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:
Asian Christian Peace Conference.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-46657 ASIAN CHRISTIAN PEACE CONFERENCE KOTTAYAM, India -- Delegate to the first assembly of the Asian Christian Peace Conference march through Kottayam, India, site of the assembly. Below, school children, led by Roman Catholic nuns, participate in the rally held during the assembly. The assembly called for an “absolute ban” on all manufacturing, testing and stockpiling of nuclear weapons. Assembly delegates also accused the U.S. of being the chief promoter of the nuclear arms race, and called for American withdrawal of all nuclear weapons in Asia. The Asian Christian Peace Conference is a new regional affiliate of the Prague-based CPC, once a major channel of East-West church relations but more recently found chiefly in Communist countries of Eastern Europe. Most Western CPC national groups disbanded or changed their name as a result of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. The CPC now seeks to enlist members among developing nations of Africa and Asia. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (TEM-IND-1D-75-DS)
Creator:
Mathew, T.E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Christian Peace Conference--Congresses., Christian Peace Conference., Asian Christian Peace Conference (Kottayam, India), Asian Christian Peace Conference (Kottayam, India)--Congresses.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--India--Kottayam., Demonstrations--India--Kottayam., Peace-building--Religious aspects--Christianity., Nuclear arms control., Cold War., Nuns--India--Kottayam., Picketing--India--Kottayam.
Geographic subjects:
Kottayam (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362267
Title:
Soviet churchmen visit India.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-46624 SOVIET CHURCHMEN VISIT INDIA MADRAS, India -- Two prominent Soviet churchmen, Archbishop Yan Matulis (left) of the Lutheran Church of Latavia and Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Philaret Denisenko of Kiev and Galicia, recently visited India at the invitation of the National Christian Council of India. During their visit they went to New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Madras. In Madras, they were given a public reception by the Church of South India and other churches and Christian associations. The two churchmen maintained that there is absolute freedom of worship for the 60 million Christians in the Soviet Union and that the government is not interested in how religion is practiced in families. The churches, they said, do not interfere in the political life of the state and confine themselves to religious activities. Churches in the Soviet Union are financially independent of the state and are self-supporting, which each denomination having its own theological schools or seminaries. Any preaching that is done, however, is done only within the churches. “We do not and cannot preach in the streets or any public place,” one of the churchmen explained. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO by John H. Piet (JHP-IND-1C-75-DS)
Creator:
Piet, John H. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Matulis, Jānis., Latvijas evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca--Bishops., Filaret, Patriarch of Kyïv and all Rus-Ukraine, 1929-, Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Bishops., National Christian Council of India.
Topics:
Bishops--India--Chennai., Freedom of religion--Soviet Union., Church and state--Soviet Union.
Geographic subjects:
Chennai (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362229
Title:
Absolute ban on atomic weapons advocated by Asian peace unit.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Christian Peace Conference--Congresses., Christian Peace Conference., Asian Christian Peace Conference (Kottayam, India), Asian Christian Peace Conference (Kottayam, India)--Congresses.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--India--Kottayam., Demonstrations--India--Kottayam., Peace-building--Religious aspects--Christianity., Nuclear arms control., Cold War.
Geographic subjects:
Kottayam (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362170
Title:
Letter from John H. Piet.
Creator:
Piet, John H. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Matulis, Jānis., Latvijas evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca--Bishops., Filaret, Patriarch of Kyïv and all Rus-Ukraine, 1929-, Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Bishops., National Christian Council of India.
Topics:
Bishops--India--Chennai., Freedom of religion--Soviet Union., Church and state--Soviet Union.
Geographic subjects:
Chennai (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362074
Title:
Asian Christian Peace Conference.
Creator:
Mathew, T.E. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Christian Peace Conference--Congresses., Christian Peace Conference., Asian Christian Peace Conference (Kottayam, India), Asian Christian Peace Conference (Kottayam, India)--Congresses.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--India--Kottayam., Demonstrations--India--Kottayam., Peace-building--Religious aspects--Christianity., Nuclear arms control., Cold War.
Geographic subjects:
Kottayam (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362058
Title:
Visit to India.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45694 VISIT TO INDIA SALEM, India -- Philadelphia’s Cardinal John Krol traveled more than 9,000 miles to officiate at the ordination rites of Bishop Michael B. Duraisamy, the recently named spiritual leader of the Diocese of Salem in the South India State of Tamil Nadu. The Indian prelate came to know the American cardinal when he was a priest-student at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1950s when Cardinal Krol was an auxiliary bishop of the Cleveland diocese. In the left photo, Cardinal Krol participates in the Arati ceremony, which is Hindu in its origins but is used universally by all faiths in India. In the ceremony, an ointment of spices and sandalwood is placed on the forehead of one who comes in the name of God, with the residue then being sprinkled in the path of the visitor. Bishop Duraisamy is at right as two girls bring the ointment to the cardinal. At right, Cardinal Krol, who has removed his shoes, visits a Hindu temple in Salem. He said that there seems to be a friendly coexistence between the Hindu majority and the Christian minority in the area and that the priest’s clerical garb brings signs of instant respect from all segments of the population. Bishop Duraisamy, 43, is a native of the Salem area. His diocese, located in south central India near the border of the State of Kerala, which tradition says was evangelized by St. Thomas the Apostle, has 66,000 Catholics in a general population of 4.5 million. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JPF-PHI-6C-74-DS)
Creator:
Foley, John P. (John Patrick), 1935-2011. (contributor)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Król, John J. (John Joseph), 1910-1996., Duraisamy, Michael Bosco.
Topics:
Bishops--India--Salem., Consecration of bishops--India--Salem., Hindu temples--India--Salem., Hindus--Manners and customs., Rites and ceremonies--India--Salem.
Geographic subjects:
Salem (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360845
Title:
Visit to India.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45694 VISIT TO INDIA SALEM, India -- Philadelphia’s Cardinal John Krol traveled more than 9,000 miles to officiate at the ordination rites of Bishop Michael B. Duraisamy, the recently named spiritual leader of the Diocese of Salem in the South India State of Tamil Nadu. The Indian prelate came to know the American cardinal when he was a priest-student at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1950s when Cardinal Krol was an auxiliary bishop of the Cleveland diocese. In the left photo, Cardinal Krol participates in the Arati ceremony, which is Hindu in its origins but is used universally by all faiths in India. In the ceremony, an ointment of spices and sandalwood is placed on the forehead of one who comes in the name of God, with the residue then being sprinkled in the path of the visitor. Bishop Duraisamy is at right as two girls bring the ointment to the cardinal. At right, Cardinal Krol, who has removed his shoes, visits a Hindu temple in Salem. He said that there seems to be a friendly coexistence between the Hindu majority and the Christian minority in the area and that the priest’s clerical garb brings signs of instant respect from all segments of the population. Bishop Duraisamy, 43, is a native of the Salem area. His diocese, located in south central India near the border of the State of Kerala, which tradition says was evangelized by St. Thomas the Apostle, has 66,000 Catholics in a general population of 4.5 million. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JPF-PHI-6C-74-DS)
Creator:
Foley, John P. (John Patrick), 1935-2011. (contributor)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Król, John J. (John Joseph), 1910-1996., Duraisamy, Michael Bosco.
Topics:
Bishops--India--Salem., Consecration of bishops--India--Salem., Hindu temples--India--Salem., Hindus--Manners and customs., Rites and ceremonies--India--Salem.
Geographic subjects:
Salem (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360844
Title:
Visit to India.
Creator:
Foley, John P. (John Patrick), 1935-2011. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Król, John J. (John Joseph), 1910-1996., Duraisamy, Michael Bosco.
Topics:
Bishops--India--Salem., Consecration of bishops--India--Salem., Hindu temples--India--Salem., Hindus--Manners and customs., Rites and ceremonies--India--Salem.
Geographic subjects:
Salem (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360771
Title:
Holy day in India.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: WIDE WORLD PHOTOS PLEASE CREDIT A-23685 (set of 2) HOLY DAY IN INDIA DELHI, INDIA - Here’s a close-up of Mohammedan worshippers at a mosque on the outskirts of this city during the Id [sic] festival. Some 90,000,000 Indians are of the Mohammedan faith. 1076-H-12/23/42-COR (FS) (43) 3.15P (SEE A-23684)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Muslims--India--New Delhi., Worship (Islam)--India--New Delhi., Prayer--India--New Delhi., ʻĪd al-Fiṭr--India--New Delhi., Fasts and feasts--Islam.
Geographic subjects:
New Delhi (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360435
Title:
The far East.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: THE FAR EAST #4736 Gateway to a Hindu temple in India’s Bengal province. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JES-WASH-3C-9-JOG-MISS)
Creator:
Sherman, Joseph E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Hindu temples--India--Contai., Gateways--India--Contai., Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages--India--Contai.
Geographic subjects:
Contai (India), Contai (India)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360432
Title:
The far East.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: THE FAR EAST #4731 These are Bombay Moslems at prayer. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (IG-WASH-3C-9-JOG-MISS)
Creator:
Indian Government Photo (Washington, D.C.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Muslims--India--Mumbai., Prayer--India--Mumbai., Prayer--Islam., Millers--India--Mumbai.
Geographic subjects:
Mumbai (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360430
Title:
The far East.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: THE FAR EAST #4730 Moslems [sic] congregate at India’s Cauvery River to worship river goddess and implore that she not devastate their farmlands with floods. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (IG-WASH-3C-9-JOG-MISS)
Creator:
Indian Government Photo (Washington, D.C.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Hindus--India--Cauvery River., Rivers--India., Hinduism--India., Hinduism--Customs and practices.
Geographic subjects:
Cauvery River (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360429
Title:
The far East.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: THE FAR EAST #4728 Indian youngsters and their elders attend a class where they will learn how to read and write. Schemes for eradication of illiteracy envision a 25-year task before every person under 40 will be able to read and write. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (IG-WASH-3C-9-JOG-MISS)
Creator:
Indian Government Photo (Washington, D.C.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Literacy programs--India., Literacy--India.
Geographic subjects:
India.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360428
Title:
Adults go to school.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Literacy programs--India., Literacy--India.
Geographic subjects:
India.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360403
Title:
A scene on the Cauvery River sacred to the Hindus.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Hindus--India--Cauvery River., Rivers--India., Hinduism--India., Hinduism--Customs and practices.
Geographic subjects:
Cauvery River (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360391
Title:
Gateway to a Hindu temple.
Description:
Handwritten caption on reverse.
Creator:
Sherman, Joseph E. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Hindu temples--India--Contai., Gateways--India--Contai., Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages--India--Contai.
Geographic subjects:
Contai (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360371
Title:
Muslims at prayer at the Zaharia.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Muslims--India--Mumbai., Prayer--India--Mumbai., Prayer--Islam., Millers--India--Mumbai.
Geographic subjects:
Mumbai (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360355
Title:
India's war effort.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: INDIA’S WAR EFFORT R-3251 [sic] Scene in a big tinplate mills somewhere-in-India where machines now roar night and day to turn out the sinews of war; for India is nearing the grim spotlight of the war. While statesmen haggle over the status of India, the Japs draw nearer and soon the frontiers of India will be threatened. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO
Creator:
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Tinplate industry--India., World War, 1939-1945--India., World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies.
Geographic subjects:
India.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359077
Title:
India's war effort.
Creator:
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Tinplate industry--India., World War, 1939-1945--India., World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies.
Geographic subjects:
India.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358952
Title:
Milk from America.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #951 Milk from America has helped to relieve famine conditions in India. A typical free canteen. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO. (AFS-PH-AFS-11-8-5)
Creator:
American Friends Service Committee. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Hunger--India., Famine--India., Food relief--India., Milk programs--India.
Geographic subjects:
India--Economic aspects., India.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358910

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