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:
American church relief.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: AMERICAN CHURCH RELIEF #S-4974 DUESSELDORF, Germany -- More than 600 German youngsters flocked to the Pestalozzi Home here for a “party” sponsored by local Protestant churches. In this photo, some of the children are shown as they received a bowl of soup, a relief item send by American church groups. Each child brought along his own bowl--or can, mug, or other container--to receive his gift of soup. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CWS-GER-1B-7-JOG-W)
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., CRALOG (Organization)
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany., Children--Germany--Düsseldorf., Church work with children--Germany--Düsseldorf., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects--Protestant churches., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., International relief.
Geographic subjects:
Düsseldorf (Germany), Germany (West)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360591
Title:
German churchworker.
Description:
Handwritten caption on reverse of image.
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Church work with orphans--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Women in church work--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
Geographic subjects:
Niederrad (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360552
Title:
German churchworker.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #S-4683 GERMAN CHURCHWORKER FRANKFURT -- One of the younger sisters of the Motherhouse for Deaconesses, located on the outskirts of this city, manages a pleasant smile despite the private and desperate need suffered by many German civilians like herself. She is one of the group which during the war busied itself evacuating sick and wounded to air raid shelters during aerial bombardments and has now undertaken the care of German war orphans. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LK-FRANK-BS-10E6-W-L)
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Church work with orphans--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Women in church work--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
Geographic subjects:
Niederrad (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360551
Title:
Churchwomen provide for German orphans.
Description:
Handwritten caption on reverse of image.
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Church work with orphans--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Women in church work--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Orphans--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Children--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
Geographic subjects:
Niederrad (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360550
Title:
Churchwomen provide for German orphans.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #S-4682 CHURCHWOMEN PROVIDE FOR GERMAN ORPHANS FRANKFURT -- To help solve the problem of young German children left orphaned and homeless by the war various religious groups in Germany, assisted by occupation authorities, have undertaken the work of caring for the needy youngsters. Here, at a Motherhouse for Deaconesses, a group of children gather for an informal midday meal. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LK-FRANK-BS-10D6-W-L)
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Church work with orphans--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Women in church work--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Orphans--Germany--Frankfurt am Main., Children--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
Geographic subjects:
Niederrad (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360549
Title:
Angelus Kupfer, Abbot of Koster Ettal.
Description:
Handwritten caption on reverse.
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Benediktinerabtei Ettal (Germany), Kupfer, Angelus.
Topics:
Abbots--Germany--Ettal., Monasteries--Germany--Ettal., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Denazification--Germany--Ettal., Teachers--Training of--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Church and education--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Ettal (Germany), Germany (West)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360535
Title:
Reopens Catholic school.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: REOPENS CATHOLIC SCHOOL #C-4872 BERLIN -- Abbott Angelus Kupfer has received permission from occupation authorities to reopen Ettal Cloister, famous Bavarian monastery which the Hitler SS confiscated during the war. A picked faculty has been assembled to prepare students from established anti-Nazi families for the teaching profession--all part of the long-range de-Nazification policy now in effect in Germany. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LK-BER-BS-12A-6-C)
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Benediktinerabtei Ettal (Germany), Kupfer, Angelus.
Topics:
Abbots--Germany--Ettal., Monasteries--Germany--Ettal., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Denazification--Germany--Ettal., Teachers--Training of--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Church and education--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Ettal (Germany), Germany (West)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360534
Title:
The beautiful baroque church of Kloster Ettal.
Description:
Handwritten caption on reverse.
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Benediktinerabtei Ettal (Germany), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topics:
Church buildings--Germany--Ettal., Monasteries--Germany--Ettal., Church architecture--Germany--Ettal., Architecture, Baroque--Germany--Ettal.
Geographic subjects:
Ettal (Germany), Germany (West)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360533
Title:
Reopened as German Catholic school.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: REOPENED AS GERMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL #C-4870 BERLIN -- Famed Ettal Cloister, a magnificent Catholic monastery high in the Bavarian mountains founded in 1330 by Emperor Ludvig, has been reopened as a school to train teachers as part of the long range de-Nazification policy now in effect in Germany. Since 1905 the monastery fathers have devoted most of their time to the education of young boys but their work was interrupted when the Hitler SS confiscated the building and grounds at the outbreak of the war. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LK-BER-BS-12D-6-C)
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Benediktinerabtei Ettal (Germany), Catholic Church--Buildings.
Topics:
Church buildings--Germany--Ettal., Monasteries--Germany--Ettal., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Denazification--Germany--Ettal., Teachers--Training of--Germany., Church and education--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Ettal (Germany), Germany (West), Ettal (Germany)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360532
Title:
Harmony in a German orphanage.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: HARMONY IN A GERMAN ORPHANAGE #C-4868 BERLIN -- Catholic nuns at a German orphanage, sisters of the Order of St. Joseph, gather in the courtyard for some instrumental diversion. Many religious workers such as these have accepted the monumental task of rededicating the lives of Germany’s “lost” youth to new ideals. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LK-BER-BS-12A-6-C)
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sisters of Saint Joseph.
Topics:
Nuns--Germany--Berlin., Musicians--Germany--Berlin., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Denazification--Germany--Ettal., Orphanages--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects:
Berlin (Germany), Germany (West)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360531
Title:
Reeducating Germany's youth.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: REEDUCATING GERMANY’S YOUTH #C-4867 BERLIN -- Catholic nuns are helping to reeducate German youth, as shown in this exclusive photo taken by a Religious News Service photographer in the American occupation zone. The school is located in a deserted brewery that stands on the grounds of a medieval castle. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LK-BER-BS-12A-6-C)
Creator:
Kaskell, Lilo. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Nuns--Germany--Berlin., Church and education--Germany., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Denazification--Germany--Ettal., Education--Germany--Berlin., Nuns as teachers--Germany--Berlin., Children--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects:
Berlin (Germany), Germany (West)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360530
Title:
Milk line.
Description:
Text transcribed from notations on envelope: 5018 Germany A volksdeutsche mother and her 8 children receive clothes contributed through American Friends Service Committee.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., American Friends Service Committee.
Topics:
Children--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., International relief.
Geographic subjects:
Germany (West)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360501
Title:
Exclusive to RNS, CWS.
Creator:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., CRALOG (Organization)
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Germany., Children--Germany--Düsseldorf., Church work with children--Germany--Düsseldorf., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Religious aspects--Protestant churches., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., International relief.
Geographic subjects:
Düsseldorf (Germany), Germany (West)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360377
Title:
Bishop Muench at German bishops’ conference.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: #C-4485 BISHOP MUENCH AT GERMAN BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE FULDA, Germany -- Bishop Aloysius J. Muench, of Fargo, N.D. (left), chats with Bishop Joseph Kumpfmueller, of Augsburg, in the yard of St. Boniface Church here during the recent conference of German Catholic bishops. Bishop Muench, the first American to attend the Fulda meeting in its 79 years, opened the conference. He is in Germany as American liaison with the Catholic Church there. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PNI-NY-MES-9B-6-C)
Creator:
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Muench, Aloisius J. (Aloisius Joseph), 1889-1962., Catholic Church. Diocese of Fargo (N.D.), Catholic Church--Bishops., Kumpfmüller, Josef., Dom zu Fulda (Fulda, Germany)
Topics:
Visits of state--Germany--Fulda., Congresses and conventions--Germany--Fulda., Clergy conferences., Bishops--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Fulda (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360308
Title:
Stuttgart Anglican Church shell of war.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: 3935 STUTTGART ANGLICAN CHURCH SHELL OF WAR STUTTGART, Germany -- The ruined Church of England here still stands as empty shell at the foot of a hill of rubble in this blasted city. Church is in the area of North and Central Europe under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London. Before the war the area contained 87 Anglican clergymen. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-MES-6B-6-A-E)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., St. Catherine's Anglican Chaplaincy (Stuttgart, Germany), Church of England--Buildings.
Topics:
Buildings--War damage--Germany--Stuttgart., Buildings--Blast effects--Germany--Stuttgart., Anglican church buildings--Germany--Stuttgart., Church buildings--Germany--Stuttgart.
Geographic subjects:
Stuttgart (Germany)--Buildings, structures, etc., Stuttgart (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359732
Title:
Religious affairs director in Stuttgart.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR IN STUTTGART #s-3345 STUTTGART, Germany -- Dr. A. Arndt, former professor of Germanics at Louisiana State University, is in charge of religious affairs for the U.S. military government in the Stuttgart region. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-MES-4D-6-W-L)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Arndt, Karl John Richard., Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)--Faculty.
Topics:
College teachers--Louisiana., Military government--Germany--Stuttgart., lcsh--Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Stuttgart (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359576
Title:
German church official.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: GERMAN CHURCH OFFICIAL #3318 FRANKFURT, Germany -- Dr. Hans Werner Jensen (above) is assistant general secretary of the Evangelical Church in Germany. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-MES-4C-6-W-L)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jensen, Hans Werner., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359325
Title:
Berlin bishop's aide.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN BISHOP’S AIDE #3317 BERLIN -- Eberhard Bethge is assistant to Dr. Otto Dibelius, Bishop of Berlin of the Evangelical Church in Germany. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-BER-MES-4D-6-L)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Bethge, Eberhard, 1909-2000., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects:
Berlin (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359324
Title:
Berlin church headquarters.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN CHURCH HEADQUARTERS #3316 BERLIN -- Burckhardt House, Berlin headquarters of the Evangelical Church in Germany, also houses the headquarters of the German YWCA. Dr. Otto Dibelius, Bishop of Berlin, has his offices here. The building is located in the Dahlem suburb. Note rubble still in yard and temporary wood repairs at right. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-BER-MES-4D-6-L)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland.
Topics:
Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects:
Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Dahlem (Berlin, Germany)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359323
Title:
German church official.
Description:
Draft of the RNS caption. Crossed out portion reads, "Recently Dr. Jensen revealed that an estimated 80 per cent of Germans are opposed to the declaration adopted by the church at Stuttgart last fall which acknowledged its share in Germany's war guilt."
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jensen, Hans Werner., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945--Religious aspects--Germany., Guilt--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359310

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