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:
Father LaFarge takes part in Washington March.
Description:
Alternate caption for image originally filed as C-29801.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., La Farge, John, 1880-1963., Jesuits--Clergy., African Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops., Baber, George Wilbur., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights movements--United States., Periodical editors--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348658
Title:
Shakespeare: Soul of an Age returns to NBC-TV April 26.
Creator:
Smith, Paul R. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--On postage stamps., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Anniversaries, etc., NBC Television Network.
Topics:
Postage stamps--Great Britain., Church buildings--England--Stratford-upon-Avon., Poets--England., Dramatists--England.
Geographic subjects:
Stratford-upon-Avon (England)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348649
Title:
Separate from royal family.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Irene, Princess of Orange-Nassau, 1939-, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, 1930-2010., Vatican Palace (Vatican City), Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Topics:
Catholic converts--Netherlands., Meetings--Vatican City., Princesses--Netherlands., Nobility--Spain., Popes.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348647
Title:
100 Muslim leaders from 70 nations hold congress.
Description:
Alternate captions for the compound photo.
Creator:
Nagati, Zein. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jāmiʻat al-Azhar., Iniyās, Ibrāhīm, 1902-1975., Madi, Abdullah., el-Shafei, Hussein Mahmoud Hassan., el Bahia, Mohammed., Hoballah, Mahmoud F., Jāmiʻat al-Azhar--Faculty.
Topics:
Muslims--Egypt--Cairo., Universities and colleges--Egypt--Cairo., Muslim scholars--Egypt--Cairo., Congresses and conventions--Egypt--Cairo., Islamic countries--Relations--Islamic countries.
Geographic subjects:
Cairo (Egypt)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348645
Title:
Integrated crowd in south hears Billy Graham.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Adams, John. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.), Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy.
Topics:
Evangelists--Alabama--Birmingham., Holy Week--Alabama--Birmingham., Easter service., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Ecumenical movement--Alabama--Birmingham.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations., Birmingham (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348643
Title:
Last rites for Can.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Ngô, Đình Cẩn, -1963., Catholic Church--Clergy., Ngô, Đình Diệm, 1901-1963.
Topics:
Prisoners--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City., Extreme unction., Sacraments--Catholic Church., Catholics--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City., Capital punishment--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City.
Geographic subjects:
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Vietnam (Republic)--History--Coup d'etat, 1963.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348641
Title:
Brotherhood citations in Kansas City.
Description:
Narrative description and alternate caption written by Jim Bell of The Kansas City Star newspaper.
Creator:
Bell, Jim. (author), The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Lewis, Frederick D., University of Missouri. School of Law--Faculty., Thomas, Anne Jenkins., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Awards., Krakauer, Kenneth., Schroeder, Clair H., Hoyt, Robert G., Catholic Church. Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph (Mo.), National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Department of United Church Women.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--Missouri--Kansas City., Awards--Missouri--Kansas City., Spouses of clergy--Missouri--Kansas City.
Geographic subjects:
Kansas City (Mo.), Kansas City (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348635
Title:
Norway bishop consecrates Trappist priest.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Murphy, Owen J. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Gran, John W., 1920-2008., Granato, Marius., Trappists--Liturgy., Trappist Abbey of St. Joseph (Spencer, Mass.)
Topics:
Ordination--Catholic Church., Bishops--Norway--Oslo., Clergy--Massachusetts--Spencer., Catholics--Norway.
Geographic subjects:
Spencer (Mass.), Norway.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348629
Title:
R. I. Home Visit Day features visits by nuns.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Hird, Patricia M. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., Sisters of Mercy., Christian Family Movement., McClintock, John., O'Shea, James P.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Catholics--Rhode Island--Providence., Nuns--Rhode Island--Providence., African American families--Rhode Island--Providence.
Geographic subjects:
Providence (R.I.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348627
Title:
Methodist bishops barred at Jackson church.
Creator:
Associated Press. (author), Lehew, Dudley. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy., Taylor, Wendell P.C., Mathews, James K. (James Kenneth), 1913-, Golden, Charles Franklin., Galloway Memorial Methodist Church (Jackson, Miss.)
Topics:
Bishops--Mississippi--Jackson., Civil rights demonstrations--Mississippi--Jackson., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Segregation--Mississippi--Jackson., Civil rights movements--United States., Holy Week--Alabama--Birmingham., Easter--Alabama--Birmingham.
Geographic subjects:
Jackson (Miss.)--Race relations., Jackson (Miss.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348625
Title:
Witnesses at hearing on prayers.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Robertson, David A., Creighton, William Forman., Episcopal Church--Bishops., Neuman, Albert., United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
Topics:
Bishops--Washington (D.C.), Prayer in the public schools--Law and legislation--Washington (D.C.), Freedom of religion--United States., School administrators--Pennsylvania--New Cumberland., School administrators--New Jersey--Hawthorne.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348623
Title:
Gift for the Pope.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Frederik IX, King of Denmark, 1899-1972., Ingrid, Queen, consort of Frederick IX, King of Denmark, 1910-2000., Benedikte, Princess of Denmark, 1944-, Catholic Church--Foreign relations.
Topics:
Visits of state--Vatican City., Kings and rulers--Travel--Vatican City., Diplomatic gifts--Vatican City., Reception (Ecumenical relations)--Vatican City., Lutherans--Denmark.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City., Denmark--Foreign relations--Catholic Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348621
Title:
Hunger strike for civil rights.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Hewett, Clayton Kennedy., Black, John., Episcopal Church--Clergy., Hewett, Anna Grace Carlson.
Topics:
Civil rights demonstrations--Pennsylvania--Chester., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Segregation in education--Pennsylvania--Chester., Unction--Pennsylvania--Media., Prisoners--Pennsylvania--Media., Male prisoners--Pennsylvania--Media., Hunger strikes--Pennsylvania--Media.
Geographic subjects:
Media (Pa.), Chester (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348619
Title:
Clergyman dies in civil rights protest.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964--Death and burial., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Ohio--Cleveland., Segregation in education--Ohio--Cleveland., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Violent deaths--Ohio--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects:
Cleveland (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348617
Title:
Ecumenical cruisers.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Stopford, Robert Wright., Harvey, Peter., Slack, Kenneth., Tomlinson, George A., Catholic Church--Clergy., Church of England--Bishops., Church of England--Clergy., Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Topics:
Bishops--England--London., Clergy--England., Ecumenical movement--England--Southampton., Interdenominational cooperation--England--Southampton., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Southampton (England)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348615
Title:
Buck Hill Falls, Pa.
Description:
Alternate caption. Includes captions for four additional, unidentified photographs.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches. United States Conference., Anderson, Stuart LeRoy., Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley, Calif.)--Faculty., Uthesbulam, Matthew C., Czap, Ivan Michaelson., Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Buck Hill Falls., Meetings--Pennsylvania--Buck Hill Falls.
Geographic subjects:
Buck Hill Falls (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348613
Title:
Dutch citation to MacCracken.
Creator:
Church World Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service., MacCracken, James., Schauer, John W., Jr., Schiff, Emil.
Topics:
Awards--Washington (D.C.), Decorations of honor--Netherlands., Church work with refugees--Indonesia., Ecumenical movement--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348609
Title:
Kiss of peace.
Description:
Alternate caption for image originally filed as C-29564.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Bukatko, Gabriel., Catholic Church--Byzantine rite., Catholic Church. Eparchy of Križevci., Catholic Church--Byzantine rite--Bishops., Catholic Church--Byzantine rite--Liturgy.
Topics:
Bishops--Yugoslavia., Rites and ceremonies--Ontario--Toronto.
Geographic subjects:
Yugoslavia--Church history., Toronto (Ont.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348607
Title:
Top Methodist bishops.
Creator:
Methodist Church (U.S.). General Conference. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Methodist Church (U.S.). General Conference., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Taylor, Prince Albert, 1907-2001., Wicke, Lloyd C., Short, Roy H. (Roy Hunter), 1902-, Frank, Eugene M. (Eugene Maxwell), 1907-2009., Raines, Richard C., Wunderlich, Friedrich, 1896-1990.
Topics:
Bishops--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Methodist conferences--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Geographic subjects:
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348603
Title:
This school aims for few grads, none if possible.
Creator:
Carl Byoir & Associates. (author), Radio Corporation of America. RCA Victor Division. (client)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Bartley, Thomas R., DePaul Institute (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill (Greensburg, Pa.)
Topics:
Church work with people with disabilities--Catholic Church., Children with disabilities--Education--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Nuns as teachers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Self-help devices for people with disabilities--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Blind--Books and reading--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Hearing impaired children--Means of communication--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Geographic subjects:
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348597

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