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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Gifts to be remembered.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-30270 GIFTS TO BE REMEMBERED The Church was very much a part of the life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Above, the Kennedy brothers are shown as they presented a check for $1,178,000 to the then Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston. The funds, from the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, were used for four archdiocesan projects. The foundation was named for the President’s older brother Joseph, killed in World War II. In this photo, Ted Kennedy is at left, Robert at right. Below, the first Catholic president of the United States receives a gift from Pope Paul VI at Vatican City. The gift was a model of the Pieta, Michelangelo’s masterpiece which will be exhibited at the Vatican Pavilion during the New York World’s Fair. The Pope lauded Mr. Kennedy and the U.S. government for its efforts to promote racial equality. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-11E-63-W)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970., Catholic Church--Bishops., Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation., Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968., Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Presidents--United States., Popes., Bishops--Massachusetts--Boston., Diplomatic gifts--Vatican City., Pietà., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Boston (Mass.), Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352867
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NAACP leader at Catholic social action parley.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-31442 NAACP LEADER AT CATHOLIC SOCIAL ACTION PARLEY BOSTON -- Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is shown as he spoke before the National Catholic Social Action Conference at Boston College. At left are Msgr. George G. Higgins, director of the Social Action Department, National Catholic Welfare Conference, and Bishop Ernest J. Primeau of Manchester, N.H. Passage of the Civil Rights Act was a moral vindication of the "American dream," Mr. Wilkins said. The NAACP leader said groups who rioted in Harlem, Rochester and Jersey City are not part of any movement. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JC-HING-8D-64-W)
Creator:
Coyne, James. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., National Catholic Social Action Conference., Boston College., Higgins, George, 1916-2002., National Catholic Welfare Conference. Social Action Department., Primeau, Ernest J.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Massachusetts--Boston., African American civil rights workers., Race relations--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights workers--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Boston (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349077

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