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:
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:
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:
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
Title:
How to save by running your own taxi service.
Description:
Extended caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Interchurch Center (New York, N.Y.), Bailey, J. Martin., Jones, Tracey., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy.
Topics:
Car pools--New Jersey--Montclair., Ridesharing--New Jersey--Montclair., Energy conservation--New Jersey--Montclair., Stock ownership--New Jersey--Montclair.
Geographic subjects:
Montclair (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362466
Title:
Pontiff meets with African leaders.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Associated Press. (author)
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:362464
Title:
Christmas blessing.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
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.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362462
Title:
Rome: Peace on earth.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
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:362456
Title:
First family at services.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Associated Press. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994., Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993., Cox, Patricia Nixon, 1946-, Stephens, Joseph., San Clemente Presbyterian Church (San Clemente, Calif.)
Topics:
Church attendance--California--San Clemente., Presidents--United States., Presidents' spouses--United States., Children of presidents--United States.
Geographic subjects:
San Clemente (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362450
Title:
The Gospel according to Amy Leyden.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Leyden, Amy., Nativity of Our Lord School (Saint Paul, Minn.), Our Sunday Visitor, inc., Jesus Christ--Art.
Topics:
Children's drawings--Minnesota--St. Paul., Children's art--Minnesota--St. Paul., Christian art and symbolism--Minnesota--St. Paul., Prayer books--Minnesota--St. Paul.
Geographic subjects:
Saint Paul (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362448
Title:
Churchmen run car pool.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Kostyu, Frank A. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Interchurch Center (New York, N.Y.), Bailey, J. Martin., Jones, Tracey., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy.
Topics:
Car pools--New Jersey--Montclair., Ridesharing--New Jersey--Montclair., Energy conservation--New Jersey--Montclair., Stock ownership--New Jersey--Montclair.
Geographic subjects:
Montclair (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362444
Title:
Elated group.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Associated Press. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Banks, Dennis., American Indian Movement.
Topics:
Political activists--Minnesota--Minneapolis., Indigenous peoples of North America--Civil rights., Contempt of court--South Dakota--Sioux Falls., Conduct of court proceedings--South Dakota--Sioux Falls., Social justice--Religious aspects--Lutheran Church., Court proceedings--Minnesota--Minneapolis., Indigenous activists--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Geographic subjects:
Minneapolis (Minn.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362442
Title:
Dr. Ralph Freed, noted international radio broadcaster, dead.
Creator:
Armstrong, Ben. (author), National Religious Broadcasters (U.S.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Freed, Paul E., 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:
Chatham (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362438
Title:
Baptism by wire.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Lawrence, John B., Jr. (author), General Telephone & Electronics Corporation. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Dressler, George E., Faith Lutheran Church (Tampa, Fla.), Jakeman, Kathryn Ann., Jakeman, Rex., Jakeman, Robert.
Topics:
Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity., Baptism--Florida--Tampa., Baptism--Lutheran Church., Families of military personnel--Philippines.
Geographic subjects:
Tampa (Fla.), Clark Air Base (Philippines)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362436
Title:
Unanimous choice of Democrats in house.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Woodson, Samuel Howard., Shiloh Baptist Church (Trenton, N.J.)
Topics:
African American clergy--New Jersey--Trenton., Clergy--New Jersey--Trenton., Politicians--New Jersey--Trenton., African American politicians--New Jersey--Trenton.
Geographic subjects:
Trenton (N.J.), Mercer County (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362434
Title:
At tribute for her husband.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topics:
African American civil rights workers--United States., African American clergy--United States., Civil rights workers--United States., Spouses of clergy--Georgia--Atlanta., Memorial rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta.
Geographic subjects:
Atlanta (Ga.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362427
Title:
Parseghian joins Rockne, Leahy among grid immortals.
Description:
Extended caption.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Football team), University of Notre Dame--Faculty., Parseghian, Ara, 1923-2017., Sugar Bowl (Football game), Alabama Crimson Tide (Football team), Rockne, Knute, 1888-1931., Leahy, Frank, 1908-1973.
Topics:
College athletes--Louisiana--New Orleans., Football players--Louisiana--New Orleans., Football coaches --Louisiana--New Orleans.
Geographic subjects:
New Orleans (La.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362424

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