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:
Tension and prayers in Northern Ireland.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-46644 TENSION AND PRAYERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND BELFAST -- With the end of the Irish Republican Army Provisionals’ cease-fire, tensions returned to the streets of Belfast and other cities in Northern Ireland. At left, a soldier keeps his finger on the trigger while another soldier checks a van for explosives or firearms at a vehicle checkpoint. At right, people stand in silent prayer during a peace rally at Belfast’s City Hall. About 12,000 people turned out for the interdenominational rally, marching through heavy rain. Leading Protestant and Roman Catholic clergymen conducted a brief prayer service. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B/A-BEL-1D-75-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Belfast City Hall (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Topics:
Prayer., Demonstrations--Northern Ireland--Belfast., Autonomy and independence movements.
Geographic subjects:
Belfast (Northern Ireland), Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998., Northern Ireland--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362261
Title:
Tension and prayers in Northern Ireland.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-46644 TENSION AND PRAYERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND BELFAST -- With the end of the Irish Republican Army Provisionals’ cease-fire, tensions returned to the streets of Belfast and other cities in Northern Ireland. At left, a soldier keeps his finger on the trigger while another soldier checks a van for explosives or firearms at a vehicle checkpoint. At right, people stand in silent prayer during a peace rally at Belfast’s City Hall. About 12,000 people turned out for the interdenominational rally, marching through heavy rain. Leading Protestant and Roman Catholic clergymen conducted a brief prayer service. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B/A-BEL-1D-75-DS)
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Provisional IRA., Great Britain. Army.
Topics:
Soldiers--Northern Ireland--Belfast., Autonomy and independence movements., Public safety--Northern Ireland--Belfast.
Geographic subjects:
Belfast (Northern Ireland), Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998., Northern Ireland--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362260
Title:
Ulster church leaders meet with prime minister.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-46583 ULSTER CHURCH LEADERS MEET WITH PRIME MINISTER LONDON -- British Prime Minister Harold Wilson meets in London with the top church leaders of Ulster to discuss “the need to build upon the cessation of violence and the great desire of all communities for peace” in Northern Ireland. At the meeting are, from left: Stanley Orme, Minister of State for Northern Ireland; Cardinal William Conway, Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland; Mr. Wilson; Mervyn Rees, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and Archbishop George Simms, Anglican Primate of Ireland. Also attending the conference were the Rt. Rev. Temple Lundi, moderation of the Presbyterian General Assembly, and the Rev. Harold Sloan, secretary of the Northern Ireland Methodist Church. The meeting coincided with the announcement in Dublin by Irish Republican Army Provisionals that they were extending for two weeks -- until Jan. 16 -- the Christmas truce which was initiated after talks with the churchmen. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-LON-1A-75-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Wilson, Harold, 1916-1995., Provisional IRA., Orme, Stanley., Conway, William, 1913-1977., Catholic Church--Bishops., Rees, Merlyn., Simms, George Otto, 1910-1991., Church of Ireland--Bishops.
Topics:
Autonomy and independence movements., Bishops--England--London., Armistices., Prime ministers--Great Britain., Cabinet officers--Great Britain., Peace-building--Religious aspects.
Geographic subjects:
London (England), Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998., Northern Ireland--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362243
Title:
First speech in House of Lords.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-46570 FIRST SPEECH IN HOUSE OF LORDS LONDON -- Archbishop Donald Coggan of Canterbury, recently installed as the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican community, is flanked by Bishop Gerald Ellison of London (left) and Bishop Arthur Stockwood of Southwark (right) before making his first speech as Archbishop of Canterbury in the House of Lords. Dr. Coggan chose the debate on the reintroduction of capital punishment to make his speech. He ended by saying, “Let there be punishment of the most severe kind for those who murder defenseless women and children, or who hold to ransom those whose way of life or thought they happen to oppose. But leave the final judgement of death in the hands where final judgment rests and where forgiveness can alone be found.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PP-LON-12D-74-DS)
Creator:
Pictorial Parade, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher), Times (London, England) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Coggan, Donald, 1909-2000., Church of England--Bishops., Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords., Ellison, Gerald., Stockwood, Mervyn.
Topics:
Bishops--England--London., Speeches, addresses, etc., Capital punishment--Great Britain., Political oratory--England--London., Capital punishment--Religious aspects--Church of England.
Geographic subjects:
London (England)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362226
Title:
First woman ambassador to the Vatican.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-46614 FIRST WOMAN AMBASSADOR TO THE VATICAN VATICAN CITY -- In a precedent-shattering move, Pope Paul has accepted the nomination of a woman as an ambassador to the Vatican. The pontiff agreed to receive the credentials of Bernadette Olowo, 27, named by President Idi Amin as Uganda’s envoy to the Holy See. The Pope’s decision breaks what is believed to be a 900-year-old unwritten tradition barring women from becoming official representatives at the Vatican. Miss Olowo, a secretary in Uganda’s embassy in Bonn, will also serve as Ambassador to West Germany, where she will reside. Roman Catholics in Uganda number about 3.5 million out of a total population of 10,764,000. Church-state relations have been erratic under the regime of Muslim President Amin, who has shown both benevolence and hostility toward the Church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-WG-1C-75-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Olowo, Bernadette., Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Uganda.
Topics:
Ambassadors--Uganda., Women ambassadors--Uganda.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City., Uganda--Foreign relations--Catholic Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362209
Title:
Lunch with the pope.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-46584 LUNCH WITH THE POPE VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI prepares a plate for Francisco Morales Jr. of Ridgefield, Conn., one of five boys of an international group of boys’ choirs who were invited to have lunch with the Pontiff following the Eighth Annual World Peace Day Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. In his World Peace Day Message, Pope Paul once again appealed to “all men of goodwill” to work for world peace but criticized nations for their arms buildup and warned that they were drifting back to uncompromising policies of the period before World War II. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-ROM-1A-75-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Palace (Vatican City), Morales, Francisco, Jr.
Topics:
Popes., Children--Vatican City., Choirs (Music)--Vatican City., Boys' choirs--Vatican City., Luncheons--Vatican City., Peace-building--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., International relations.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362206
Title:
Holy Year is inaugurated.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-46567 HOLY YEAR IS INAUGURATED VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI kneels at the threshold of the Holy Door and prays briefly before proceeding to the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica to celebrate Christmas Midnight Mass. The pontiff had just ceremonially opened the Holy Door to inaugurate the Church’s 1975 Holy Year. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-ROM-12D-74-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Catholic Church--Customs and practices., Catholic Church--Liturgy.
Topics:
Holy Year., Popes., Mass., Christmas service--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362203
Title:
Pontiff opens Holy Door.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-46566 PONTIFF OPENS HOLY DOOR VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI taps three times on the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica with a ceremonial silver hammer, saying prayers each time. After the third blow with the hammer, the massive bronze door was lowered to the ground by pulleys and the 1975 Holy Year was officially inaugurated. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-ROM-12D-74-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Catholic Church--Customs and practices.
Topics:
Holy Year., Popes., Rites and ceremonies--Vatican City., Hammers., Christmas service--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362202
Title:
Prepare for Holy Year.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-46549 PREPARE FOR HOLY YEAR VATICAN CITY -- Vatican attendant dismantle the interior part of the Holy Door inside St. Peter’s Basilica to remove a box of medals commemorating past Holy Years from 1300 to 1950. Pope Paul VI will open the Holy Door on Christmas Eve to start the 1975 Holy Year. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-ROM-12C-74-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Catholic Church--Customs and practices.
Topics:
Holy Year., Christmas service--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362201
Title:
Discuss ceasefire extension.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Wilson, Harold, 1916-1995., Provisional IRA., Orme, Stanley., Conway, William, 1913-1977., Catholic Church--Bishops., Rees, Merlyn., Simms, George Otto, 1910-1991., Church of Ireland--Bishops.
Topics:
Autonomy and independence movements., Bishops--England--London., Armistices., Prime ministers--Great Britain., Cabinet officers--Great Britain., Peace-building--Religious aspects.
Geographic subjects:
London (England), Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998., Northern Ireland--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362183
Title:
Precedent at the Vatican: Pope receives woman envoy.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Olowo, Bernadette., Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Uganda.
Topics:
Ambassadors--Uganda., Women ambassadors--Uganda.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City., Uganda--Foreign relations--Catholic Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362172
Title:
On guard.
Creator:
United Press International. (author), Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Provisional IRA., Great Britain. Army., Belfast City Hall (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Topics:
Soldiers--Northern Ireland--Belfast., Demonstrations--Northern Ireland--Belfast., Autonomy and independence movements., Public safety--Northern Ireland--Belfast.
Geographic subjects:
Belfast (Northern Ireland), Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998., Northern Ireland--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362167
Title:
New archbishop's maiden speech.
Creator:
Times (London, England) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Coggan, Donald, 1909-2000., Church of England--Bishops., Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords., Ellison, Gerald., Stockwood, Mervyn.
Topics:
Bishops--England--London., Speeches, addresses, etc., Capital punishment--Great Britain., Political oratory--England--London., Capital punishment--Religious aspects--Church of England.
Geographic subjects:
London (England)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362159
Title:
Pontiff opens Holy Door.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Catholic Church--Customs and practices.
Topics:
Holy Year., Popes., Rites and ceremonies--Vatican City., Hammers., Christmas service--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362131
Title:
Lunch with the pope.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Palace (Vatican City), Morales, Francisco, Jr.
Topics:
Popes., Children--Vatican City., Choirs (Music)--Vatican City., Boys' choirs--Vatican City., Luncheons--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362119
Title:
Vatican ambassador.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Olowo, Bernadette., Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Uganda.
Topics:
Ambassadors--Uganda., Women ambassadors--Uganda.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City., Uganda--Foreign relations--Catholic Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362099
Title:
Prepare for Holy Year.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Catholic Church--Customs and practices.
Topics:
Holy Year., Christmas service--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362078
Title:
Holy Year is inaugurated.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Catholic Church--Customs and practices., Catholic Church--Liturgy.
Topics:
Holy Year., Popes., Mass., Christmas service--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362043
Title:
Solzhenitsyn talks religion with Graham.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-46516 SOLZHENITSYN TALKS RELIGION WITH GRAHAM STOCKHOLM -- Exiled Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn (left) and American evangelist Billy Graham discuss world religious trends during a meeting in Stockholm. Mr. Solzhenitsyn was in Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature he was awarded four years ago. After the discussion, Mr. Graham said: “Solzhenitsyn has the kind of intellect and moral courage that the world so desperately needs today. His grasp of both history and theology is amazing.” The evangelist was on the first stop of a trip to several European countries in which he planned to visit with religious leaders, including the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Donald Coggan. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B-STO-12B-74-DS)
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Solzhenit︠s︡yn, Aleksandr Isaevich, 1918-2008.
Topics:
Evangelists--Sweden--Stockholm., Authors, Russians--Sweden--Stockholm., Nobel Prize winners--Sweden--Stockholm., Authors--Sweden--Stockholm.
Geographic subjects:
Stockholm (Sweden)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361960
Title:
"Crucifixion of man."
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-46504 ‘CRUCIFIXION OF MAN’ GENEVA -- In a Geneva studio, Guido Rocha works on his “Crucifixion of Man,” a work he says is based on the physical torture he suffered in the prisons of Brazil. Mr. Rocha was arrested for protesting against oppression, was tortured and then “acquitted.” He then fled to Chile where he was caught up in the military coup that overthrew the government of Marxist President Salvador Allende in Sept. 1973. Again arrested, he spent 40 days in detention at Santiago’s National Stadium before being released and admitted to Switzerland as a political refugee. A special scholarship to the School of Fine Arts in Geneva has enabled him to work on his “Crucifixion of Man.” When it is finished, Mr. Rocha intends to present it to the World Council of Churches as his way of thanking the churches for their assistance to Chilean refugees. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-GEN-12A-74-DS)
Creator:
Taylor, John. (photographer), World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Rocha, Guido., World Council of Churches., École supérieure des beaux-arts de Genève--Students.
Topics:
Refugees--Chile., Refugees--Brazil., Artists--Switzerland--Geneva., Crucifixion in art., Crosses., Sculptors--Switzerland--Geneva., Sculpture--Switzerland--Geneva.
Geographic subjects:
Geneva (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361956

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