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:
Federation elects Negro, names "Man Of The Year."
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30524 FEDERATION ELECTS NEGRO, NAMES "MAN OF THE YEAR" ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Rev. Amos Ryce II (left), pastor of Lane Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal church, was elected president of the Metropolitan Church Federation of Greater St. Louis. He is the first Negro to head the 55-year-old organization. The federation also named Dr. Ned Cole (right), dean of Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal), as "Ecumenical Man of the Year for 1963" for his ministry in his congregation, the federation and the community. Dr. Cole has been elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Central New York and plans to move to Syracuse, N.Y., in the spring. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DE-SL-1E-64-NBM)
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Ryce, Amos, II., Lane Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (Saint Louis, Mo.), Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Appointment, call, and election., African American clergy--Missouri--Saint Louis., African American civic leaders--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353784
Title:
In spirit of St. Patrick's Day.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-30734 IN SPIRIT OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY ST. LOUIS -- Nursery school went Irish in a great big way for these little fellers, who followed Sister Mary Justus through a series of jigs and reels. Photograph, taken at St. Elizabeth's Day Nursery at St. Louis, shows the nun helping Charles Kelly, left, and Bobby Morris dance to the glory of Ireland's Patron Saint. Sister Mary Justus is a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-3C-64-W)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sisters of Notre Dame., St. Elizabeth's Day Nursery (Saint Louis, Mo.), Kelly, Charles., Morris, Bobby.
Topics:
Saint Patrick's Day--Missouri--Saint Louis., Nursery schools--Missouri--Saint Louis., Nuns as teachers--Missouri--Saint Louis., Church work with children--Missouri--Saint Louis., Dance--Study and teaching., Nuns--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353758
Title:
In the spirit.
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sisters of Notre Dame., St. Elizabeth's Day Nursery (Saint Louis, Mo.), Kelly, Charles., Morris, Bobby.
Topics:
Saint Patrick's Day--Missouri--Saint Louis., Nursery schools--Missouri--Saint Louis., Nuns as teachers--Missouri--Saint Louis., Church work with children--Missouri--Saint Louis., Dance--Study and teaching., Nuns--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353523
Title:
The great men of the liturgy movement.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Clavenna, Robert A. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Diekmann, Godfrey., St. John's Benedictine Abbey (Collegeville, Minn.), Reinhold, H. A. (Hans Ansgar), 1897-1968., Liturgical Conference, inc., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Congresses.
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis., English language--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Sacraments--Catholic Church., Lord's Supper.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349430
Title:
The Mass.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Clavenna, Robert A. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Ritter, Joseph, 1892-1967., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Congresses., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Saint Louis (Mo.)
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., Mass media--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Television broadcasting--Missouri--Saint Louis., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis., English language--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349368
Title:
First 'English' Mass.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., McManus, Frederick R. (Frederick Richard), 1923-2005., Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Mo.), Catholic University of America--Faculty., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Congresses.
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., English language--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349255
Title:
Liturgical week ceremony.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31522 LITURGICAL WEEK CEREMONY ST. LOUIS -- Joseph Cardinal Ritter, Archbishop of St. Louis, blesses 25 ciboria containing whole wheat hosts during an "English" Mass celebrated during Liturgical Week in St. Louis. Assisting him are Msgr. Fenton J. Runge, left, vice chancellor of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and Father Gerard S. Sloyan, outgoing president of the Liturgical Conference. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RAC-STL-8E-64-W)
Creator:
Clavenna, Robert A. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Liturgical Conference, inc., Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Mo.), Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Congresses., Ritter, Joseph, 1892-1967., Runge, Fenton J., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Saint Louis (Mo.), Sloyan, Gerard S., 1919-
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349097
Title:
Auditorium crowded for 'English' Mass.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31521 AUDITORIUM CROWDED FOR 'ENGLISH' MASS ST. LOUIS -- Some 12,000 delegates to the Liturgical Week convention in St. Louis attended this "English" Mass at Keil [Kiel] Auditorium. Mass was said facing the congregation. On each side of the altar are the 40 priests and deacons who distributed Communion. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RAC-STL-8E-64-W)
Creator:
Westrich Photography (Saint Louis, Mo.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Mo.), Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Congresses., Liturgical Conference, inc., Catholic Church--Liturgy--History.
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349096
Title:
Liturgical pioneers at 'English' Mass.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31519 LITURGICAL PIONEERS AT 'ENGLISH' MASS ST. LOUIS -- A touching and impressive moment at the Liturgical Week convention in St. Louis. Father Godfrey Diekmann, O.S.B., of St. John's Benedictine Abbey, Collegeville, Minn., distributes Holy Communion to Father H.A. Reinhold of Pittsburgh. Father Diekmann, editor of Worship magazine, and Father Reinhold, a member of the National Catholic Liturgical Conference's board of directors, were pioneers in the U.S. liturgical movement. Picture was taken during the third 'English' Mass celebrated at the convention. In August, 1961, Father Reinhold predicted that the vernacular would be adopted by the Second Vatican Council, holding that "we (the U.S.) have more reason to be for the vernacular than any nation." Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RAC-STL-8E-64-W)
Creator:
Westrich Photography (Saint Louis, Mo.) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Diekmann, Godfrey., St. John's Benedictine Abbey (Collegeville, Minn.), Reinhold, H. A. (Hans Ansgar), 1897-1968., Liturgical Conference, inc., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Congresses.
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis., English language--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Sacraments--Catholic Church., Lord's Supper.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349095
Title:
Liturgical Week choir.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31476 LITURGICAL WEEK CHOIR ST. LOUIS -- A 390-voice choir, made up of priests, religious and laity, was assembled especially for the 25th annual Liturgical Week at St. Louis. Here C. Alexander Peloquin directs the choir before a crowd of about 12,000 at Keil [Kiel] Auditorium. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RC-STL-8E-64-W)
Creator:
Westrich Photography (Saint Louis, Mo.) (photographer), Clavenna, Robert A. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Peloquin, C. Alexander (Charles Alexander), 1918-1997., Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Mo.), Catholic Church--Congresses.
Topics:
Mass., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis., Choirs (Music)--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349088
Title:
First 'English' Mass.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31474 FIRST 'ENGLISH' MASS ST. LOUIS -- An historic moment in the American Church. Father Frederic McManus is shown as he celebrated the first Mass in which English was used. Upward of 12,000 delegates to the 25th annual Liturgical Week attended the low Mass at Keil [Kiel] Auditorium, St. Louis. Father Frederic [Frederick] McManus, professor of canon law at the Catholic University of America, Washington, is past president of the Liturgical Conference. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RC-STL-8E-64-W)
Creator:
Westrich Photography (Saint Louis, Mo.) (photographer), Clavenna, Robert A. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., McManus, Frederick R. (Frederick Richard), 1923-2005., Kiel Auditorium (St. Louis, Mo.), Catholic University of America--Faculty., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Congresses.
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., English language--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349087
Title:
The Mass.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31472 THE MASS ST. LOUIS -- The spirit of the 25th annual Liturgical Week is reflected in this photograph of Joseph Cardinal Ritter, Archbishop of St. Louis, celebrating the Mass at a simple altar facing the congregation. Host to the Liturgical Week program which drew upwards of 15,000 to St. Louis, Cardinal Ritter authorized use of English in Masses celebrated before the delegates. This photo was taken as the prelate offered a Mass televised for viewers throughout the archdiocese. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RC-STL-8E-64-W)
Creator:
Clavenna, Robert A. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Ritter, Joseph, 1892-1967., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Congresses., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Saint Louis (Mo.)
Topics:
Mass--Celebration., Mass media--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Television broadcasting--Missouri--Saint Louis., Congresses and conventions--Missouri--Saint Louis., English language--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349085
Title:
At conference on Negro welfare.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-30871 AT CONFERENCE ON NEGRO WELFARE ST. LOUIS, MO. -- Officers of the Midwest Clergy Conference on Negro Welfare confer at the organization’s three-day meeting at St. Louis. Left to right, they are Father Matthew Gottschalk, O.F.M. Cap., of Milwaukee, vice-president; Father Bernardin Patterson, O.S.B., of South Union, Ky., president; Father Clement Faistl, of Columbus, Ohio, secretary; and Father Philip Allen, of Wichita, Kans., treasurer. Father Bernardin, prior of St. Maur’s Priory, South Union, Ky., is the first Negro to head a Benedictine monastery in the United States. The agency is studying recommendations that it establish a national office to assist priests active in interracial work. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RAC-STL-4C-64-W)
Creator:
Clavenna, Robert A. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Gottschalk, Matthew., Patterson, Bernardin J., Faistl, Clement F., Allen, Philip J.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Clergy conferences--Missouri--Saint Louis., African American clergy--United States., Clergy--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348410
Title:
Monkey shines up to nuns.
Description:
A monkey entertains nuns visiting the St. Louis Zoo during convention week.
Creator:
Clavenna, Robert A. (publisher), Vogt, Howard. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., St. Louis Zoological Park., Perkins, Marlin.
Topics:
Nuns--Missouri--Saint Louis., Monkeys--Missouri--Saint Louis., Zoologists--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151621
Title:
Nuns on religion in school panel.
Description:
Two nuns attended the section dealing with \u201ctreatment of religious viewpoints in the public school curriculum\u201d attracted three times as many delegates and observers as any other group meeting at the National Conference on Religion and Public Education held under the auspices of the National Council of Churches. The section divided into three smaller groups to discuss curriculum and one of them is shown here. At end in background are the section chairman, Dr. Harold A. Pflug of Webster Grove, Mo., and on his right, the recorder, Mrs. Gerald Walsh of Syracuse, N.Y.
Creator:
Runder, W. C. (photographer), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Pflug, Harold A., Walsh, Gerald, Mrs.
Topics:
Religion in the public schools--Missouri--Saint Louis., Church and education--Missouri--Saint Louis., Interdenominational cooperation--Missouri--Saint Louis., Meetings--Missouri--Saint Louis., Nuns--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151512
Title:
Lutherans call on Catholic bugle corps.
Description:
When Emmaus Lutheran church in St. Louis needed some publicity to promote its annual Bible school picnic, it called on the Cub Scout Drum and Bugle Corps of St. Cecilia's Catholic church which responded in grand style.
Creator:
Clavenna, Robert A. (publisher), Finke, Richard. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Drum and bugle corps--Missouri--Saint Louis., Church fund raising--Missouri--Saint Louis., Picnics--Missouri--Saint Louis., Christian children--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151386
Title:
College dedicates unique campus chapel, press release.
Description:
Press release written by Rev. James M. Flanagan regarding the dedication of the Oreon E. Scott Memorial Chapel of Drake University.
Creator:
Flanagan, James M. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Drake University., Scott, Oreon E., 1871-1956.
Topics:
Christian universities and colleges--Iowa--Des Moines., Chapels--Iowa--Des Moines., Church dedication--Iowa--Des Moines.
Geographic subjects:
Des Moines (Iowa), Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150767
Title:
Priest and 18 others arrested during abortion clinic sit-in.
Description:
The Rev. James J. Danis, a Roman Catholic priest of St. Louis, wearing a sweat shirt above, waits in a police patrol wagon after being arrested with 18 others on trespassing charges during a sit-in protest at the Regency Park Gynecological Center.
Creator:
McShane, William. (photographer), St. Louis Review. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy--Missouri--Saint Louis., Covenant Theological Seminary., Danis, James J.
Topics:
Pro-life movement--Missouri--Saint Louis., Demonstrations--Missouri--Saint Louis., Arrest--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150084
Title:
Priest is one of 19 held at abortion unit sit-ins.
Description:
Article written for the Religious News Service.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy--Missouri--Saint Louis., Covenant Theological Seminary., Danis, James J.
Topics:
Pro-life movement--Missouri--Saint Louis., Demonstrations--Missouri--Saint Louis., Arrest--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149674
Title:
Religious News Service correspondence.
Description:
Letter written by photographer Paul Hodge to Robert Isear of the Religious News Service, November 8, 1948. Concerns photographs taken at a Protestant Reformation service in St. Louis, Missouri.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Isear, Robert., Hodge, Paul.
Topics:
Protestant churches--Missouri--Saint Louis., Reformation--Anniversaries, etc., Church anniversaries--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:149155

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