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:
Joint working group holds first session.
Description:
Meeting for the first time at the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, near Geneva, Switzerland, members of the historic new WCC-Vatican joint "working committee" agreed that there are many fields of common interest in need of further study.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985., Catholic Church. Diocese of Salford (England). Bishop., Willebrands, J. G. M., Hamer, Jérôme., Espy, R. H. Edwin., Baum, William W., Vischer, Lukas., Schlink, Edmund, 1903-1984., Nēsiōtēs, Nikos A., 1924-1986., Holland, Thomas., Paulos Gregorios, 1922-1998.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--Switzerland--Vaud., Interdenominational cooperation--Switzerland--Vaud., Congresses and conventions--Switzerland--Vaud.
Geographic subjects:
Vaud (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151735
Title:
Pope may issue Dante encyclical.
Description:
This fresco of Dante Alighieri is the work of Giotto di Bondone, religious painter who was a contemporary of the famed \nItalian poet.
Creator:
Giotto, 1266?-1337. (painter)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church. Pope (1963-1978 : Paul VI), Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321--Anniversaries, etc., VI, Paul, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Poets, Italian--To 1500., Portraits, Italian., Painting, Italian., Encyclicals, Papal.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.), Florence (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151684
Title:
Joint working committee names co-chairmen.
Description:
Members of the historic new joint "working group" of the World Council of Churches and Vatican elected Dr. W.A. Visser 't Hooft, general secretary of the WCC, and Bishop Jan Willebrands, secretary of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, as co-chairmen during the group's first meeting at Bossey, near Geneva, Switzerland.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985., Willebrands, J. G. M., Hamer, Jérôme., Espy, R. H. Edwin., Baum, William W.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--Switzerland--Vaud., Interdenominational cooperation--Switzerland--Vaud., Congresses and conventions--Switzerland--Vaud.
Geographic subjects:
Vaud (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151521
Title:
World Council-Vatican joint working group.
Description:
The first meeting of the historic new World Council of Churches-Vatican "joint working group," formed to explore means of collaboration and cooperation in various areas was held at the WCC's Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, near Geneva, Switzerland.
Creator:
World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985., Catholic Church. Diocese of Salford (England). Bishop., Willebrands, J. G. M., Hamer, Jérôme., Espy, R. H. Edwin., Baum, William W., Vischer, Lukas., Schlink, Edmund, 1903-1984., Nēsiōtēs, Nikos A., 1924-1986., Holland, Thomas., Paulos Gregorios, 1922-1998., Borovoy, Vitaly M., Boyer, Charles., Dupre, Pierre.
Topics:
Ecumenical movement--Switzerland--Vaud., Interdenominational cooperation--Switzerland--Vaud., Congresses and conventions--Switzerland--Vaud.
Geographic subjects:
Vaud (Switzerland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151500
Title:
New Mass honors patron of Europe.
Description:
A new Mass honoring St. Benedict under the title of Protector of Europe, conferred on him by Pope Paul VI last October, has been approved by the Sacred Congregation of Rites.
Creator:
Sano di Pietro, 1406-1481. (painter), Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church. Congregatio Sacrorum Rituum., Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino., VI, Paul, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Christian patron saints--Italy., Christian patron saints in art., Mass.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151494
Title:
Vatican Vicar General leaves U.S.
Description:
Bishop Peter van Lierde, O.S.A., photographed at New York's International Airport before flying for Brussels via a Sabena Belgian World Airliner.
Creator:
Sabena Belgian World Airlines. Press and Information Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Sabena Belgian World Airlines., Lierde, Peter Canisius Johannes van., Catholic Church. Congregatio Sacrorum Rituum., Catholic Church--Bishops--Vatican City--Travel., XII, Pius, Pope, 1876-1958.
Topics:
Airports--New York (State)--New York., Vicars-general--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.), Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:151422
Title:
Pope renews plea for nuclear ban.
Description:
Pope Paul VI told a general audience that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was an "outrage against civilization" and renewed his plea to all nations to ban nuclear weapons.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church., VI, Paul, Pope, 1897-1978.
Topics:
Nuclear disarmament., Antinuclear movement.
Geographic subjects:
Castel Gandolfo (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150168
Title:
Synod scenes.
Description:
At top, Dutch theologian Father Edward Schillebeeckx, O.P., chats with Cardinal John J. Carberry of St. Louis (right) as the two men arrive for a session of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican.
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church. Synodus Episcoporum., Schillebeeckx, Edward, 1914-2009., Carberry, John Joseph, 1904-1998.
Topics:
Clergy conferences., Religious gatherings--Catholic Church., Religious gatherings--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150081
Title:
American studies Bible with Germans.
Description:
Theological student Karl Baird studying Bible with German youth.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Church World Service., Yale University. Divinity School., Baird, Karl.
Topics:
Seminarians--Germany--Walchensee., American students--Germany--Walchensee., Bible--Study and teaching--Germany--Walchensee., Christian youth--Germany--Walchensee., Missions--Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Walchensee (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:148667
Title:
Maimed war orphan.
Description:
Naples: A little Italian orphan, who found American foster parents through the Foster Parents Plan for War Children, Inc., is saying his daily prayers.
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Foster Parents' Plan for War Children.
Topics:
Orphans--Italy--Naples., Humanitarian assistance, American--Italy--Naples., Reconstruction (1914-1939)--Italy--Naples., Foster children--Italy--Naples., Children with disabilities--Italy--Naples.
Geographic subjects:
Naples (Italy)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:148622
Title:
Pope in rare photo.
Description:
Pope Pius XII with his pet bird in a rare, photographed, private moment.
Creator:
Catholic Digest (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., XII, Pius, Pope, 1876-1958.
Topics:
Popes., Papacy--History--20th century., Birds--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Captive wild birds--Vatican City.
Geographic subjects:
Vatican City.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:148592
Title:
Subterranean chapel carved from salt.
Description:
Men praying in a chapel carved from salt located deep in the Wieliczka salt mine.
Creator:
E. P. S. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Wieliczka Salt Mine (Poland)
Topics:
Salt mines and mining--Poland--Wieliczka., Salt workers--Poland--Wieliczka., Cave churches--Poland--Wieliczka.
Geographic subjects:
Wieliczka (Poland), Kraków (Poland)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:148526
Title:
Cardinal Wyszynski imprisoned two years.
Description:
Portrait of Cardinal Wyszynski, who was arrested and banished by the Polish Communist government.
Creator:
Radio Free Europe. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Warsaw (Poland), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Gniezno (Poland), Catholic Church--Bishops--Poland., Wyszyński, Stefan, 1901-1981--Portraits.
Topics:
Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Communism--Poland., Political prisoners--Poland., Persecution--Poland.
Geographic subjects:
Poland., New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:148310
Title:
Feeding the hungry.
Description:
German children receiving food provided by Hilfswerk, a Protestant relief agency.
Creator:
Thorkelson. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Interdenominational cooperation., Refugees--Germany., Refugees--Germany., Refugee children--Germany., School children--Food--Germany., Humanitarian assistance, American--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Hof (Germany : Landkreis)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147119
Title:
Nun is among DPs bound for America.
Description:
Jewish and Catholic -- all equally freedom bound. Bremerhaven, Germany ... equally happy over their journey to freedom are Jewish, Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Catholic displaced persons from Eastern Europe being brought to the United States. Some of the many who made up the cargo of the U.S. Army transport General William M. Black -- the first DP ship U.S. bound -- are pictured having one of their last meals in Europe before boarding the transport. Gathered around the table at left are Orthodox Jews, whose dietetic laws are strictly observed at the DP deport -- a "kosher" sign marks their table. At right a Catholic nun, who refused to give her name, shyly laughs and eats. She is very happy to be leaving Germany for the freedom of the United States.
Creator:
Baum, Allyn. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Refugees--Europe, Eastern., Religious refugees--Europe, Eastern., Religious refugees--Europe, Eastern., Women refugees--Europe, Eastern., Refugees--Housing--Germany--Bremerhaven., Refugees--Transportation--Germany--Bremerhaven., Nuns--Europe, Eastern.
Geographic subjects:
Bremerhaven (Germany)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147083
Title:
Hilfswerk welcomes war veterans.
Description:
Hilfswerk worker welcomes disabled German war veterans to the home in the American zone.
Creator:
Thorkelson. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Interdenominational cooperation., World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Germany., Disabled veterans--Germany., Humanitarian assistance, American--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147004

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