Chapman College--Students.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Choirs (Music)--California--Lost Angeles., Sacred vocal music--California--Lost Angeles., Church music--California--Lost Angeles., Church membership--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358853
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from annotations: #812 YOUNG PEOPLES CHURCH. Hollywood, Calif.
Creator:
Losque. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Bonnell, Lee., Storm, Gale, 1922-2009.
Topics:
Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Actors' spouses--California--Lost Angeles., Motion picture actors and actresses--United States., Church ushers., Church membership--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358852
Title:
Young Peoples Church.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Young People's Church of Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Franz, Clarence W., Episcopal Church--Clergy., Storm, Gale, 1922-2009., Bonnell, Lee., Chapman College--Students.
Topics:
Church membership--California--Lost Angeles., Church work with youth--California--Lost Angeles., Motion picture actors and actresses--United States., Actors' spouses--California--Lost Angeles., Choirs (Music)--California--Lost Angeles., Church attendance--California--Lost Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358786
Title:
Youngsters view Bible film.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: YOUNGSTERS VIEW BIBLE FILM #P-2015 LOS ANGELES -- Youngsters from a Protestant mission church here view a movie which dramatizes a Bible story. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DV-HOL-CAL-8D-9-JOG-P)
Creator:
Valentry, Duane. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Cathedral Films., St. Michael's and All Angels Episcopalian Mission Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Religious education of children--California--Los Angeles., Religious education--California--Los Angeles., Bible films--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358730
Title:
Youngsters view Bible film.
Creator:
Valentry, Duane. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Cathedral Films., Friedrich, James K., St. Michael's and All Angels Episcopalian Mission Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Religious education of children--California--Los Angeles., Religious education--California--Los Angeles., Bible films--California--Los Angeles., Sunday schools--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358564
Title:
Graham crusade nears 300,000 attendance.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-29773 GRAHAM CRUSADE NEARS 300,000 ATTENDANCE LOS ANGELES -- Billy Graham emphasizes a point as he preaches at the seventh rally during a three-week Southern California Crusade in Los Angeles’ Memorial Coliseum. He is shown speaking to some 47,655 persons, the largest single audience of the crusade so far. Later, crusade officials said that the first eight rallies drew a total attendance of 298,062 persons, with 13,000 making “decisions for Christ” at the famed evangelist’s invitation. Special “Youth Nights,” held specifically for young people under 25, have drawn huge crowds, officials reported. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CNB-MINN-8E-63-NAB)
Creator:
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Evangelists--California--Los Angeles., Evangelistic work--California--Los Angeles., Revivals--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358092

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