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:
Concerned over adult conversion rate.
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Text transcribed from caption: P-45132 CONCERNED OVER ADULT CONVERSION RATE OMAHA -- After Dr. Clinton Marsh became moderator of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in 1973, he couldn't believe the nationwide figures on adult conversions. He found that in 1972, 8,786 United Presbyterian churches baptized 12, 729 adults, an average of 1.4 in each congregation. "I went back to see if the figure wasn't 127,000 instead," the Omaha clergyman said in an interview. The first figure was correct and it was roughly one-third the 1958 conversion rate, which Dr. Marsh said "was not aggressive either, so see, we've got reason to be concerned." · Church membership in 1972 slipped below three million, declining three percent in a year and dropping 10 per cent below the 1963 peak of 3.2 million. Some church members will blame the low rate of adult conversions on social-action programs of the last decade, believing the church has gotten away from its original purpose, Dr. Marsh said. Yet, there are fewer persons leaving the denominations now than in 1958 when the church was not as heavily involved in humanitarian programs. He sees signs of a resurgence in evangelism but is cautious about the direction it is taking. If the emphasis is on saving an individual's soul without correcting the wrongs of society, Dr. Marsh does not believe it will be a healthy trend. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (ET-OMA-1C-74-DS)
Creator:
Trandahl, Edward. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Moderator (1973-1974 : Marsh), Marsh, Clinton M. (Clinton McClurkin), 1916-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topics:
Christian converts--Omaha--Nebraska., Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects:
Omaha (Neb.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362495
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Dr. Ralph Freed dies at 81.
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Text transcribed from caption: P-45101 DR. RALPH FREED DIES AT 81 CHATHAM, N.J. -- Dr. Ralph Freed, a veteran missionary and general director of Trans World Radio, the international Christian broadcasting organization, died in Monte Carlo, Monaco, at the age of 81. His missionary career spanned nearly five decades of service in the Middle East, Morocco, and finally in Monte Carlo, where he was working until his death. He was affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Dr. Freed's death Dec. 29 was announced in Chatham, N.J., at the international headquarters of the station by his son, Dr. Paul E. Freed, a Southern Baptist clergyman and president and founder of Trans World Radio. Founded in1952 as a non-profit interdenominational ministry, Trans World Radio broadcasts programs in some 35 languages from complexes at Monte Carlo and the Netherlands Antilles. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-NJ-1B-74-DS)
Creator:
Bachrach, Fabian (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Freed, Ralph, 1907-1973., Trans World Radio., Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Topics:
Radio broadcasting--Religious aspects--Christianity., Radio broadcasters--Monaco--Monte-Carlo., International broadcasting--Monaco--Monte-Carlo., Missionaries--Monaco--Monte-Carlo.
Geographic subjects:
Monte-Carlo (Monaco)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362494
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Ministers on 'Pineapple Island.'
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Text transcribed from caption: P-45090 MINISTERS ON 'PINEAPPLE ISLAND' LANAI, Hawaii -- The Rev. A.G. Rietdorf (left) and the Rev. Foy King are a special kind of men -- they have to be. They work in a special kind of place. The two men are the "before and after" of Southern Baptist Mission work on lonely, remote Lanai, a Hawaiian island completely owned by the Dole Pineapple Company. Lanai, with less than 2,500 permanent residents -- mostly Filipinos who work in the pineapple fields -- is connected to Honolulu only by air; the boats that dock at the island are pineapple barges. Mr. Rietdorf a retired pastor from Arkansas, came to Lanai six years ago and as one of only two clergymen on the island, he has been a counselor, comforter and wedding official. Taking his place now is Mr. King, who is retiring from Kaunakakai (Southern) Baptist church on nearby Molokai to come to Lanai. Here, the two ministers discuss the transition while walking along a familiar trail on "Pineapple Island." Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO by Don Rutledge (DR-GA-1A- 74-DS)
Creator:
Rutledge, Don. (photographer), Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Dole Food Company., Rietdorf, A.G., King, Foy., Southern Baptist Mission., Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy., Kaunakakai Southern Baptist Church (Molokai, Hawaii), Southern Baptist Convention--Missions--Hawaii--Lanai.
Topics:
Fruit growers--Hawaii--Lanai., Church work with the working class--Hawaii--Lanai., Missionaries--Hawaii--Lanai., Filipino diaspora--Hawaii--Lanai., Filipinos--Migrations.
Geographic subjects:
Lanai (Hawaii)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362493
Title:
Reformed Church's first woman minister.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-45037 REFORMED CHURCH'S FIRST WOMAN MINISTER ACCORD, N.Y. -- Mrs. Joyce Stedge, 47, was ordained in Accord, N.Y., as the first woman minister in the Reformed Church in America. The mother of six children, who graduated with a masters in divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York last Spring, was ordained into the ministry by the Classis (local governing board) of Mid-Hudson and has been installed as pastor of the Rochester Reformed church of Accord. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-NY-12C-73-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Stedge, Joyce., Reformed Church in America--Clergy., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.), Rochester Reformed Church (Accord, N.Y.)
Topics:
Ordination of women--New York (State)--Accord., Clergy--United States.--Accord., Women clergy--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Accord (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362492
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Love loafs' to raise money for relief.
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Text transcribed from caption: P-44998 'LOVE LOAFS' TO RAISE MONEY FOR RELIEF FOR RELEASE: Dec. 15, 1973 MONROVIA, Calif. -- A new program that will enable churches to further assist people in crisis areas of the world has been developed by World Vision International. Based on a small bank called the "Love Loaf," the program is available for immediate implementation in denominations, individual churches or individual families. The focal point of the program is the Love Loaf, which is designed to placed on a family's table at mealtime. Members of the family place their change in the small ceramic bank, as illustrated in the top photo. If a local church is conducting the program, the loaves when filled with money are brought to the church and collected. The churches will control the distribution of 60 percent of the funds, designating the remaining 40 percent for World Vision to help support its ministry of emergency relief work in the developing nations. Families may also send a check or money order in the amount of the Love Loaf's contents directly to World Vision, a non-profit, interdenominational Christian humanitarian agency. (More information on the program can be obtained by writing: World Vision-Love Loaf, Box O, Pasadena, Calif. 91101)) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-CAL-12A-73-DS)
Creator:
EPA Newsphoto. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Vision International.
Topics:
Charity--Religious aspects--Christianity., Fund raising--California--Monrovia.
Geographic subjects:
Monrovia (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362491
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At forming of new denomination.
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Text transcribed from caption: P-44990 AT FORMING OF NEW DENOMINATION BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Leaders of the new National Presbyterian Church confer before the opening of the conservative group's first general assembly in Birmingham. From left are: Dr. Morton Smith of Jackson, Miss., a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary who was elected stated clerk of the new Church; Jack Williamson, a Greenville, Ala., lawyer, chosen as moderator; and the Rev. Frank M. Barker, Jr., pastor of the host Briarwood Presbyterian church in Mountain Brook, a Birmingham suburb. The new denomination, a break-off from the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (Southern), consists of 75,000 worshipers from 275 congregations in 14 Southern and border states. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LC-BIR-12A-73-DS)
Creator:
Langston, T. E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Presbyterian Church (U.S.)--Clergy., Reformed Theological Seminary--Faculty., Smith, Morton H. (Morton Howison), 1923-, Williamson, Jack., Barker, Frank., Briarwood Presbyterian Church (Birmingham, Ala.), National Presbyterian Church (U.S.)--Congresses.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Alabama--Birmingham., Church history., Christian sects--United States., Clergy conferences.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362490
Title:
Supports the president.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: J-45049 SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D .C. -- Rabbi Baruch Korff (right), chairman of the National Citizens Committee for Fairness to the President, shows President Nixon a newspaper advertisement his organization has been running. Rabbi Korff, of Rehoboth, Mass., called on Mr. Nixon in the Oval Office of the White House. His committee has been sponsoring ads charging that the news media has been unfair to the office of the Presidency during the Watergate scandal. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-WAS-12C-73-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Korff, Baruch, 1914-1995., National Citizens' Committee for Fairness to the Presidency (U.S.), Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994., Oval Office (White House, Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974., Presidents--United States., Political corruption--United States., Judaism--Relations--Christianity., Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), United States--Politics and government--1969-1974., United States--Politics and government--1974-1977.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362489
Title:
Father Peyton: Rosary making comeback.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45097 FATHER PEYTON: ROSARY MAKING COMEBACK PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., the head of the Family Rosary Crusade, gets down on his knees to explain the rosary to six-year-old Paul Rheinfelder during a visit to Phoenix. During his stay in the Arizona city, the famed "Rosary Priest" indicated that more people than ever are reciting the rosary and said that 99 percent of Catholic priests are saying the rosary daily. Father Peyton stated that devotion to the rosary was in "eclipse" for a short time because he felt that the devotion was handled too routinely, but, he said, it is now returning with more fervor on the part of the faithful. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HFU-PHO-1B-74-DS)
Creator:
Unger, Henry F. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Peyton, Patrick, 1909-1992., Catholic Church--Clergy., Congregation of Holy Cross., Rheinfelder, Paul., Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to.
Topics:
Church work with children--Arizona--Phoenix., Rosary--Arizona--Phoenix., Clergy--Arizona--Phoenix., Prayer--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Phoenix (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362488
Title:
"Peace to you."
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45064 'PEACE TO YOU' VATICAN CITY -- Italian sculptor Amble Sonaglia, who forms his works with antique nails, displays his sculpture of Archangel Gabriel against the backdrop of St. Peter's Basilica. The inscription on the large nail reads: "Pax Vobis" ("Peace to You"). The artist searches old palaces around Italy for hand-wrought nails that are at least 200 years old for his works. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B-ROM-12D073-DS)
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sonaglia, Amble., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Michael (Archangel)--Art.
Topics:
Sculptors--Vatican City., Christian art and symbolism--Vatican City., Metal sculpture--Vatican City., Religious art--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362486
Title:
Pontiff meets with African leaders.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45056 PONTIFF MEETS WITH AFRICAN LEADERS VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI shakes hands with Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia after four African leaders met with the pontiff in an "unofficial" audience to discuss aspects of the Middle East crisis. The 2½-hour private meeting involved, in addition to the Pope and the Ethiopian emperor, Gen. Jaafar Mohamed Nimeiri of the Sudan, Vice President James Greene of Liberia and Foreign Minister Vernon Mwaanga of Zambia. The leaders reportedly agreed that a "special status" for Jerusalem should be discussed at the Geneva peace talks. During the meeting, the Pope addressed himself directly to the participation of the Vatican in the Geneva peace conference and to the problems of Palestinian refugees and the African nations in general. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-ROM-12D-73-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church--Bishops., Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975., Catholic Church--Foreign relations.
Topics:
Popes., Meetings--Vatican City., Catholic Church and world politics., Emperors--Ethiopia.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362484
Title:
Christmas blessing.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45047 CHRISTMAS BLESSING VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI delivers his traditional Christmas blessing, "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City of Rome and the World"), to some 50,000 persons filling St. Peter's Square. In his Christmas Day message, the Pope warned against a humanism that "exalts man" as "man's god," insisting that mankind is in need of salvation and a Savior. CHRISTMAS BLESSING Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B-ROM-12D-73-DS)
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topics:
Blessing and cursing--Vatican City., Christmas--Vatican City., Popes.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City., Piazza San Pietro (Vatican City)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362483
Title:
Come, little children.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45046 COME, LITTLE CHILDREN TABORA, Tanzania -- Children surround a missionary priest of the White Fathers during his visit to a village near Tabora, Tanzania. The famed missionary order is now marking its 105th year of service in Africa. The community of some 4,000 priests and brothers -- formerly known as the Missionaries of Africa -- is more popularly called the White Fathers because of their white habits adapted for use in Africa. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CR-GEN-12C-73-DS)
Creator:
Photo CIRIC (Geneva, Switzerland) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Missions--Tanzania--Tabora., White Fathers.
Topics:
Church work with children--Tanzania--Tabora., Missionaries--Tanzania--Tabora., Lay missionaries--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Tabora (Tanzania)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362482
Title:
Apostolic delegate calls on president.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45035 APOSTOLIC DELEGATE CALLS ON PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Nixon greets Archbishop Jean Jadot, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, during the latter's visit to the White House. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NSWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-WAS-12C-73-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994., Jadot, Jean, 1909-2009., Catholic Church--Bishops., White House (Washington, D.C.), Catholic Church--Diplomatic service.
Topics:
Presidents--United States., Reception (Ecumenical relations)--Washington (D.C.), Bishops--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362481
Title:
Nun offers religious commentary on radio.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45018 NUN OFFERS RELIGIOUS COMMENTARY ON RADIO NEW YORK -- Sister Mary Camille D'Arienzo, R.S.M., finds herself in the studios of WINS, a New York City all-news radio station, every Sunday when she offers a religious commentary. The nun, a member of the editorial staff of The Tablet, Brooklyn diocesan newsweekly, previously served at parochial schools and at the diocesan television center. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-NY-12B-73-DS)
Creator:
Schnaue, Hank. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., D'Arienzo, Camille, Sister Mary., WINS (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), Catholic Church., Sisters of Mercy.
Topics:
Nuns--New York (State)--New York., Radio broadcasters--New York (State)--New York., Women radio broadcasters--New York (State)--New York., Newspaper editors--New York (State)--New York., Women newspaper editors--New York (State)--New York., Radio broadcasting--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362480
Title:
The Cardinal gives a party.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45016 THE CARDINAL GIVES A PARTY NEW YORK -- Cardinal Terence Cooke is surrounded by happy faces during his annual Christmas party for the children of the New York Foundling Hospital and the child-caring programs of the New York archdiocesan Catholic Charities. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (E-NY-12B-73-DS)
Creator:
EPA Newsphoto. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Cooke, Terence, 1921-1983., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of New York (N.Y.), New York Foundling Hospital.
Topics:
Children's parties--New York (State)--New York., Christmas--New York (State)--New York., Holidays--New York (State)--New York., Church work with children--New York (State)--New York., Social work with children--New York (State)--New York., Cardinals--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362479
Title:
Dom Helder: Christians must implement stands.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45002 DOM HELDER: CHRISTIANS MUST IMPLEMENT STANDS HOUSTON -- Archbishop Helder Pessoa Camara of Recife and Olinda, Brazil, speaks at a Mass in Houston's Rothko Chapel during a meeting of an internationally known group of educators and humanitarians to mark the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The controversial prelate said that Catholics and Protestants have both made significant statements on creating a more humane world, but they must now turn their attention to implementing their stands. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO by Frank Grizzaffi (FG-HOU-12B-73-DS)
Creator:
Grizzaffi, Frank. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Câmara, Hélder, 1909-1999., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife., Rothko Chapel (Houston, Tex.), United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights--Anniversaries, etc., Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., Public speaking--Religious aspects., Speeches, addresses, etc., Philanthropists--Texas--Houston., Educators--Texas--Houston., Bishops--Texas--Houston.
Geographic subjects:
Houston (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362478
Title:
Pontiff travels by carriage.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45001 PONTIFF TRAVELS BY CARRIAGE VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI waves to the crowd as he leaves St. Peter's Square in a horse-drawn carriage for his annual Dec. 8 trip to the center of Rome. Ordinarily, the pontiff travels by limousine from the Vatican to the Piazza de Espagna [sic. Piazza di Spagna] to lay a wreath at the foot of a statue of the Virgin Mary on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This year, however, there was a special ban on private motor traffic in Italy on Dec. 8, a national holiday as well as a Holyday. The driving ban, as well as a prohibition against all Sunday driving, was part of the government's response to the worldwide energy crisis. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-ROM-12B-73-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topics:
Coaching (Transportation)--Vatican City., Feast of the Immaculate Conception--Vatican City., Energy conservation--Vatican City., Fasts and feasts--Catholic Church., Fasts and feasts--Vatican City., Popes.
Geographic subjects:
Piazza San Pietro (Vatican City), Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti (Rome, Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362477
Title:
"The People Shop"
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-44997 'THE PEOPLE SHOP' NEW YORK -- Stopping for a sip of coffee and a moment's escape from the hustle and bustle of holiday-time New York City is routine in a third floor oasis of tranquility and fellowship appropriately dubbed "the people shop." That's not really its name. It's really The Grail Shop, at 6 West 37th St. in Manhattan, a commercial enterprise of sorts. But instead of "business as usual," it is a place to sit, to share, to sip coffee, to meet old friends -- and occasionally to purchase a gift, a religious article. All the profits from the shop, which sells a plethora of cards, sculptures, mobiles, books and records, go to Grailville, a farm-like center near Loveland, Ohio, that serves as headquarters for the Catholic lay women's organization. The Grail, founded in the Netherlands in the 1920s by five women students and a Jesuit priest, has become an international lay women's movement whose simple aim has been to "bring Christ to the world." Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (E-NY-12A-73-DS)
Creator:
Anspach, Bruce. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jesuits., Catholic Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Stores, Retail--New York (State)--New York., Church fund raising--New York (State)--New York., Laity--Catholic Church., Women in church work--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362476
Title:
Pope Paul greets gospel singers.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-44994 POPE PAUL GREETS GOSPEL SINGERS VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI chats with members of the Black Nativity Gospel singing group from Philadelphia during an audience at the Vatican. The group sang several spirituals for the pontiff. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-ROM-12A-73-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church--Bishops., Vatican Palace (Vatican City)
Topics:
Popes., Gospel singers--Vatican City., Reception (Ecumenical relations)--Vatican City., African Americans--Music., African American gospel singers--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City., Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362475
Title:
Bi-lingual.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-44981 BI-LINGUAL LOS ANGELES -- The growing trend of bi-lingual editions in the nation’s Catholic newspapers is typified by the front page of the Nov. 30 edition of The Tidings, Los Angeles archdiocesan newsweekly. A headline announcing the beginning of the Holy Year appears in both English and Spanish, as does a pastoral letter from Cardinal Timothy Manning. In recent years, many Catholic papers in areas where there are large Spanish-speaking communities have been issuing bi-lingual editions. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-LA-12A-73-DS)
Creator:
The Tidings Corporation (Los Angeles, Calif.) (publisher), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Calif.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., The Tidings Corporation (Los Angeles, Calif.), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Calif.), Manning, Timothy., Catholic Church--Publishing., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topics:
Bilingualism--California--Los Angeles., Bilingualism and literature., Publishers and publishing--California--Los Angeles., Religious literature--Publishing--California--Los Angeles., Religious literature--Distribution--California--Los Angeles., Spanish language--California--Los Angeles., Hispanic Americans--California--Los Angeles., Hispanic American Catholics--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362474

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