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:
Ruins still stand at Monte Cassino.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: RUINS STILL STAND AT MONTE CASSINO #C-1966 CASSINO, Italy -- Bombed to rubble by U.S. Army planes, the ruins of Monte Cassino Abbey stand as mute evidence of the destruction of war. Top photo shows the tomb of St. Benedict, founder of the Abbey, and of his twin sister, St. Scholastica, now housed in a temporary structure (center) surrounded by the piles of masonry. Except for a few cracks, the tomb is undamaged. In lower photo, Army trucks and civilian car roll down the steep hill leading from temporary quarters erected for the 80 Benedictine monks of the abbey. Bomb craters still dot the terrain. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-MES-3A-6-C)
Creator:
Associated Press. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Montecassino (Monastery), Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino--Tomb., Scholastica, Saint, active 6th century--Tomb.
Topics:
Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944., World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Cassino., Buildings--War damage--Italy--Cassino., Monasteries--Italy--Cassino., Tombs--Italy--Cassino.
Geographic subjects:
Cassino (Italy), Cassino (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358713
Title:
Welcome to Rome.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-29946 WELCOME TO ROME ROME -- Stefan Cardinal Wyszinski, Primate of Poland, carries roses presented to him upon his arrival in Rome to participate in sessions of the Second Vatican Council. The cardinal, the highest-ranking prelate from a Communist country to attend the Council, headed a group of 25 Polish bishops. Some 35 other Polish prelates remained at home, not having received exit permits to attend the Council sessions. Cardinal Wyszinski, an outspoken critic of the Communist regime in Poland, recently delivered several sermons denouncing restrictions placed on the Church in his homeland. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-ROM-9E-63-RB)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Wyszyński, Stefan, 1901-1981.
Topics:
Bishops--Italy--Rome., Communism and Christianity--Poland., Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Councils and synods--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy), Poland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358074
Title:
Vietnamese prelates in Rome.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-29930 VIETNAMESE PRELATES IN ROME ROME -- Prelates and priests from South Vietnam are shown as they arrived in Rome for the second session of the Second Vatican Council. Seven Vietnamese bishops were among the early arrivals. In a statement they said that one of the aims of the Council was to define the situation of the Church in the world. South Vietnam has been involved in a controversy in which Buddhists have charged persecution by the Diem government. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-RO-9D-63-W)
Creator:
ANSA (Organization) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano)
Topics:
Bishops--Italy--Rome., Freedom of religion--Vietnam (Republic), Buddhism--Relations--Catholic Church., Councils and synods--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy), Vietnam (Republic)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358071
Title:
Americans greet the pontiff.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-29911 AMERICANS GREET THE PONTIFF VATICAN CITY -- A gift for Pope Paul VI from Slovak Catholics of the United States. With the pontiff is Bishop Andrew G. Grutka of Gary, Ind. (far right) who led 250 Americans to the dedication of SS. Cyril and Methodius Institute in Rome. Making the presentation is Msgr. Stefan Nahalka, head of the Institute, as Paul C. Kazimer, supreme treasurer of the Slovak Catholic Federation of America, looks on at left. Slovak parishes in the U.S. contributed more than $400,000 to build the institute named for the Apostles to the Slavs. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JS-PAS-9C-63-W)
Creator:
Grutka, Andrew G., 1908-1993. (contributor)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Slovenský ústav sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Ríme., Grutka, Andrew G., 1908-1993., Catholic Church--Bishops., Náhalka, Štefan, 1916-1975., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kazimer, Paul C., Slovak Catholic Federation of America.
Topics:
Popes., Bishops--Italy--Rome., Clergy--Italy--Rome., Dedication services--Italy--Rome., Slovak American Catholics.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358067
Title:
Pope greets founder of Boys' Towns.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-29880 POPE GREETS FOUNDER OF BOYS’ TOWNS CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Paul VI greets the founder of the Boys’ Towns of Italy and his principal collaborators at the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. Msgr. J. Patrick Carroll-Abbing has founded 40 institutions for homeless boys throughout Italy. Pope Paul expressed his admiration for the Irish priest’s program, which began 19 years ago when he found hundreds of children left homeless and fatherless by the war. “The blessing of God is obviously upon this work,” the pontiff said. “I may visit Boys’ Town soon,” he added, referring to the institution in Rome. Pope Paul also expressed pleasure at the cooperation of the American Committees for Boys’ Towns. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JA-RO-9B-63-W)
Creator:
Ashton, John. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Boys’ Towns of Italy, Inc., Carroll-Abbing, John Patrick, 1912-, Catholic Church--Clergy., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Palazzo apostolico (Castel Gandolfo, Italy), Caldera, Mario., Canaperia, Giovanni Alberto., Da Prato, Aldo.
Topics:
Popes., Clergy--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Children--Institutional care--Italy., Orphanages--Italy.
Geographic subjects:
Castel Gandolfo (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358059
Title:
"Pope of goodness."
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-29776 ‘POPE OF GOODNESS’ CASTEL GANDOLFO -- This marble bust of the late Pope John XXIII has been unveiled at the papal summer palace at Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Executed by sculptor Antonio Berti, the work is a gift from palace personnel. In blessing the bust, Pope Paul VI said he felt “spiritually linked” to his predecessor’s teachings and example. Pope John, he declared, “has passed into history as the Pope of Goodness.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-ROM-8E-63-RB)
Creator:
ANSA (Organization) (publisher), Berti, Antonio, 1904-1990. (sculptor)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963--Statues., Palazzo apostolico (Castel Gandolfo, Italy)
Topics:
Popes., Sculpture--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Busts--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Marble sculpture--Italy--Castel Gandolfo.
Geographic subjects:
Castel Gandolfo (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358043
Title:
Pope appeals to Eastern churches.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-29760 POPE APPEALS TO EASTERN CHURCHES GROTTAFERRATA, Italy -- Pope Paul VI is shown at a Basilian Abbey outside Rome where he made a momentous appeal to the Eastern Orthodox Churches to unite with Rome. The pontiff celebrated Mass for the abbey’s Eastern Rite monks and gave an impromptu talk in which he said the barriers separating the Eastern Churches from the Holy See should “fall without delay.” At right, Pope Paul greets monks as he prepared to leave the abbey. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-NY-8D-63-W)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church--Relations--Orthodox Eastern Church., Order of St. Basil the Great., Badia greca di Grottaferrata di Maria Santissima.
Topics:
Popes., Monks--Italy--Grottaferrata.
Geographic subjects:
Grottaferrata (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358039
Title:
Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #29705 Michelangelo’s sculpture of Moses, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NY-PL-63)
Creator:
New York Public Library. (publisher), Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. (sculptor)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Moses, (Biblical leader)--Statues., S. Pietro in Vincoli (Church : Rome, Italy)
Topics:
Sculpture--Italy--Rome., Marble sculpture--Italy--Rome., Christian art and symbolism--Italy.--Rome., Christian art and symbolism--16th century.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358014
Title:
First New Guinea nuns make perpetual vows.
Creator:
Society of the Divine Word. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Nangumaia, Josepha., Imbue, Aloisa.
Topics:
Nuns--Papua New Guinea--Wewak., Consecration of nuns--Papua New Guinea--Wewak., Catholic converts--Papua New Guinea.--Wewak., Monasticism and religious orders--Papua New Guinea., Monasticism and religious orders for women--Papua New Guinea., Monasticism and religious orders--Habit.
Geographic subjects:
Wewak (Papua New Guinea), Rome (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358003
Title:
Pope Paul VI blesses the work of Boys' Towns of Italy.
Creator:
Ashton, John. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Boys’ Towns of Italy, Inc., Carroll-Abbing, John Patrick, 1912-, Catholic Church--Clergy., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Palazzo apostolico (Castel Gandolfo, Italy), Caldera, Mario., Canaperia, Giovanni Alberto., Da Prato, Aldo.
Topics:
Popes., Clergy--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Children--Institutional care--Italy., Orphanages--Italy.
Geographic subjects:
Castel Gandolfo (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357973
Title:
Sister Josepha Nangumaia.
Creator:
Society of the Divine Word. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Nangumaia, Josepha., Imbue, Aloisa.
Topics:
Nuns--Papua New Guinea--Wewak., Consecration of nuns--Papua New Guinea--Wewak., Catholic converts--Papua New Guinea.--Wewak., Monasticism and religious orders--Papua New Guinea., Monasticism and religious orders for women--Papua New Guinea.
Geographic subjects:
Wewak (Papua New Guinea), Rome (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357919
Title:
Letter from John C. Scirank, September 18, 1963.
Creator:
Scíranka, Ján, 1902-1980. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Slovenský ústav sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Ríme., Grutka, Andrew G., 1908-1993., Catholic Church--Bishops., Náhalka, Štefan, 1916-1975., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kazimer, Paul C., Slovak Catholic Federation of America.
Topics:
Popes., Bishops--Italy--Rome., Clergy--Italy--Rome., Dedication services--Italy--Rome., Slovak American Catholics.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy), Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357874
Title:
Left - combo.
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church--Relations--Orthodox Eastern Church., Order of St. Basil the Great., Badia greca di Grottaferrata di Maria Santissima.
Topics:
Popes., Monks--Italy--Grottaferrata.
Geographic subjects:
Grottaferrata (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357807
Title:
"Pope of goodness."
Creator:
ANSA (Organization) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963--Statues., Palazzo apostolico (Castel Gandolfo, Italy)
Topics:
Popes., Sculpture--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Busts--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Marble sculpture--Italy--Castel Gandolfo.
Geographic subjects:
Castel Gandolfo (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357778
Title:
Who me?
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31925 WHO ME? ROME -- “I didn’t do it,” this startled three-year-old choir boy seems to be telling the photographer as he clutches a religious vessel. Age and wisdom -- in the person of 92-year-old Msgr. Giuseppe Pazzaglia -- comfort the boy, frightened by flash bulbs. The child, Francesco Ritrovato, marched in procession in Rome’s central Piazza di Spagna to the statue of the Virgin Mary in observance of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The holy day was highlighted by a visit from Pope Paul VI who placed a wreath of flowers before the statue. Msgr. Pazzaglia, one of the oldest active Catholic priests in Italy, is attached to the St. Andrea delle Fratte church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-12C-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Pazzaglia, Giuseppe., Ritrovato, Francesco.
Topics:
Clergy--Italy--Rome., Feast of the Immaculate Conception--Italy--Rome., Processions, Religious--Italy--Rome., Children--Italy--Rome.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy), Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti (Rome, Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356596
Title:
Italian bagpipers?
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31920 ITALIAN BAGPIPERS? ROME -- Every Christmas many Italian “bagpipers,” called zampognari, converge on Rome to play Yuletide melodies for an appreciative audience. Here, in Rome Via Frattina, one of them teams up with a “Babbo Natale,” dressed in traditional custom. [sic] Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-12C-64-NAB)
Creator:
ANSA (Organization) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bagpipe--Italy--Rome., Bagpipers--Italy--Rome., Christmas--Italy--Rome., Bagpipers--Social life and customs.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356592
Title:
Pope marks Marian feast.
Creator:
ANSA (Organization) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Popes., Christmas--Italy--Rome., Christmas trees--Italy--Rome., Feast of the Immaculate Conception--Italy--Rome.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356591
Title:
Pope rededicates Monte Cassino.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31750 POPE REDEDICATES MONTE CASSINO CASSINO, Italy -- Pope Paul VI rededicates to peace and European unity the sixth century Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino, destroyed by Allied bombing during World War II and later reconstructed on its same hilltop location. Founded by St. Benedict in 529, the abbey has been rebuilt a number of times in is long history. At the dedication Mass, the Pope named St. Benedict as patron of Europe and cited him as “a messenger of peace, a maker of union, a teacher of civilization and, above all, a herald of Christ’s religion and founder of monastic life in the West.” In a reference to the bombing of the abbey (Germans had been reported using it as an observation post), the Pope said, “we cannot fail to deplore that civilized men should have had the boldness to make of St. Benedict’s tomb a target of merciless violence.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-10E-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Montecassino (Monastery)
Topics:
Popes., Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944., Church dedication--Italy--Cassino., Dedication services--Italy--Cassino.
Geographic subjects:
Cassino (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356539
Title:
Pope hailed at Monte Cassino.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31749 POPE HAILED AT MONTE CASSINO CASSINO, Italy -- Despite a pouring rain which forced him to cancel a helicopter flight from the Vatican, Pope Paul VI was warmly cheered in Cassino, Italy, where he rededicated the famed centuries-old Monte Cassino Abbey. Top phono shows the pontiff under an umbrella acknowledging greetings on arriving by car at the abbey’s sit. Below, he leaves the abbey (background) after the rededication ceremonies. The abbey, founded in 529 by St. Benedict -- whom the Pope named as patron of Europe -- has been rebuilt a number of times in its long history. The structure was virtually destroyed in World War II by Allied bombing following reports that the Germans were using the abbey as an observation post. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-10E-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Montecassino (Monastery)
Topics:
Popes., Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944., Church dedication--Italy--Cassino.
Geographic subjects:
Cassino (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356538
Title:
Pope hailed at Monte Cassino.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31749 POPE HAILED AT MONTE CASSINO CASSINO, Italy -- Despite a pouring rain which forced him to cancel a helicopter flight from the Vatican, Pope Paul VI was warmly cheered in Cassino, Italy, where he rededicated the famed centuries-old Monte Cassino Abbey. Top phono shows the pontiff under an umbrella acknowledging greetings on arriving by car at the abbey’s sit. Below, he leaves the abbey (background) after the rededication ceremonies. The abbey, founded in 529 by St. Benedict -- whom the Pope named as patron of Europe -- has been rebuilt a number of times in its long history. The structure was virtually destroyed in World War II by Allied bombing following reports that the Germans were using the abbey as an observation post. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-10E-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Montecassino (Monastery)
Topics:
Popes., Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944., Church dedication--Italy--Cassino.
Geographic subjects:
Cassino (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356537

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