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:
Growing church-supported movement helps handicapped persons to find acceptance.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Kuhn, Michael., Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes (Lourdes, France)
Topics:
Pilgrims and pilgrimages--France--Lourdes., People with disabilities--South Africa--Hibberdene., People with disabilities--Psychology., People with disabilities--Travel--Frances--Lourdes., Civil rights movements.
Geographic subjects:
Hibberdene (South Africa), Lourdes (France)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360777
Title:
Growing church-supported movement helps handicapped persons to find acceptance.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher), Westenhaver, Edythe M. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Social work with people with disabilities., Church work with people with disabilities., People with disabilities--Psychology., Civil rights movements.
Geographic subjects:
Hibberdene (South Africa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360643
Title:
Yule patrols in Bethlehem.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PHOTO NUMBER PC-54348 YULE PATROLS IN BETHLEHEM BETHLEHEM, Israeli Occupied West Bank-- A group of soldiers move along Manger Square, in Bethlehem, on Dec. 22, as Christmas patrols are increased throughout the Israeli Occupied West Bank. In the background is the Church of the Nativity. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (Reproduction Rights Not Transferable) (A-BET-12D-80-JH)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Soldiers--Bethlehem., Military occupation--Bethlehem., Christmas--Bethlehem.
Geographic subjects:
Bethlehem.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344117
Title:
Learning the ABC's of Arabic.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PHOTO NUMBER P-54258 LEARNING THE ABC'S OF ARABIC BEIRUT, Lebanon-- A little Palestinian girl thoughtfully ponders her answer before chalking it on the blackboard, during Arabic lessons at a church-sponsored school in Beirut, Lebanon. World Council of Churches' schools play a significant role in the education of Middle East refugee children. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (Reproduction Rights Not Transferable) (CF-BEI-11D-80-JH)
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches.
Topics:
Arabic language--Study and teaching--Lebanon--Beirut., Refugee children--Education--Lebanon--Beirut., Girls--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344110
Title:
New Theory on Dead Sea Scrolls.
Description:
Visitors explore one of the caves at Qumrun, where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered in 1947.
Subject names:
Religious News Services--Archives., Gold, Norman.
Topics:
Jews--Antiquities., Caves--West Bank.
Geographic subjects:
Qumran Site (West Bank)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147316

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