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:
Solitude and prayer.
Description:
Letter from the pastor describing church architectural design.
Creator:
Nelligan, Joseph M. (author), Religious News Service. (addressee)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Md.), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topics:
Contemplation., Prayer--Maryland--Baltimore., Catholic church buildings--Maryland--Baltimore., Cathedrals--Maryland--Baltimore., Church architecture--Maryland--Baltimore., Stained glass windows--Maryland--Baltimore.
Geographic subjects:
Baltimore (Md.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359663
Title:
Letter from Charles E. Tarasovic, September 3, 1963.
Creator:
Tarasovic, Charles E. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Iakovos, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Bishops., Civic Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Liturgy.
Topics:
Bishops--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Festivals--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Ethnic festivals--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh., Liturgies--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Geographic subjects:
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357950
Title:
Letter from John C. Scirank, September 18, 1963.
Creator:
Scíranka, Ján, 1902-1980. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Slovenský ústav sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Ríme., Grutka, Andrew G., 1908-1993., Catholic Church--Bishops., Náhalka, Štefan, 1916-1975., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kazimer, Paul C., Slovak Catholic Federation of America.
Topics:
Popes., Bishops--Italy--Rome., Clergy--Italy--Rome., Dedication services--Italy--Rome., Slovak American Catholics.
Geographic subjects:
Rome (Italy), Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357874
Title:
Letter from Earl L. MacDonald.
Creator:
MacDonald, Earl L. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Christ Church (Boston, Mass.)
Topics:
Church buildings--Massachusetts--Boston., Anniversaries.
Geographic subjects:
Boston (Mass.), Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357260
Title:
Letter from Earl L. MacDonald.
Creator:
MacDonald, Earl L. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Wasem, Grace., Boston University. School of Theology--Students., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Missions--China., Jesus Christ--Art.
Topics:
Ordination of women--Methodist Church., Elders (Church officers)--Methodist Church., Clergy--Massachusetts--Boston., Women seminarians--Massachusetts--Boston., Seminarians--Massachusetts--Boston., Returned missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
Boston (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357257
Title:
New chapel has modern stained glass windows.
Creator:
Wilson, Robert M.R. (author), Griffith, Paul, 1921-1983. (addressee)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sisters of Mercy., SanAntonio, Ida Mary, Sister Mary Benedicta., Mount Aloysius Junior College (Cresson, Pa.)
Topics:
Catholic church buildings--Pennsylvania--Dallas., Chapels--Pennsylvania--Dallas., Stained glass windows--Pennsylvania--Dallas., Christian art and symbolism.
Geographic subjects:
Dallas (Pa.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356459
Title:
Letter from Philip S. Hutchinson.
Creator:
Hutchinson, Philip S. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Society Hill Missionary Baptist Church (McComb, Miss.), Episcopal Church--Clergy., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Young, Bruce., Allen, Thomas D., Gordon, Quinlan., Boyd, Malcolm, 1923-2015., Neil, Earl A.
Topics:
Clergy--Mississippi--McComb., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Episcopal Church., Domestic terrorism--Mississippi--McComb., African American churches--Mississippi--McComb., Church buildings--Mississippi--McComb., Bombings--Mississippi--McComb.
Geographic subjects:
McComb (Miss.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356418
Title:
Letter from C.S. de Andrade.
Creator:
de Andrade, C.S. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Francis Xavier, Saint, 1505-1552--Relics., Francis Xavier, Saint, 1505-1552--Cult., Basilica of Bom Jesus (Velha Goa, India), International Eucharistic Congress (38th : 1964 : Bombay, India), Knox, James Robert., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Diplomatic service.
Topics:
Relics--India--Velha Goa., Saints--Cult--India--Velha Goa., Reliquaries--India--Velha Goa., Papal nuncios--India., Bishops--India--Velha Goa., Incense--India--Velha Goa.
Geographic subjects:
Velha Goa (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356400
Title:
Closed circuit TV aids instruction at girls' home.
Creator:
Mary Euphrasis, Mother. (author), Unger, Henry. (addressee)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Good Shepherd Home for Girls (Phoenix, Ariz.), Sisters of the Good Shepherd., Kuykendall, Myrtle., Carroll, Arthur.
Topics:
Religion on television., Girls' schools--Arizona--Phoenix., Nuns as teachers--Arizona--Phoenix., Christian education--Arizona--Phoenix., Nuns--Arizona--Phoenix.
Geographic subjects:
Phoenix (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353581
Title:
Four church heads discuss major concerns.
Creator:
Harris, W. Glen. (author), Oggel, M. Verne. (addressee)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Oggel, M. Verne., Reformed Church in America., Kessler, Silas George, 1911-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Chestnut, Franklin G., Cumberland Presbyterian Church., McCorkle, William H. (William Hart), 1900-1981., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
Topics:
Christian union--Presbyterians., Congresses and conventions--Ohio--Columbus., Clergy--Appointment, call, and election., Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Columbus (Ohio)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:353514
Title:
Letter from Bozell & Jacobs, Inc. to Religious News Service, December 6, 1963.
Creator:
Bozell and Jacobs, inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Science Teachers Association., National Youth Conference on the Atom (1963 : Chicago, Ill.)
Topics:
Prayer--Illinois--Chicago., Religion and science--Illinois--Chicago., High school students--Illinois--Chicago., High school boys--Illinois--Chicago., High school girls--Illinois--Chicago., Congresses and conventions--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects:
Chicago (Ill.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352801
Title:
Letter from Elmer Kraemer, January 2, 1964.
Creator:
Lutheran Hour Ministries. (author), Kraemer, Elmer. (author)
Topics:
Parade floats--California--Pasadena., Parades--California--Pasadena., Awards--California--Pasadena.
Geographic subjects:
St. Louis (Mo.), Pasadena (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352759
Title:
Letter from Bruce Heilbuth.
Creator:
Heilbuth, Bruce. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., De Blank, Joost, 1908-1968., Church of the Province of Southern Africa--Bishops., Church of England.
Topics:
Bishops--South Africa--Cape Town., Apartheid--Religious aspects--Church of the Province of Southern Africa., Civil rights movements--South Africa.
Geographic subjects:
Cape Town (South Africa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352738
Title:
Note from Bruce Sifford.
Creator:
Sifford, Bruce. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Concept East Theater Company (Detroit, Mich.), Boyd, Malcolm, 1923-2015., Episcopal Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Michigan--Detroit., Dramatists--Michigan--Detroit., Theaters--Michigan--Detroit.
Geographic subjects:
Detroit (Mich.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:352637
Title:
Letter from James M. Flanagan, May 28, 1964.
Creator:
Christian Board of Publication (Saint Louis, Mo.) (author), Flanagan, James Martin. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., North Christian Church (Columbus, Ind.), Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961., Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)--Buildings.
Topics:
Church architecture--Indiana--Columbus., Modern movement (Architecture)--Indiana--Columbus., Midcentury modern (Architecture)--Indiana--Columbus.
Geographic subjects:
Columbus (Ind.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349885
Title:
Letter from Kent Taliaferro to the Religious News Service, June 30, 1964.
Creator:
The Rowland Company, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., New York World’s Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.), Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986., Moses, Robert, 1888-1981., Rowe, William Leon., Piatt, Dan.
Topics:
Evangelists--New York (State)--New York., Award presentations--New York (State)--New York., Awards--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
Queens (New York, N.Y.), Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349762
Title:
Letter from Bruce Heilbuth, May 17, 1964.
Creator:
Argus (Cape Town, South Africa) (author), Heilbuth, Bruce. (author)
Subject names:
Taylor, Robert Selby, 1909-1995., Anglican Church of Southern Africa--Bishops., St. George's Cathedral (Cape Town, South Africa), Church of the Province of South Africa. Diocese of Cape Town.
Topics:
Bishops--South Africa--Cape Town., Investiture., Consecration of bishops., Ecumenical movement--South Africa--Cape Town.
Geographic subjects:
Cape Town (South Africa)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349668
Title:
Memorial auditorium to honor India medical missionary.
Description:
Note from the Vellore Christian Medical College Board to Religious News Service, which mentions the date of the groundbreaking ceremony.
Creator:
Methodist Church (U.S.). Board of Missions and Church Extension. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Christian Medical College (Vellore, India), Scudder, Ida Sophia, 1870-1960., Bowles, Dorothy S. (Dorothy Stebbins), Oommen, A. C., Chandy, Jacob, 1910-, Scudder, Ida B. (Belle)
Topics:
Dedication services--India--Vellore., Hospitals--India--Vellore., Medical colleges--India--Vellore., Missions, Medical--India--Vellore.
Geographic subjects:
Vellore (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:349308
Title:
Clergyman killed in Alaska earthquake.
Description:
Letter to the Religious News Service from Ruth Lyon of the Home Missions Promotional Editor.
Creator:
Lyon, Ruth (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Carriker, Lowell Duane., Carriker, Yvonne Lorraine Bates., Carriker, Janette Lou., Carriker, Leland Duane., Assemblies of God--Clergy.
Topics:
Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964., Earthquakes--Alaska--Valdez., Clergy--Alaska--Valdez., Spouses of clergy--Alaska--Valdez., Children of clergy--Alaska--Valdez.
Geographic subjects:
Valdez (Alaska), Springfield (Mo.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348469
Title:
Letter from Don Carlson to Paul about Lutheran leaders' visit to the palace of the Archbishop of Lima.
Creator:
Carlson, Don. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., American Lutheran Church (1961-1987), Landázuri Ricketts, Juan, 1913-1997., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Lima (Peru), Schiotz, Fredrik Axel, -1901., Tornquist, Guido., Moll, Federico.
Topics:
Christian union--Peru--Lima., Laity--Lutherans.
Geographic subjects:
Lima (Peru)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150756

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