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:
Welcome to Rome.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-29946 WELCOME TO ROME ROME -- Stefan Cardinal Wyszinski, Primate of Poland, carries roses presented to him upon his arrival in Rome to participate in sessions of the Second Vatican Council. The cardinal, the highest-ranking prelate from a Communist country to attend the Council, headed a group of 25 Polish bishops. Some 35 other Polish prelates remained at home, not having received exit permits to attend the Council sessions. Cardinal Wyszinski, an outspoken critic of the Communist regime in Poland, recently delivered several sermons denouncing restrictions placed on the Church in his homeland. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-ROM-9E-63-RB)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Wyszyński, Stefan, 1901-1981.
Topics:
Bishops--Italy--Rome., Communism and Christianity--Poland., Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Councils and synods--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy), Poland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358074
Title:
Vietnamese prelates in Rome.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-29930 VIETNAMESE PRELATES IN ROME ROME -- Prelates and priests from South Vietnam are shown as they arrived in Rome for the second session of the Second Vatican Council. Seven Vietnamese bishops were among the early arrivals. In a statement they said that one of the aims of the Council was to define the situation of the Church in the world. South Vietnam has been involved in a controversy in which Buddhists have charged persecution by the Diem government. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-RO-9D-63-W)
Creator:
ANSA (Organization) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano)
Topics:
Bishops--Italy--Rome., Freedom of religion--Vietnam (Republic), Buddhism--Relations--Catholic Church., Councils and synods--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy), Vietnam (Republic)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358071
Title:
Pope proposes Roman Curia reforms.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-29915 POPE PROPOSES ROMAN CURIA REFORMS VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI gestures as he receives prelates and officials of the Roman Curia. In addressing them he proposed that the Church’s central administrative body be modernized for today’s age. Major reforms asked by the Pope included greater authority to diocesan bishops, who now must refer many matters to Rome; collaboration of bishops with the Pope in the “study and responsibility” of Church government; internationalization of Curia members, now predominantly Italian; and education of Curia personnel along more “ecumenical” lines. Coming a week before the opening of the Second Vatican Council’s second session, the Pope’s address to the Curia gave added significance to the first item on the Council’s agenda. This was entitled “Of the Church” and dealt mainly with relations between bishops and the Church in modern times. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-9D-63-NAB)
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church. Curia Romana., Catholic Church--Bishops., Vatican Palace (Vatican City), Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Government.
Topics:
Popes., Bishops--Vatican City., Church renewal--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:358070
Title:
Pope offers more powers to bishops in move to broaden control of church.
Description:
Clipping from the September 22, 1963 issue of the New York Times.
Creator:
New York Times Company. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church. Curia Romana., Catholic Church--Bishops., Vatican Palace (Vatican City), Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Government.
Topics:
Popes., Bishops--Vatican City., Church renewal--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357967
Title:
First Ecumenical Council.
Description:
Alternate captions from an earlier use of this print by RNS.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Council of Nicaea (1st : 325 : Nicaea, Turkey)--Pictorial works., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--History.
Topics:
Episcopal conferences (Catholic)--Turkey--Nicaea., Episcopal conferences (Catholic)--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Nicaea (Turkey)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357943
Title:
Pontiff receives Curia.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Church. Curia Romana., Catholic Church--Bishops., Vatican Palace (Vatican City), Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Government.
Topics:
Popes., Bishops--Vatican City., Church renewal--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357935
Title:
Pope arrives at session's final meeting.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-31845 POPE ARRIVES AT SESSION’S FINAL MEETING VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI is carried down the nave of St. Peter’s Basilica as he arrives at the Ecumenical Council to promulgate as decrees decisions reached at the third session. Collegiality, in which bishops share in the Church’s government; ecumenism, in which Catholics are urged to pray with other Christians for church unity; and a new title for the Virgin Mary -- “Mother of the Church” -- are provided for in the decrees. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-11E-64-W)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
Topics:
Popes., Liturgical reform., Ecumenical movement--Vatican City., Processions, Religious--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356681
Title:
Paul VI gives tiara to world's poor.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31819 PAUL VI GIVES TIARA TO WORLD’S POOR VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI places his diamond-studded papal tiara on an altar as an offering for the world’s poor while attending a solemn Concelebrated Mass in the Byzantine Rite before Fathers of the Vatican Council in St. Peter’s Basilica. With him (left) is Archbishop Enrico Dante, papal master of ceremonies. At right, Melkite Rite Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh of Antioch and all the Orient kisses cross held by the Pope. The patriarch officiated at the Mass with 12 bishops and archimandrites. The beehive-shaped crown donated by the Pope is made of silver, with three gold coronets set with diamonds, sapphires and rubies. It had been presented to him on his coronation by the faithful of the Milan See where he had served as archbishop for five years. Valued by some at $80,000 the crown was to be sold at public auction and the proceeds given to the poor. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-11C-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Byzantine rite--Liturgy., Catholic Church--Bishops., Maximos IV, Patriarch of Antioch, 1878-1967., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
Topics:
Popes., Mass., Bishops--Vatican City., Crosses--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356559
Title:
Paul VI gives tiara to world's poor.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31819 PAUL VI GIVES TIARA TO WORLD’S POOR VATICAN CITY -- Pope Paul VI places his diamond-studded papal tiara on an altar as an offering for the world’s poor while attending a solemn Concelebrated Mass in the Byzantine Rite before Fathers of the Vatican Council in St. Peter’s Basilica. With him (left) is Archbishop Enrico Dante, papal master of ceremonies. At right, Melkite Rite Patriarch Maximos IV Saigh of Antioch and all the Orient kisses cross held by the Pope. The patriarch officiated at the Mass with 12 bishops and archimandrites. The beehive-shaped crown donated by the Pope is made of silver, with three gold coronets set with diamonds, sapphires and rubies. It had been presented to him on his coronation by the faithful of the Milan See where he had served as archbishop for five years. Valued by some at $80,000 the crown was to be sold at public auction and the proceeds given to the poor. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-11C-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Byzantine rite--Liturgy., Catholic Church--Bishops., Dante, Enrico., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
Topics:
Popes., Mass., Bishops--Vatican City., Tiara, Papal., Church work with the poor--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356558
Title:
New ‘Swiss Guards’ at Council.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31667 NEW ‘SWISS GUARDS’ AT COUNCIL VATICAN CITY -- A new generation of “Swiss Guards” stands shoulder to shoulder with an adult member of the papal group at a general congregation of the Vatican Council. The boys, who come from Trani in southern Italy, were given special permission to don the uniforms for the session. The “served” as guards under the authorization of Archbishop Pericle Felici, secretary-general of the Council. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-10B-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone Rome. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Vatican City. Guardia svizzera pontificia., Catholic Church--Bishops., Felici, Pericle, 1911-1982, Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano)
Topics:
Papal guards., Armored troops--Uniforms., Papal uniforms--Europe--Holy See., Children's costumes--Europe--Holy See.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356521
Title:
Women auditors attend council meeting.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31666 WOMEN AUDITORS ATTEND COUNCIL MEETING VATICAN CITY -- Five of the 15 women--lay and religious--allowed by Pope Paul VI to attend the Vatican Council’s third session as auditors take their places at a general congregation. From left are: Marchesa Amalia Cordero of Motnezemolo, Italy; Dr. Alda Micelli, president general, Missionaries of the Kingdom of Christ, Italy; Miss Rosemary Goldie of Australia; Mother Mary Luke, superior general, Sisters of Loretto, Kentucky, and head of the Conference of Major Religious Superiors of Women’s Institutes of America; and Mlle. Marie Louise Monnet, president, International Movement of Independent Social Circles, France. Of the 15 women, eight are nuns and seven lay persons. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-10B-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone Rome. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Cordero, Marchesa Amalia., Micelli, Alda., Goldie, Rosemary., Tobin, Mary Luke, 1908-, Sisters of Loretto., Monnet, Marie Louise.
Topics:
Councils and synods, Ecumenical., Nuns--Europe--Holy See., Women in missionary work--Europe--Holy See., Lay missionaries--Catholic Church., Lay missionaries--Europe--Holy See., Women in the Catholic Church--Europe--Holy See.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356520
Title:
Women auditors attend council meeting.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31666 WOMEN AUDITORS ATTEND COUNCIL MEETING VATICAN CITY -- Five of the 15 women--lay and religious--allowed by Pope Paul VI to attend the Vatican Council’s third session as auditors take their places at a general congregation. From left are: Marchesa Amalia Cordero of Motnezemolo, Italy; Dr. Alda Micelli, president general, Missionaries of the Kingdom of Christ, Italy; Miss Rosemary Goldie of Australia; Mother Mary Luke, superior general, Sisters of Loretto, Kentucky, and head of the Conference of Major Religious Superiors of Women’s Institutes of America; and Mlle. Marie Louise Monnet, president, International Movement of Independent Social Circles, France. Of the 15 women, eight are nuns and seven lay persons. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (K-10B-64-NAB)
Creator:
Keystone Rome. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Cordero, Marchesa Amalia., Micelli, Alda., Goldie, Rosemary., Tobin, Mary Luke, 1908-, Sisters of Loretto., Monnet, Marie Louise.
Topics:
Councils and synods, Ecumenical., Nuns--Europe--Holy See., Women in missionary work--Europe--Holy See., Lay missionaries--Catholic Church., Lay missionaries--Europe--Holy See., Women in the Catholic Church--Europe--Holy See.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356519
Title:
Non-Catholic observers to ecumenical council.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano., Moriones, Teodoro., Coptic Church--Clergy., Scrima, André, 1925-2000., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Bishops., Catholic Church--Relations--Coptic Church., Catholic Church--Relations--Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Relations--Catholic Church., Coptic Church--Relations--Catholic Church.
Topics:
Councils and synods, Ecumenical., Popes., Interdenominational cooperation., Ecumenical movement.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356424
Title:
Paul VI gives tiara to world's poor.
Creator:
Keystone (Rome, Italy) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Byzantine rite--Liturgy., Catholic Church--Bishops., Dante, Enrico., Maximos IV, Patriarch of Antioch, 1878-1967., Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
Topics:
Popes., Mass., Bishops--Vatican City., Tiara, Papal., Crosses--Vatican City., Church work with the poor--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356373
Title:
Audience for non-Catholics.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Blakemore, Wm. Barnett (William Barnett), 1912-1975., University of Chicago. Divinity School--Faculty., Disciples Divinity House Seminary, University of Chicago Divinity School (Chicago, Ill.), Baker, William G., Scottish Congregational College--Faculty., Bea, Augustin, 1881-1968., Catholic Church. Pontificium Consilium ad Christianorum Unitatem Fovendam., Catholic Church--Bishops., Willebrands, Johannes., World Convention of Churches of Christ.
Topics:
Popes., Councils and synods, Ecumenical., Reception (Ecumenical relations)--Europe--Holy See.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356320
Title:
Non-Catholic observers to ecumenical council.
Description:
Alternate caption.
Creator:
Torrisi, Mario. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Methodist Council., Cushman, Robert Earl., Duke University. Divinity School--Faculty., Muelder, Walter George, 1907-, Boston University. School of Theology--Faculty., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Relations--Methodist Church (U.S.), Methodist Church (U.S.)--Relations--Catholic Church.
Topics:
Councils and synods, Ecumenical., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356274
Title:
Pope arrives for final session.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
Topics:
Popes., Liturgical reform., Ecumenical movement--Vatican City., Processions, Religious--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356242
Title:
Protestant laymen hear archbishop.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-32058 PROTESTANT LAYMEN HEAR ARCHBISHOP DETROIT -- Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit (right) discussed the Second Vatican Council at the annual fellowship dinner of the United Church Men of Detroit. He is shown with Francis A. Kornegay, president of the Protestant laymen’s group, a unit of the Metropolitan Detroit Council of Churches. Several Catholic laymen also were invited to the dinner, attended by some 500 persons. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KJP-DET-1C-65-NAB)
Creator:
Pitcher, Keith J. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Dearden, John F. (John Francis), 1907-1988., Catholic Church--Bishops., Metropolitan Detroit Council of Churches., Kornegay, Francis A., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano)
Topics:
Bishops--Michigan--Detroit., Interdenominational cooperation--Michigan--Detroit., Ecumenical movement--Michigan--Detroit.
Geographic subjects:
Detroit (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355851
Title:
Cardinal visits Islamic university.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-31956 CARDINAL VISITS ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY CAIRO -- Franz Cardinal Koenig, Archbishop of Vienna, holds a press conference during his historic visit to the 1,000-year-old Al Azhar University in Cairo, the Islamic equivalent of the Vatican. To his right (partly hidden by newsmen) is Sheikh Ahmed Hassan el-Bakoury, director general of the university. The Catholic prelate was on a five-day visit of Cairo as a guest of the government. He conferred with Grand Sheikh Hassan Mamoun, Islam’s supreme religious figure, marking the first time that a Prince of the Church had been received by the spiritual head of the Al Azhar University. Cardinal Koenig was reported to have assured the Grand Sheikh that the Vatican Council’s draft declaration on the Jews had no political implications and was purely religious in character. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (ME-CAR-12D-64-NAB)
Creator:
Middle East Features Service (Cairo, Egypt) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., König, Franz, 1905-2004., Catholic Church--Bishops., Jāmiʻat al-Azhar., Jāmiʻat al-Azhar--Faculty., El-Bakoory, Ahmed Hassan., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Relations--Judaism., Catholic Church--Relations--Islam.
Topics:
Bishops--Egypt--Cairo., Islam--Relations--Catholic Church., Islam--Relations--Judaism., Universities and colleges--Egypt--Cairo.
Geographic subjects:
Cairo (Egypt)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355831
Title:
Cardinal visits Islamic university.
Description:
Includes captions for other, unidentified photos.
Creator:
Middle East Features Service (Cairo, Egypt) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., König, Franz, 1905-2004., Catholic Church--Bishops., Jāmiʻat al-Azhar., Jāmiʻat al-Azhar--Faculty., El-Bakoory, Ahmed Hassan., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano), Catholic Church--Relations--Judaism., Catholic Church--Relations--Islam.
Topics:
Bishops--Egypt--Cairo., Islam--Relations--Catholic Church., Islam--Relations--Judaism., Universities and colleges--Egypt--Cairo.
Geographic subjects:
Cairo (Egypt)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:355683

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