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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Off for Cambridge Conference.
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Text transcribed from caption: S-4190 OFF FOR CAMBRIDGE CONFERENCE NEW YORK -- Members of the American delegation to the International Conference of Church Leaders on the Problem of World Order at Cambridge, England, shown just before their departure in a special plane for London. Left to right, front, are: Dr. O Frederick Nolde, dean of the Graduate School, Mt. Airey (Pa.) Theological Seminary; Dr. Ralph E. Diffendorfer, executive secretary of the Division of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Church; Dr. Henry Smith Leiper, executive secretary of the American Section of the World Council of Churches; Dr. Walter W. Van Kirk, secretary of the Commission on a Just and Durable Peace of the Federal Council of Churches; Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, president of the Federal Council of Churches; Wesley Rennie, general secretary of the YMCA in Seattle, Wash., and Dr. John R. Cunningham, president of Davidson College, N.C. In rear, left to right, are: John Foster Dulles, chairman of the Commission on a Just and Durable Peace; Bishop James C. Baker of the Los Angeles Area of the Methodist Church, and Dr. John W. Decker, New York, secretary of the International Missionary Council. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FCC-NY-MES-7E-6-W)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360177
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His hobby helps bring Bible to Africa.
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Text transcribed from caption: S-4165 HIS HOBBY HELPS BRING BIBLE TO AFRICA BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Collecting discarded Bibles, repairing and mailing them to natives in British Nigeria, West Africa, is the hobby of William H. Moyer, Bible secretary of the Buffalo Camp of Gideons. Moyer is shown here surrounded by packages of Bibles ready for shipment and with others yet to be repaired. He is holding a large Oxford pulpit Bible printed in 1881 and a tiny-sized Child’s Bible published in 1872. More than 900 African natives already have received Bibles from Moyer. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WHM-BUF-MES-7D-6-W-B)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360176
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Discuss Oslo World Christian Youth Conference.
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Text transcribed from caption: S-4150 DISCUSS OSLO WORLD CHRISTIAN YOUTH CONFERENCE GENEVA -- Delegates to the planning session here of the World Christian Youth Conference to be held in Oslo, Norway, next year go over the proceedings of first meeting held in Amsterdam in 1939. Left to right are: Rena Joyce Weller, Waterbury, Conn., a national secretary of the United Christian Youth Movement and associate director of youth work, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; the Rev. E.S. Parsons, assistant pastor, Newton Center (Mass.) Baptist Church; the Rev. Kenneth E. Reeves, Philadelphia, director of young people’s work, national Board of Education, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., and the Rev. Wilton E. Bergstrand, Minneapolis, youth director of the Augustana Lutheran Synod. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-MES-7D-6-W-P-L)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360175
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One race--100.
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Text transcribed from caption: S-3986 ONE RACE--100 GRINNELL, Iowa -- The Rev. Seido Ogawa, of Hawaii, pins a button advocating racial democracy on the lapel of the Rev. T. M. Brumfield of the department of religious education, Fisk University, during an interval at the centennial convention of the Congregational Christian Churches at Grinnell College here. Button says “One Race--100,” commemorating the 100th anniversary of the American Missionary Association which has founded more than 500 schools and colleges for Negroes. Looking on are the Rev. John B. Hanna, of New York (left), and the Rev. Albert L. Scott, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GRIN-MES-6C-6-W-MISS-CONG)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360174
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The Gospel by bottle.
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Text transcribed from caption: S-3980 THE GOSPEL BY BOTTLE TACOMA, Wash. -- Empty whiskey bottles are utilized by George Phillips to spread the Gospel. Phillips, who calls himself the “Whiskey Bottle Evangelist,” has for five years been inserting religious tracts in the bottles, then has thrown them to sea. Here he is shown operating the machine he invented to roll the thousands of tracts in colored cellophane. At left is a completed bottle including sand for ballast which makes bottle stick when it reaches shore. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-MES-6C-6-W)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360173
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Canadian Northwest missionary.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-4224 CANADIAN NORTHWEST MISSIONARY FORT WRIGLEY, Canadian NWT -- Great favorites with the Indian children at this Roman Catholic mission settlement are the priests of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. In the scene above four little Indian maidens listen with rapt attention as Father Teuvrier, O.M.I., of Montreal, spins a story for them. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WNS-TOR-JOG-8B-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360172
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Crusade for peace.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-4167 CRUSADE FOR PEACE [1] PARIS -- Four hundred and twenty pilgrims from 14 countries gather outside the ancient abbey of Vezelay in central France at the close of a Crusade for Peace hailed as one of the most remarkable religious demonstrations witnessed since the end of the war. The crosses lined up outside the church were carried by pilgrims in an 18-day march on foot through towns and villages where thousands joined them in prayer, many even accompanying the crusaders all the way on their long trek over sun-baked roads. American and Canadian crusaders did not reach France in time for the Crusade, but their crosses were borne by French volunteers. Vezelay is the place where St. Bernard preached the Second Crusade 800 years ago. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-TFD-7D-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360171
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Father Lord addresses summer school group.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-4059 FATHER LORD ADDRESSES SUMMER SCHOOL GROUP CHICAGO -- The Rev. Daniel A. Lord, S.J., editor of The Queen’s Work, national sodality publication, addresses a class at the Summer School of Catholic Action. The meeting here is one of the yearly summer sessions sponsored throughout the country by the Sodality of Our Lady. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AN-CHI-MES-7A-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360170
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Slovakia police force priest to hide altar picture.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-4041 SLOVAKIA POLICE FORCE PRIEST TO HIDE ALTAR PICTURE FELBAR, Slovakia -- Slovakian political police forced this priest to take down the picture of St. Stephen, which belongs above the altar of his church, and hide it behind the altar. This is a Hungarian-populated town in Slovakia, and the Slovaks regard this picture as a symbol of Hungarian nationalism, which they are seeking to subdue. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (ZAUG-BRATA-MES-7A-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360169
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Painting honors Mother Cabrini.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-4012 PAINTING HONORS MOTHER CABRINI CHICAGO -- The finishing touches to his picture of Mother Cabrini are applied by artist Gasper Ruffolo prior to its unveiling at the Mother Cabrini hospital here on July 7, the day on which her canonization ceremonies will take place at the Vatican. Mother Cabrini will be the first U.S. citizen to be so honored by the Church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CME-MES-6D-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360168
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The new Monte Cassino Abbey.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-4007 THE NEW MONTE CASSINO ABBEY Scale model shows the new abbey to be built at Monte Cassino to replace the one destroyed in 1944. Complete restoration of the historical edifice is expected to cost two billion lire. A temporary monastery has been erected outside the main entrance to house monks during the time it will take to rebuild the famous shrine. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KP-NY-MES-6D-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360167
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Italian sisters care for orphans.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-4006 ITALIAN SISTERS CARE FOR ORPHANS ROME -- War-ravaged Italy presents few such happy scenes as this, which occurred at a convent near here where Catholic sisters care for abandoned and orphaned youngsters. UNRRA helps supply some of their rations. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KEY-NY-MES-7A-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360166
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Religious hobbies.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-3979 RELIGIOUS HOBBIES ALTARS. Only scrap lumber and bits and pieces from his wife’s button and jewelry boxes go into these magnificent, correct-in-detail miniature altars created by hobbyist W.F. Burns (above), of Akron, Ohio. (One of a series) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AK-BJ-BS-9D-6-ROTO)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360165
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Solitude and prayer.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-3962 SOLITUDE AND PRAYER This striking photo was taken at the Cathedral, Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, Md. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AAB-BALT-MES-6C-6-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360164
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Street mass in Poland.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-3938 STREET MASS IN POLAND WARSAW -- Outdoor Masses have become common in Poland because of the widespread destruction of churches during the war. In this scene, Polish soldiers and members of political parties are shown gathered before an altar set up near a ruined church. The Mass was offered for Polish soldiers killed in the war. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WNS-TO-TFD-6-6B-C)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360163
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Life in a Capuchin monastery.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-3926 LIFE IN A CAPUCHIN MONASTERY [1] STAUNTON, Va. -- The rapid pace of the Twentieth Century gives way to study, mediation, prayer and work at Our Lady of Angels Capuchin monastery here. The basis of living is reduced to its essentials, as shown in this photo of the plainly-set table at meal time. Seating at long wooden tables is arranged by rank. Much modern equipment has been installed in the monastery and its grounds. Cells are equipped with hot and cold water, and tilling of the soil is done by power-driven plows. Students do most of work, and the building contains carpenter, cobbler, pressing and tailor shops. (One of a series) Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AC-RICH-VA-MES-6B-6-C-R)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360162
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Archbishop attends editors’ meeting.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-3714 ARCHBISHOP ATTENDS EDITORS’ MEETING [1] BOSTON -- Archbishop John G. Murray, of St. Paul, Minn., Episcopal Chairman of the Press Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference (left), talks with the Rev. H. H. Long, general manager of The Witness, Dubuque, Iowa, during the meeting here of the National Catholic Press Association. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (ELM-BOS-MES-5E-6-ST.P-WIT-O)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360161
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When the west was wild.
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Text transcribed from caption: 4211 WHEN THE WEST WAS WILD TACOMA, Wash. -- The Rev. C. Walter Johnson, Presbyterian missionary to the Indians, center, looks on with interest as Willie R. Young, of the Yakima tribe, does a war dance at Tacoma Indian Fellowship picnic. Chief Young’s granddaughter, Doris Young, left, and Miriam (Mini) Mireau are also absorbed in the Chief’s performance. The Indian Fellowship, a function of the Presbyterian Church’s mission program, has many North West tribe members on its roster. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (YPS-TACHWASH-JOG-8A-6-P-MISS)
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360160
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Deaconesses.
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Text transcribed from annotations: 4177 DEACONESSES [1] Visiting the sick (social mission work).
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360159
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North China.
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Text transcribed from caption on reverse: 4157 NORTH CHINA [1] Mission, Bible women. Missionary spreading the Gospel.
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https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360158

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