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Title: Girl marks first Communion with Kennedy tribute.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30751 GIRL MARKS FIRST COMMUNION WITH KENNEDY TRIBUTE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A seven-year-old girl marked her first Holy Communion by going to Washington and placing her Communion bouquet at the grave of John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. Little Julia McCarthy, who received her first Communion the day before at St. Joseph's Catholic church, West New York, N.J. is shown pausing have [sic. here] placing the bouquet inside the white fence surrounding the late President's gravesite. Standing with Julia is Lt. John Phillips of the honor guard at the grave. In the rear are Julia's parents, Mr. And Mrs. James McCarthy of North Bergen, N.J., and her six-year-old brother, Joseph (almost hidden). Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-3D-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, March 22, 1964, March 22, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.), McCarthy, Julia., McCarthy, James., McCarthy, Joseph., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Topical Subject(s): Sacraments--Catholic Church., Lord's Supper., Bereavement--Religious aspects--Christianity., Children--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-30751; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30751
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353766

Title: Catholic council honors Protestant civil rights leader.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30501 CATHOLIC COUNCIL HONORS PROTESTANT CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER CHICAGO -- An awards dinner of the Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago, where Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., was honored for civil rights leadership, was described as "one of the most important examples of the ecumenical movement on the local level." Auxiliary Bishop Raymond P. Hillinger of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (right) presents the first John F. Kennedy Award to Dr. Blake. Other participants in the dinner included the Rev. Ulysses B. Blakeley, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Chicago, who said grace, and Rabbi Irving J. Rosenbaum of the Chicago Loop Synagogue, who delivered the benediction. Dr. Blake, a leader of the National Council of Churches' anti-discrimination effort and a personal participant in integration demonstrations, called on American religious groups to recognize their responsibility to lead the first fight against racial injustice. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (M-C-ID-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Hillinger, Raymond P., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Chicago (Ill.), Catholic Inter-Racial Council (Chicago, Ill.)--Congresses., Catholic Church--Relations--Presbyterian Church., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Conrad Hilton Hotel (Chicago, Ill.)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Interdenominational cooperation., Civil rights workers--United States., Award presentations--Illinois--Chicago., Congresses and conventions--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects: United States., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-30501; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-30501
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353836

Title: For equal education opportunities.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30612 FOR EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES NEW YORK -- Sentiments of the bulk of America's Negro population, and a growing number of white citizens supporting the civil rights campaign, are graphically stated by a youngster in Harlem. The drive for school integration produced a massive one-day boycott in New York City and similar demonstrations were scheduled in several major U.S. cities. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HT-NY-2D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Topical Subject(s): Boycotts--New York (State)--New York., Racial justice in education--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights demonstrations--New York (State)--New York., Student movements--New York (State)--New York., African American students--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., United States., Harlem (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-30612; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-30612
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353852

Title: Mission workers flee Congo terrorists.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30541 MISSION WORKERS FLEE CONGO TERRORISTS LEOPOLDVILLE, Congo -- Roman Catholic nuns and children of Protestant missionaries are evacuated to safety after more than a week of terror in the Kwilu Province of the Congo. Rampaging anti-government guerillas destroyed mission stations and killed at least four missionaries -- three Roman Catholic priests from Belgium and a Baptist from the U.S., Miss Irene Ferrel, 42, of Jerome, Idaho. Evacuation operations utilizing helicopters, light planes and commercial liners, were maintained around the clock to rescue the estimated 150 missionaries and their families from the besieged area. American youngsters and Belgian nuns, Sisters of the Congregation of the Holy Family, are shown here arriving at Leopoldville. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (Lft-W-NY-1E-64-NBM) / (Rt-U-NY-1E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, January 28, 1964, January 28, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region)
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Congo (Democratic Republic), Lay missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Children of missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Exile (Punishment)--Congo (Democratic Republic), Evacuation of civilians--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Kinshasa (Congo), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kinshasa--Kinshasa
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-30541; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-30541b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353842

Title: Cardinal introduced at Methodist church.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30511 CARDINAL INTRODUCED AT METHODIST CHURCH SUDBURY, Mass. -- Seated with clergymen of the Sudbury (Mass.) Council of Churches, Richard Cardinal Cushing, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, is shown as he was introduced to a large audience at the Sudbury Methodist Church. Cardinal Cushing (hand on chin) is introduced by the Rev. Blaine Taylor (standing) of the host congregation. In a 90-minute talk, followed by a half hour question-answer period, Cardinal Cushing recognized Protestantism's early start in ecumenism ("Catholics have a long way to catch up"), held that the "spirit of the scholars" must reach the grassroots level if the ecumenical movement is to advance, and foresaw "unity of the spirit," not union, in this century. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CB-BOS-1D-64-W)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Sudbury Methodist Church (Sudbury, Mass.), Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Boston (Mass.), Taylor, Blaine., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Relations--Catholic Church., Catholic Church--Relations--Methodist Church (U.S.)
Topical Subject(s): Interdenominational cooperation., Ecumenical movement--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States., Sudbury (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Middlesex--Sudbury
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-30511; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-30511
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353837

Title: "Freedom Schools" held for boycotting students.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30567 "FREEDOM SCHOOLS" HELD FOR BOYCOTTING STUDENTS NEW YORK -- Several hundred "Freedom Schools," most of them located in Protestant churches, were established throughout New York City during the boycott held in protest to racial imbalance in the public schools. Here, at Grace Congregational church in Harlem, the Freedom School class was composed of Negro and Puerto Rican students; many white students also took part in the boycott and most Freedom School classes were well integrated. Instruction was concentrated on the meaning of the civil rights effort, but also included other subjects and recreation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-2B-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, February 3, 1964, February 3, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Grace Congregational Church (New York, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Boycotts--New York (State)--New York., Racial justice in education--New York (State)--New York., Student movements--New York (State)--New York., Students--New York (State)--New York., African American students--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30567; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30567
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353800

Title: Federation elects Negro, names "Man Of The Year."
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30524 FEDERATION ELECTS NEGRO, NAMES "MAN OF THE YEAR" ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Rev. Amos Ryce II (left), pastor of Lane Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal church, was elected president of the Metropolitan Church Federation of Greater St. Louis. He is the first Negro to head the 55-year-old organization. The federation also named Dr. Ned Cole (right), dean of Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal), as "Ecumenical Man of the Year for 1963" for his ministry in his congregation, the federation and the community. Dr. Cole has been elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Central New York and plans to move to Syracuse, N.Y., in the spring. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DE-SL-1E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Cole, Ned., Christ Church Cathedral (Saint Louis, Mo.), Episcopal Church. Diocese of Central New York., Episcopal Church--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Appointment, call, and election., Award winners--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects: Missouri, Saint Louis., Saint Louis (Mo.), North and Central America--United States--Missouri--Saint Louis City--Saint Louis
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30524; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30524b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353785

Title: Graveside visit on St. Patrick's Day.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30738 GRAVESIDE VISIT ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy visited her husband's grave in Arlington National Cemetery on St. Patrick's Day and placed a shamrock she was wearing on the plot. She is shown leaving the gravesite carrying a sprig of shamrocks from a cross planted near the grave by Irish Ambassador Thomas J. Kiernan (right), who accompanied her on the visit. With them was Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the late President's brother. Mrs. Kennedy chose St. Patrick's Day to mail about 900,000 prayer cards and letters to acknowledge the sympathetic messages she received after her husband's assassination in 1963. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-3C-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, March 17, 1964, March 17, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994., Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.), Kiernan, T. J. (Thomas Joseph), 1897-1967., Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
Topical Subject(s): Saint Patrick's Day--Washington (D.C.), Patriotism--Religious aspects--Christianity., Presidents' spouses--United States., Bereavement--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), United States., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-30738; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30738
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353759

Title: Pope Paul's 'Sunday School' class.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30726 POPE PAUL'S 'SUNDAY SCHOOL' CLASS VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI converses with Roman youngsters in a "Sunday school" format. After attending evening services at the Our Lady of La Salette church in Rome, he motioned to a group of children, ranging from 8 to 14, to gather around as he asked questions about the Church. Here the pontiff and his audience smile broadly as he quizzes an altar boy. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-3C-64-W)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, March 15, 1964, March 15, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Church of Our Lady of La Salette (Rome, Italy)
Topical Subject(s): Popes., Sunday schools--Italy--Rome., Church work with children--Italy--Rome., Children--Italy--Rome.
Geographic subjects: Italy, Rome., Italy, Rome., Italy, Rome., Vatican City., Europe--Holy See
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-30726; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30726
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353754

Title: Relief supplies for Honduras.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1974, September 24, 1974, September 24, 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic School (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Hurricane damage--Honduras., Disaster relief--Honduras., Humanitarian aid workers--New York (State)--New York., Church work with disaster victims--New York (State)--New York., Hurricanes--Honduras.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-46068; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-46068_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361409

Title: AIM leaders cleared of charges.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1974, September 16, 1974, September 16, 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., American Indian Movement., Means, Russell, 1939-2012., Banks, Dennis.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights workers--Minnesota--Saint Paul., Indigenous peoples--United States., Indigenous activists--Minnesota--Saint Paul., Activists--Minnesota--Saint Paul., Dismissal and nonsuit.
Geographic subjects: Minnesota, Saint Paul., United States., Minnesota, Saint Paul., Minnesota, Saint Paul., Saint Paul (Minn.), Wounded Knee (S.D.), North and Central America--United States--Minnesota--Ramsey--St. Paul
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-46029; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-46029_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361160

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