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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Militant Australian clergyman.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: MILITANT AUSTRALIAN CLERGYMAN #1174 BRISBANE, Australia -- Dr. James Duhig, whose militancy keeps him much in the public eye, is Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Catholic Church--Bishops., Duhig, James, 1871-1965., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Brisbane (Qld.)
Geographic subjects:
Brisbane (Qld.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356880
Title:
Jovial archbishop.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: JOVIAL ARCHBISHOP #1173 SYDNEY, Australia -- This smiling prelate is Dr. Thomas Gilroy, Sydney’s Roman Catholic Archbishop. Well-known for his business and administrative ability, Dr. Gilroy rarely engages in controversial matters outside the church. He was a wireless operator during World War I. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Catholic Church--Bishops., Gilroy, Thomas, 1927-, Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), World War, 1914-1918--Veterans.
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356879
Title:
Melbourne bishop.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: MELBOURNE BISHOP #1172 MELBOURNE, Australia -- Dr. Daniel Mannix, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, is one of Australia’s most outspoken clerics. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Catholic Church--Bishops., Mannix, Daniel, 1864-1963., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.)
Geographic subjects:
Melbourne (Vic.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356878
Title:
Anglican church one of Sydney's first.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: ANGLICAN CHURCH ONE OF SYDNEY’S FIRST #1171 SYDNEY, Australia -- St. Phillip’s Anglican Church, one of the first erected in Australia, stands on Church Hill near where the first settlers in Australia made their homes. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
St Philip's Church (Sydney, N.S.W.), Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Church architecture--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Gothic revival (Architecture)--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.), Sydney (N.S.W.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356877
Title:
Sydney's Anglican archbishop.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: SYDNEY’S ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP #1170 SYDNEY, Australia -- Dr. Howard W. K. Mowll, Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop, served in China for many years. During his service there here was once captured by bandits. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Bishops., Mowll, H.W.K. (Howard West Kilvinton), 1890-1958., Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Missions--China., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Returned missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356876
Title:
Australian churchman inspects workers' homes.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: AUSTRALIAN CHURCHMAN INSPECTS WORKERS’ HOMES #1166 [sic] SYDNEY, Australia -- Dr. E. H. Burgmann, Anglican Archbishop of Goulburn, New South Wales, inspects homes in one of Sydney’s poorer suburbs. A woodcutter before he joined the church, Dr. Burgmann is one of Australia’s greatest champions of the working man. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Bishops., Burgmann, Ernest, 1885-1967., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Church and social problems--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356875
Title:
Australia's Anglican primate.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: AUSTRALIA’S ANGLICAN PRIMATE #1168 PERTH, Australia -- Dr. Henry F. le Fanu is the Anglican Primate of Australia. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Bishops., Le Fanu, Henry Frewen., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Bishops--Australia--Perth (W.A.)
Geographic subjects:
Perth (W.A.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356874
Title:
New South Wales Catholic cathedral.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: NEW SOUTH WALES CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL #1167 SYDNEY, Australia -- St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral is the headquarters of Catholics in New South Wales. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
St. Mary’s Cathedral (Sydney, N.S.W.), Catholic Church--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Church architecture--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Gothic revival (Architecture)--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.), Sydney (N.S.W.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356873
Title:
Sydney's Anglican cathedral.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: SYDNEY’S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL #1166 SYDNEY, Australia -- Situated in the heart of the city, St. Andrew’s Cathedral is the headquarters of Anglicans in New South Wales. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Subject names:
St. Andrew’s Cathedral (Sydney, N.S.W.), Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Church architecture--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Gothic revival (Architecture)--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.), Sydney (N.S.W.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356872
Title:
Christian youth village planned in New Zealand.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31814 CHRISTIAN YOUTH VILLAGE PLANNED IN NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A model of the “Peter Snell Youth Village,” to be built at a seaside resort near Auckland, New Zealand, by the interdenominational Auckland Sunday School Union is examined by officials of the sponsoring organization and Mr. Snell (center), Olympic star who won the 800 and 1,500-meter races. Explaining the Christian youth village project are W.E. Archer (left), secretary of the Sunday School Union, and H.G. Massan, treasurer. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-NZ-11B-64-NBM)
Creator:
Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Snell, Peter, 1938-2019., Archer, W.E., Massan, H.G., Auckland Sunday School Union (Auckland, N.Z.)
Topics:
Architectural models--New Zealand--Auckland., Olympic athletes--New Zealand--Auckland., Runners (Sports)--New Zealand--Auckland., Sunday school buildings--New Zealand--Auckland.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356636
Title:
Maoris honor new Presbyterian moderator.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31813 MAORIS HONOR NEW PRESBYTERIAN MODERATOR AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A Maori kiwi-feather cloak is placed around the shoulders of D. Norman Perry, new moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, as he is inducted into office at Auckland. The third layman to be elected spiritual leader of the Church, Mr. Perry was honored for his services as adviser to the Maori people in his local community and through the New Zealand Maori Council. John Waititi, an elder of the Maori tribes, helps Mr. Perry don the cloak, which the moderator wore while he delivered his inaugural address. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MAB-NZ-11B-64-NBM)
Creator:
Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Perry, David Norman., Presbyterian Church of New Zealand., Waititi, Hoani R. (Hoani Retimana), 1926-1965.
Topics:
Elders (Indigenous leaders), Māori--New Zealand--Auckland., Māori (New Zealand people)--New Zealand--Auckland., Te Whānau a Apanui (New Zealand people) --New Zealand--Auckland., Decoration and ornament, Māori --New Zealand--Auckland.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356635
Title:
Christian youth village planned in New Zealand.
Creator:
Berry, M.A. (contributor), Auckland star (Auckland, N.Z.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Snell, Peter, 1938-2019., Archer, W.E., Massan, H.G., Auckland Sunday School Union (Auckland, N.Z.)
Topics:
Architectural models--New Zealand--Auckland., Olympic athletes--New Zealand--Auckland., Runners (Sports)--New Zealand--Auckland., Sunday school buildings--New Zealand--Auckland.
Geographic subjects:
Auckland (N.Z.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356471
Title:
Australian joins Graham team.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: P-31462 AUSTRALIAN JOINS GRAHAM TEAM MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Rev. H. Norman Pell, former evangelism director for the Baptist Union of Victoria, Australia, and national director of the Christian Endeavor Movement in the country, has become a permanent member of Evangelist Billy Graham's organization. In recent months he has been working in Canada with the Rev. Leighton Ford, Mr. Graham's brother-in-law, and will direct a Leighton Ford Crusade in November in Vancouver. He also will be associated with Mr. Graham in future evangelistic campaigns. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BHN-MA-8E-64-NBM)
Creator:
Neilson, Beatrice. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Pell, H. Norman., Baptist Union of Victoria., United Society of Christian Endeavor., Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Topics:
Baptists--Australia--Melbourne., Baptists--Clergy., Evangelists--Australia--Melbourne., International cooperation--Societies, etc.
Geographic subjects:
Melbourne (Vic.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349156
Title:
At 31 he's youngest bishop in world.
Description:
Thirty-one year old Bishop of Canberra-Goulburn, Rev. Guilford Young, with his parents, brothers, and the Rev. Giovanni Panico.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--New South Wales--Sydney., Catholic Church--Bishops--New South Wales--Sydney., Young, Guilford., Panico, Giovanni, 1895-1962.
Geographic subjects:
Sydney (N.S.W.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:148313

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