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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Chaplaincy leader on visit to Pacific Theatres.
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Text transcribed from caption: #616 CHAPLAINCY LEADER ON VISIT TO PACIFIC THEATRES Dr. William Barrow Pugh of Philadelphia, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA, is shown on Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, which he visited on the last leg of a tour of Pacific theatres. He undertook the tour as Chairman of the General Commission on Army and Navy Chaplains. CREDIT LINE SHOULD READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (g-9245-np)
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Pugh, William Barrow, 1889-1950., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. General Commission on Army and Navy Chaplains., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Stated Clerk (1938-1950 : Pugh)
Topics:
Military chaplains--Micronesia--Ulithi., World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains.
Geographic subjects:
Ulithi (Micronesia)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357621
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Methodist pastor serves Jewish troops.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #429 METHODIST PASTOR SERVES JEWISH TROOPS First Lieutenant Harmon B. Moore, Army protestant (Methodist) chaplain, delivering the evening sermon for Jewish troops of the U.S. Marine Corps and Army, at their Friday evening joint services held in a jungle chapel at a Southwest Pacific base. Chaplain Moore delivered the sermon in the absence of the chaplain-rabbi, whose circuit covers a half-dozen islands and bases. Chaplain Moore is a qualified parachutist. Prior to entering the service, he held a pastorate at a Methodist church in Childersburg, Ala. Second Lieutenant Julian C. Levinson of Denver, Colo., is at the right. Credit Line Should Read: U.S. Marine Corps Photo from RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area., United States. Marine Corps., United States. Army., Moore, Harmon B., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy., Childersburg First Methodist Church (Childersburg, Ala.), Levinson, Julian C.
Topics:
Military chapels--Oceania., Evening worship services--Oceania., Open-air preaching--Oceania., Christianity--Relations--Judaism., World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains., Military chaplains--Oceania.
Geographic subjects:
Oceania.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357565
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Militant Australian clergyman.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: MILITANT AUSTRALIAN CLERGYMAN #1174 BRISBANE, Australia -- Dr. James Duhig, whose militancy keeps him much in the public eye, is Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Catholic Church--Bishops., Duhig, James, 1871-1965., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Brisbane (Qld.)
Geographic subjects:
Brisbane (Qld.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356880
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Jovial archbishop.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: JOVIAL ARCHBISHOP #1173 SYDNEY, Australia -- This smiling prelate is Dr. Thomas Gilroy, Sydney’s Roman Catholic Archbishop. Well-known for his business and administrative ability, Dr. Gilroy rarely engages in controversial matters outside the church. He was a wireless operator during World War I. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Catholic Church--Bishops., Gilroy, Thomas, 1927-, Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), World War, 1914-1918--Veterans.
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356879
Title:
Melbourne bishop.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: MELBOURNE BISHOP #1172 MELBOURNE, Australia -- Dr. Daniel Mannix, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, is one of Australia’s most outspoken clerics. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Catholic Church--Bishops., Mannix, Daniel, 1864-1963., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.)
Geographic subjects:
Melbourne (Vic.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356878
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Anglican church one of Sydney's first.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: ANGLICAN CHURCH ONE OF SYDNEY’S FIRST #1171 SYDNEY, Australia -- St. Phillip’s Anglican Church, one of the first erected in Australia, stands on Church Hill near where the first settlers in Australia made their homes. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
St Philip's Church (Sydney, N.S.W.), Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Church architecture--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Gothic revival (Architecture)--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.), Sydney (N.S.W.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356877
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Sydney's Anglican archbishop.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: SYDNEY’S ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP #1170 SYDNEY, Australia -- Dr. Howard W. K. Mowll, Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop, served in China for many years. During his service there here was once captured by bandits. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Bishops., Mowll, H.W.K. (Howard West Kilvinton), 1890-1958., Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Missions--China., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Returned missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356876
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Australian churchman inspects workers' homes.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: AUSTRALIAN CHURCHMAN INSPECTS WORKERS’ HOMES #1166 [sic] SYDNEY, Australia -- Dr. E. H. Burgmann, Anglican Archbishop of Goulburn, New South Wales, inspects homes in one of Sydney’s poorer suburbs. A woodcutter before he joined the church, Dr. Burgmann is one of Australia’s greatest champions of the working man. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Bishops., Burgmann, Ernest, 1885-1967., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Church and social problems--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356875
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Australia's Anglican primate.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: AUSTRALIA’S ANGLICAN PRIMATE #1168 PERTH, Australia -- Dr. Henry F. le Fanu is the Anglican Primate of Australia. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Bishops., Le Fanu, Henry Frewen., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Perth (W.A.)
Geographic subjects:
Perth (W.A.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356874
Title:
New South Wales Catholic cathedral.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: NEW SOUTH WALES CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL #1167 SYDNEY, Australia -- St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral is the headquarters of Catholics in New South Wales. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
St. Mary’s Cathedral (Sydney, N.S.W.), Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Church architecture--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Gothic revival (Architecture)--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.), Sydney (N.S.W.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356873
Title:
Sydney's Anglican cathedral.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: SYDNEY’S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL #1166 SYDNEY, Australia -- Situated in the heart of the city, St. Andrew’s Cathedral is the headquarters of Anglicans in New South Wales. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
St. Andrew’s Cathedral (Sydney, N.S.W.), Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Church architecture--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Gothic revival (Architecture)--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.), Sydney (N.S.W.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356872
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200-year-old communion set.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31873 200-YEAR-OLD COMMUNION SET AUCKLAND, N.Z. -- The Rev. Robert E. Marsden, Anglican minister in Cornwall, England, holds a 200-year-old Communion set which he brought with him on a 12,000-mile journey to remote Oihi Bay, in the Bay of Islands, north of Auckland. The set belonged to the clergyman’s great-great-grandfather, the Rev. Samuel Marsden who, on Christmas Day 1814, became the first missionary to preach the Gospel to the Maoris of New Zealand. On Christmas Day, Mr. Marsden also will conduct a service at Oihi Bay and will use the same Communion set. The rite will mark the 150th anniversary of the pioneer missionary’s first service. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-AUC-12A-64-NAB)
Creator:
Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Marsden, Robert E., Church of England--Clergy., Church of England--Liturgical objects.
Topics:
Clergy--New Zealand--Auckland., Colonies--Religious aspects., Liturgical objects--New Zealand--Auckland., Māori (New Zealand people)--Missions--New Zealand--Islands, Bay of.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.), Islands, Bay of (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356644
Title:
Christian youth village planned in New Zealand.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31814 CHRISTIAN YOUTH VILLAGE PLANNED IN NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A model of the “Peter Snell Youth Village,” to be built at a seaside resort near Auckland, New Zealand, by the interdenominational Auckland Sunday School Union is examined by officials of the sponsoring organization and Mr. Snell (center), Olympic star who won the 800 and 1,500-meter races. Explaining the Christian youth village project are W.E. Archer (left), secretary of the Sunday School Union, and H.G. Massan, treasurer. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-NZ-11B-64-NBM)
Creator:
Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Snell, Peter, 1938-2019., Archer, W.E., Massan, H.G., Auckland Sunday School Union (Auckland, N.Z.)
Topics:
Architectural models--New Zealand--Auckland., Olympic athletes--New Zealand--Auckland., Runners (Sports)--New Zealand--Auckland., Sunday school buildings--New Zealand--Auckland.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356636
Title:
Maoris honor new Presbyterian moderator.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31813 MAORIS HONOR NEW PRESBYTERIAN MODERATOR AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A Maori kiwi-feather cloak is placed around the shoulders of D. Norman Perry, new moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, as he is inducted into office at Auckland. The third layman to be elected spiritual leader of the Church, Mr. Perry was honored for his services as adviser to the Maori people in his local community and through the New Zealand Maori Council. John Waititi, an elder of the Maori tribes, helps Mr. Perry don the cloak, which the moderator wore while he delivered his inaugural address. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-NZ-11B-64-NBM)
Creator:
Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Perry, David Norman., Presbyterian Church of New Zealand., Waititi, Hoani R. (Hoani Retimana), 1926-1965.
Topics:
Elders (Indigenous leaders), Māori--New Zealand--Auckland., Māori (New Zealand people)--New Zealand--Auckland., Te Whānau a Apanui (New Zealand people) --New Zealand--Auckland., Decoration and ornament, Māori --New Zealand--Auckland.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356635
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Nun hunts crocodiles for mission.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31791 NUN HUNTS CROCODILES FOR MISSION MOVEAVE, Papua -- With high-powered rifle ready, Sister Joseph Mary sails up-river from her remote mission hospital at Moveave, on the southwest coast of Papua, New Guinea, on a hunt for crocodiles. Spotting one, she will aim and fire and her assistants will drag the crocodile’s body aboard. Later the nun and her aides skin the crocodile and sell the skin to Australian traders, with proceeds going to her mission. A British author of adventure stories, Richard Pape, has credited Sister Joseph Mary with saving his life when grave infection followed an injury in the jungles of Moveave. Mr. Pape said he was brought to the mission hospital and the nun “pumped her entire stock of antibiotics into me.” Later he was taken to a hospital in Port Moresby where the completed his recovery. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-11A-64-NAB)
Creator:
Pictorial Parade, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Missions--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province.
Topics:
Nuns--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province., Missionaries--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province., Women missionaries--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province., Hunting--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province., Hunting rifles--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province.
Geographic subjects:
Gulf Province (Papua New Guinea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356550
Title:
Christian youth village planned in New Zealand.
Creator:
Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Snell, Peter, 1938-2019., Archer, W.E., Massan, H.G., Auckland Sunday School Union (Auckland, N.Z.)
Topics:
Architectural models--New Zealand--Auckland., Olympic athletes--New Zealand--Auckland., Runners (Sports)--New Zealand--Auckland., Sunday school buildings--New Zealand--Auckland.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356471
Title:
200-year-old communion set.
Creator:
Berry, M.A. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Marsden, Robert E., Church of England--Clergy., Church of England--Liturgical objects.
Topics:
Clergy--New Zealand--Auckland., Colonies--Religious aspects., Liturgical objects--New Zealand--Auckland., Māori (New Zealand people)--Missions--New Zealand--Islands, Bay of.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.), Islands, Bay of (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356409
Title:
Sister Joseph Mary -- The nun with the gun.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Missions--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province.
Topics:
Nuns--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province., Missionaries--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province., Women missionaries--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province., Hunting--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province., Hunting rifles--Papua New Guinea--Gulf Province.
Geographic subjects:
Gulf Province (Papua New Guinea)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356276
Title:
Queen Salote of Tonga celebrates 64th birthday.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30737 QUEEN SALOTE OF TONGA CELEBRATES 64TH BIRTHDAY AUCKLAND, N.Z. -- Following her custom of many years, Queen Salote of Tonga attended a small, private thanksgiving service, then entertained guests at a party to celebrate her 64th birthday. The Queen, who heads the Tonga State Wesleyan Church, marked the occasion this year at Auckland, N.Z., where she was receiving medical treatment. The service was conducted by the Rev. Arthur H. Scrivin, veteran Methodist Pacific islands missionary, shown here with Queen Salote and her nine-year-old grandson, Prince Alai-Vahamama'o. At right are the Rev. Athol R. Penn, president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, and Mrs. Penn. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-NZ-3C-64-NBM)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sālote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga, 1900-1965., Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga., Scrivin, Arthur H., Methodist Church of New Zealand--Clergy., Penn, Athol R. (Athol Roy), 1903-, Methodist Church of New Zealand. Conference.
Topics:
Queens--Tonga., Prayer meetings--New Zealand--Auckland., Birthdays., Missionaries--New Zealand--Auckland., Kings and rulers--Children., Princes--Tonga.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353831
Title:
Cardinal outfitted for polar visit.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-30397 CARDINAL OUTFITTED FOR POLAR VISIT CHRISTCHURCH, N.Z. -- Bound for the coldest regions of the earth, the Military Vicar to Catholics in the Armed Forces is outfitted by a U.S. Navy supply man. Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, draws his equipment from C.B. Gilbert, storekeeper second class, at Christchurch, N.Z., before undertaking his flights to Navy and scientific stations near the South Pole. On his annual visit to servicemen, Cardinal Spellman crossed the international date line, thus was able to celebrate Masses on two Christmases. He visited personnel at McMurdo, Byrd and South Pole stations involved in Operation Deepfreeze. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-12D-63-W)
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Spellman, Francis, 1889-1967., Catholic Church. Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA., Catholic Church--Bishops., Gilbert, C. B., United States. Naval Support Force, Antarctica., United States. Navy--Storekeepers.
Topics:
Bishops--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
Christchurch (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352899

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