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:
For United Church of Christ clients.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), United Church of Christ.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects--United Church of Christ., Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.), Picketing--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357883
Title:
At NCC Ecumenical Institute.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Warner, Ann., Williams, A. Beatrice., Williamson, Ralph L., McCanna, Henry C.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--North Carolina--Black Mountain., Home missions--United States., Migrant agricultural laborers--Missions., Ecumenical movement--North Carolina--Black Mountain., Church and social problems--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Black Mountain (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357772
Title:
National Council of Churches staff employees.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Hedgeman, Merritt., Interchurch Center (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Singing--New York (State)--New York., Music rehearsals--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
Morningside Heights (New York, N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357748
Title:
Iowa farmers honored for crop donations.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service., Christian Rural Overseas Program., Kinzel, LaVern., Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ)--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Iowa--Des Moines., Bishops--Iowa--Des Moines., Farmers--Charitable contributions., Railroad trains--Iowa--Des Moines.
Geographic subjects:
Des Moines (Iowa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356336
Title:
The Captive: 16mm sound motion picture.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Council on International Nontheatrical Events.
Topics:
Poverty--Appalachian Region., Poor--Appalachian Region., Documentary films--Appalachian Region., Miners--Appalachian Region.
Geographic subjects:
Appalachian Region.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356269
Title:
The topic: TV and children.
Creator:
Coates, Fletcher. (author), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Broadcasting and Film Commission--Congresses., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Broadcasting and Film Commission., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Venable, Mary., Beck, Lester F. (Lester Fred), 1909-1977., Oregon State System of Higher Education--Faculty.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Ontario--Toronto., Church and mass media--Ontario--Toronto., Violence in mass media--Ontario--Toronto., Mass media and children--Ontario--Toronto.
Geographic subjects:
Toronto (Ont.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355781
Title:
Ten veteran African pastors.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., World Council of Churches., Adeke, Joseph., Ngare, Geoffrey., Adiku, Ehrenfried Tongo., Gana, David., Overton, Kermit Everett, 1924-1996., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Kittoe, Charles Dawson., Agyako-Mensah, Emmanuel., Udali, Daudi., Manda, Wesley., Rachier, Hezron., Kamau, Laadan.
Topics:
Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Clergy, Black--New York (State)--New York., Ecumenical movement--New York (State)--New York., Christian education--Study and teaching--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355619
Title:
Danish princess to join Orthodox Church.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30639 DANISH PRINCESS TO JOIN ORTHODOX CHURCH ATHENS -- Princess Anne-Marie, 17, third in line to the Danish throne, will join the Greek Orthodox Church when she marries Crown Prince Constantine of Greece next January. The couple is shown in Athens during a visit by the Princess last July. The Prince is heir to the throne now held by King Paul and became Regent of Greece during his father's illness. Princess Anne-Marie must renounce all rights to the Danish throne when she is married, since the Danish constitution requires the head of state to belong to the Danish Lutheran Church, and not be queen or king of another country. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-2C-64-NAB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Anne-Marie, Queen, consort of Constantine II, King of the Hellenes, 1946-, Constantine II, King of the Hellenes, 1940-2023., Danske folkekirke--Relations--Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Relations--Danske folkekirke.
Topics:
Royal visitors--Greece--Athens., Visits of state--Greece--Athens., Christian converts--Denmark., Princesses--Denmark., Princes--Greece., Marriages of royalty and nobility.
Geographic subjects:
Athens (Greece)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353814
Title:
New Anglican Archbishop of Capetown.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-30580 NEW ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP OF CAPETOWN CAPETOWN -- Bishop Robert Selby Taylor of Grahamstown, a 53-year-old, six-foot athletic clergyman, was elected Archbishop of Capetown, automatically becoming Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of the Province of South Africa. He succeeds Archbishop Joost de Blank, who retired because of ill health and has been named a canon of Westminster Abbey. Like Dr. de Blank, who gained worldwide attention for his out-spoken attacks on South Africa's apartheid policy, Archbishop Taylor is a staunch foe of racial segregation. A native of Yorkshire, Archbishop Taylor has headed the Grahamstown diocese since 1959. He is a former bishop of Northern Rhodesia and of Pretoria. He was elected archbishop by an assembly of clergy, laity and bishops which deliberated three days before agreeing on a successor to Dr. de Blank. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BH-C-SA-2B-64-NAB)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Taylor, Robert Selby, 1909-1995., Church of England--Bishops., Church of the Province of South Africa. Diocese of Cape Town., Church of the Province of South Africa. Diocese of Pretoria.
Topics:
Bishops--Appointment, call, and election., Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Cape Town., Civil rights workers--South Africa--Cape Town.
Geographic subjects:
Cape Town (South Africa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353805
Title:
Christian unity in Hong Kong.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., St. John’s Cathedral (Hong Kong, China), Bianci, Lawrence., Catholic Church--Bishops., Hall, Ronald., Church of England--Bishops.
Topics:
Interdenominational cooperation--China--Hong Kong., Ecumenical movement--China--Hong Kong., Bishops--China--Hong Kong.
Geographic subjects:
Hong Kong (China)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353536
Title:
Mug shot.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Taylor, Robert Selby, 1909-1995., Church of England--Bishops., Church of the Province of South Africa. Diocese of Cape Town., Church of the Province of South Africa. Diocese of Pretoria.
Topics:
Bishops--Appointment, call, and election., Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Cape Town., Civil rights workers--South Africa--Cape Town.
Geographic subjects:
Cape Town (South Africa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353476
Title:
Seminary fights volcanic ash.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Latin American Biblical Seminary (San José, Costa Rica)
Topics:
Theological seminaries--Costa Rica--San José., Church maintenance and repair--Costa Rica--San José., Buildings--Natural disaster effects--Costa Rica--San José., Volcanic ash, tuff, etc.--Costa Rica--San José.
Geographic subjects:
San José (Costa Rica), Irazú Volcano (Costa Rica)--Eruption, 1963.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353465
Title:
NCC holds Kennedy memorial service.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Baber, George Wilbur., African Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Memorial service., Presidents--Assassination--United States., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352686
Title:
New NCC president receives gavel.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Evangelical United Brethren Church--Bishops.
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352678
Title:
Catholic observers at National Council assembly.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Cantwell, Daniel Michael, 1914-, Moody, Joseph N. (Joseph Nestor), 1904-, Catholic Church--Clergy., Littell, Franklin H. (Franklin Hamlin), 1917-2009., Chicago Theological Seminary--Faculty., Ladycliff College--Faculty., Catholic Inter-Racial Council (Chicago, Ill.), Catholic Council on Working Life (Chicago, Ill.)
Topics:
Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352671
Title:
Bishop Mueller honored at I.U.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author), Indiana University. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Indiana University., Evangelical United Brethren Church--Bishops., Stahr, Elvis J. (Elvis Jacob), 1916-1998., Merritt, Lynne L. (Lynne Lionel), 1915-2001.
Topics:
Degrees, Academic--Indiana--Bloomington., Bishops--Indiana--Bloomington., Commencement ceremonies--Indiana--Bloomington.
Geographic subjects:
Bloomington (Ind.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349619

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