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:
Heads college student council.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Saint Joseph's College (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Students., Saint Joseph's College (Philadelphia, Pa.), Collins, Johnson E., Jr.
Topics:
College students--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American college students--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., College student government--Elections.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348551
Title:
Old country basket blessing kept by Phoenix Polish community.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Unger, Henry F. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., Wajda, Edward J., St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Topics:
Polish American Catholics--Arizona--Phoenix., Holy Saturday--Arizona--Phoenix., Holy Week services., Polish American families--Arizona--Phoenix., Easter eggs--Arizona--Phoenix.
Geographic subjects:
Phoenix (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348549
Title:
Tulsa church.
Description:
Page from Today's Family magazine.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., Church of the Madalene (Tulsa, Okla.)
Topics:
Catholic Church buildings--Oklahoma--Tulsa., Altars--Oklahoma--Tulsa.
Geographic subjects:
Tulsa (Okla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348547
Title:
Nationalist China honors Cardinal Cushing.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970., Catholic Church--Bishops., Tsiang, Tingfu F. (Tingfu Fuller), 1895-1965., Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975., Yu, Bin, 1901-1978., Fu ren da xue (Hsin-chuang shih, Taiwan)
Topics:
Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Communism and Christianity--China., Communism and Christianity--Taiwan., Bishops--Massachusetts--Boston., Award presentations--Massachusetts--Boston., Communism and international relations--China.
Geographic subjects:
Boston (Mass.), Taiwan.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348545
Title:
A minister ends his fast.
Description:
Clipping from New York Post.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Hewett, Clayton Kennedy., Episcopal Church--Clergy., Hewett, Anna Grace Carlson., Hewett, Therese-Marie., Hewett, Darryl Jeanne.
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--Pennsylvania--Chester., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Segregation in education--Pennsylvania--Chester., Spouses of clergy--Pennsylvania--Chester., Children of clergy--Pennsylvania--Chester., Hunger strikes--Pennsylvania--Chester.
Geographic subjects:
Chester (Pa.), New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348543
Title:
Burned cross, a symbol of protest.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Tougaloo College--Students., Civic Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Methodist Church (U.S.). General Conference., Moore, Austin C.
Topics:
Segregation--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., African American college students--Illinois--Chicago., Historically Black colleges and universities--Mississippi--Jackson., Universities and colleges--Mississippi--Jackson., College students--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects:
Pittsburgh (Pa.), Jackson (Miss.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348541
Title:
Church women hear rights bill explained.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Marshall, Burke, 1922-2003., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Department of United Church Women., O'Bee-Wilson, Ernestine S., Wallace, Louise., United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Texas--San Antonio., Ecumenical movement--Texas--San Antonio., Christian women--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348539
Title:
Picket Wallace speech.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998., Catholic Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--Maryland--Rockville., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Governors--Alabama., Primaries--Maryland., Clergy--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Rockville (Md.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348537
Title:
2 bishops support pupil prayer ban.
Description:
Clipping from the May 7, 1964 issue of the New York Times.
Creator:
New York times. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Robertson, David A., Creighton, William Forman., Episcopal Church--Bishops., Neuman, Albert., United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
Topics:
Bishops--Washington (D.C.), Prayer in the public schools--Law and legislation--Washington (D.C.), Freedom of religion--United States., School administrators--Pennsylvania--New Cumberland., School administrators--New Jersey--Hawthorne.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348535
Title:
Pope visits prisoners.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Carceri giudiziarie "Regina Coeli"
Topics:
Prisoners--Italy--Rome., Church work with prisoners--Catholic Church., Prisoners--Italy--Rome., Popes.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348531
Title:
High Mass commentators.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Westminster Cathedral., Catholic Church--Liturgy., European Broadcasting Union., Castilijus, Jan., Bebb, John., Haas, Jacques., Siegel, Karl-August., Catholic Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Mass., Church and mass media--England--London., Television broadcasting--England--London.
Geographic subjects:
London (England)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348529
Title:
Cardinal visits Soldiers Home.
Description:
Narrative description in the Religious News Service.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Cushing, Richard, 1895-1970., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Boston (Mass.), Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts (Chelsea, Mass.), Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., Mulsman, Jacob.
Topics:
Bishops--Massachusetts--Boston., Soldiers' homes--Massachusetts--Chelsea., Veterans--Massachusetts--Chelsea., Hospital beds--Massachusetts--Chelsea., Jewish veterans--Massachusetts--Chelsea.
Geographic subjects:
Chelsea (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348527
Title:
Pope meets Negro priest.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Catholic Church.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Handshaking--Vatican City., Priests, Black--Vatican City., Popes., Priests--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348525
Title:
Graham Arizona crusade draws over 100,000.
Creator:
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Arizona State University. Tempe campus., Jackson, Katharine., Sherman, Katharine.
Topics:
Evangelists--United States., Navajo women--Arizona--Tuba City., Revivals--Arizona--Tempe., Mexican Americans--Arizona., Navajo Indians--Arizona.
Geographic subjects:
Tempe (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348523
Title:
The hero of Stalingrado preaches to the Pope!
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Häring, Bernhard, 1912-1998., Accademia alfonsiana--Faculty., Catholic Church., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Theologians--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains., Lent--Vatican City., Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943., Popes.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City., Volgograd (Russia)--History, Military.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348521
Title:
"Miles of petitions" asking school prayers being received by congressmen.
Description:
Narrative description by the photographer, Seth H. Muse. Describes another unidentified photograph.
Creator:
Muse, Seth H., 1912-1976. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., The Committee to Protect the Right to Prayer (Cincinnati, Ohio), Schafrer, G.W., Wyman, Louis C. (Louis Crosby), 1917-, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary., United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Prayer in the public schools--Law and legislation--Washington (D.C.), Petitions--Ohio--Cincinnati., Freedom of religion--United States., Legislators--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348519
Title:
Life goes on.
Description:
Clipping from page 21 of the March 30, 1964 edition of New York Journal-American.
Creator:
New York Journal-American (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United States. Air Force.
Topics:
Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964., Earthquake damage--Alaska--Anchorage., Earthquakes--Alaska--Anchorage., Easter service.
Geographic subjects:
Elmendorf Air Force Base (Alaska), Anchorage (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348517
Title:
Easter Sunday near Red China border.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
D'Souza, Luvisca. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Liturgies., Catholic Church--Missions--India.
Topics:
Liturgies--India., Easter--India., Easter service., Soldiers--India., Christian soldiers--India., Sino-Indian Border Dispute--1957-
Geographic subjects:
India--Boundaries., India.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348515
Title:
Civil rights marchers.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Ecumenical movement--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348513
Title:
Effect of quake.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964., Earthquake damage--Alaska--Anchorage., Earthquakes--Alaska--Anchorage., Streets--Alaska--Anchorage.
Geographic subjects:
Anchorage (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348511

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