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:
Prayer at bombing scene.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, Ala.)
Topics:
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963., Domestic terrorism--United States., Civil rights movements--United States., Bombings--Alabama--Birmingham., Prayer--Alabama--Birmingham., Racism--Alabama--Birmingham.
Geographic subjects:
Birmingham (Ala.), Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357976
Title:
Vatican city 7/25.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Palace (Vatican City)
Topics:
Popes., Boy Scouts--Vatican City., Boy Scouts--Belgium.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357969
Title:
Arriving for march.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Washington National Airport., Newman, Paul, 1925-2008., Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993., Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Emerson, Faye.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Actors--Washington (D.C.), Singers--Washington (D.C.), African American singers--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357937
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:
Macao's open door.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Jesuits., Ruiz, Luis., Casa Ricci (Macau, China), Catholic Church--Missions--China.
Topics:
Clergy--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region), Missionaries--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region), Church work with refugees--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Geographic subjects:
Macau., Macau (China : Special Administrative Region)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357878
Title:
Presents check.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Iakovos, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America., Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados--Bishops., Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965., Seynes, Philippe de., Plumides, John., AHEPA (Organization), Matsas, Alexandros.
Topics:
Bishops--New York (State)--New York., Church work with refugees--Greece., International relief., Ambassadors--United States., Communist countries., Ambassadors--Greece.
Geographic subjects:
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), Greece.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357876
Title:
Tries out bike.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Léger, Paul-Emile, 1904-1991.
Topics:
Bishops--Québec (Province)--Sainte-Hélène Island., Bicycles--Québec (Province)--Sainte-Hélène Island., Cycling--Québec (Province)--Sainte-Hélène Island.
Geographic subjects:
Montréal (Québec), Sainte-Hélène Island (Québec)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357867
Title:
Monks pray at altar to suicide priest.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Self-immolation--Religious aspects--Buddhism., Self-immolation--Vietnam--Huế., Suicide--Vietnam--Huế., Demonstrations--Vietnam--Huế., Freedom of religion--Vietnam (Republic), Buddhist priests--Vietnam--Huế., Civil rights movements--Vietnam (Republic), Memorial service.
Geographic subjects:
Huế (Vietnam), Vietnam (Republic)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357850
Title:
Christ on the waters.
Description:
Includes a clipping from the September 19, 1963 issue of an unknown publication.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jesus Christ--Statues.
Topics:
Statues--Texas--Port Arthur., Cemeteries--Texas--Port Arthur., Floods--Texas--Port Arthur., Hurricanes--Texas--Port Arthur.
Geographic subjects:
Port Arthur (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357844
Title:
So daddy will look neat.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., Kennedy, Caroline, 1957-, Fay, Anita.
Topics:
Presidents--United States., Children of presidents--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Hyannis Port (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357811
Title:
Pope receives Nyasaland cabinet ministers.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Vatican Palace (Vatican City), Chokani, Willie., Msonthi, Jerome D. (Jerome Dennis), Chisiza, Yatuta Kaluli.
Topics:
Popes., Cabinet officers--Rhodesia and Nyasaland., Politicians--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City., Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357776
Title:
Boston pickets protest Birmingham bombing.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Carter, Vernon E.
Topics:
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963., Lutheran Church--Clergy., Clergy--Massachusetts--Boston., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Massachusetts--Boston., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Lutheran Church., Picketing--Massachusetts--Boston., African American clergy--Massachusetts--Boston.
Geographic subjects:
Boston (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357774
Title:
Monks protest government.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Quảng Đức, Thích--Death and burial.
Topics:
Civil rights movements--Vietnam (Republic), Demonstrations--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City., Freedom of religion--Vietnam (Republic), Buddhist priests--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City., Memorial service., Civil rights movements--Vietnam (Republic)
Geographic subjects:
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Vietnam (Republic)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357763
Title:
Gift for the Pope.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Popes., Police--Equipment and supplies., Police--Uniforms., Presentation pieces (Gifts)--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356494
Title:
Breakfast in bed.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Bernstrom, Christina.
Topics:
Nobel Prize winners--Sweden--Stockholm., Civil rights workers--Sweden--Stockholm., Saint Lucy's Day--Sweden--Stockholm.
Geographic subjects:
Stockholm (Sweden)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356469
Title:
Pieta sealed off for winter.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art., Jesus Christ--Art., New York World’s Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.), Gorman, John J., Lahey, Joseph T., Catholic Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Pietà., Sculpture--New York (State)--New York., Marble sculpture--Storage--New York (State)--New York., Christian art and symbolism--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.), Queens (New York, N.Y.), Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356450
Title:
Breakfasts at orphanage.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., International Eucharistic Congress (38th : 1964 : Bombay, India), Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Eucharistic congresses--India--Mumbai., Popes., Papal visits--India--Mumbai., Orphans--India--Mumbai., Church work with orphans--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Mumbai (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356433
Title:
"Quit India."
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Papal visits--India--Mumbai., Missions--India., Protest movements--India--New Delhi.
Geographic subjects:
New Delhi (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356412
Title:
Holy encampment.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Discalced Carmelite Nuns., Dachau (Concentration camp), KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau.
Topics:
Contemplative orders--Germany--Dachau., Nuns--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Germany--Dachau., Prayer--Germany--Dachau., Holocaust memorials--Germany--Dachau., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany--Dachau.
Geographic subjects:
Dachau (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356388
Title:
High regard.
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., International Eucharistic Congress (38th : 1964 : Bombay, India), Catholic Church--Clergy.
Topics:
Eucharistic congresses--India--Mumbai., Papal visits--India--Mumbai., Altars--India--Mumbai., Clergy--India--Mumbai.
Geographic subjects:
Mumbai (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356375

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