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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Cardinal outfitted for polar visit.
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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
Title:
Down under.
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:352823

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