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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Doubles as dealer.
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Text transcribed from caption: C-46568 DOUBLES AS A DEALER LAS VEGAS -- Father Thomas Higgins, S.J., can usually be found on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he is an assistant chaplain and a professor. But during the Summer and school vacations, he can be found at the Royal Inn Casino in Las Vegas, where he is a blackjack dealer. The 42-year-old Jesuit priest feels he is carrying his message to the people. “You can’t preach Christ if your experience is entirely different from that of other people,” he says. “If priests were cab drivers or bus drivers or if they took different jobs, they would be much more to all kinds of people.” Father Higgins’ customers at the casino get his good counsel, although they seldom find out that the man behind the red satin tie is a priest. “Sometimes I tell people, ‘You’re drunk. Why don’t you go home? You’re going to drop your whole load,’” he said. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-LA-12D-74-DS)
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Higgins, Thomas P., Catholic Church--Clergy., Jesuits., Loyola University of Los Angeles--Faculty.
Topics:
Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Card dealers--California--Los Angeles., Pastoral theology--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362204
Title:
Priest carries ministry to casino.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Higgins, Thomas P., Catholic Church--Clergy., Jesuits., Loyola University of Los Angeles--Faculty.
Topics:
Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Card dealers--California--Los Angeles., Pastoral theology--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:362157
Title:
Thousands celebrate Graham anniversary.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-46057 THOUSANDS CELEBRATE GRAHAM ANNIVERSARY HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- An estimated 12,000 persons, twice the number which could be accommodated in the 1949 tent at Washington and Hill Streets in Los Angeles, fill the Hollywood Bowl for the opening service of the 25th anniversary celebration of evangelist Billy Graham’s first big crusade in Los Angeles -- the crusade that brought him fame and an evergrowing audience. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-LA-9D-74-DS)
Creator:
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Billy Graham Evangelistic Association., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018--Anniversaries, etc., Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topics:
Evangelists--California--Los Angeles., Anniversaries., Anniversary sermons--California--Los Angeles., Revivals--California--Los Angeles., Evangelistic work--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361284
Title:
Mountain ministry.
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Text transcribed from caption: P-46006 MOUNTAIN MINISTRY KINGS BEACH, Calif. -- Southern Baptist Home Missionary Chuck Clayton talks to people about God in some most unchurch-like settings. His outdoor “pulpit” at Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border is a five-foot cross section of pine. In winter he expertly maneuvers the nearby ski slopes, holding worship services right on the snow, where the skiers are. And in summer, the mountain missionary leads teenagers on three backpack expeditions in the high Sierras. Mr. Clayton says his backpack program, called Christian High Adventure, “relates the adventures of the Christ life to the adventure of outdoor experience.” The program is part of Greater Tahoe Ministries, a resort ministry of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board in cooperation with the Brotherhood Department of the Southern Baptist General Convention of California. The expeditions take six or 15 days and each day of hiking includes a 20-minute devotional period. “You need not be a Christian to come, but we are unapologetically evangelistic in our emphasis,” Mr. Clayton says. In addition to his mountaineering, Mr. Clayton is also pastor of the Frist Baptist Church in Kings Beach, Calif. Here he talks to youngsters attending a vacation Bible school at the rustic church, which is just five blocks from Lake Tahoe. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-ATL-9B-74-DS)
Creator:
Southern Baptist Convention. Home Mission Board. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Southern Baptist Convention. Home Mission Board., Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--California--Kings Beach., Home missions--Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.), Church work with youth--Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.), Church work with youth--Baptists., Outdoor recreation--Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
Geographic subjects:
Kings Beach (Calif.), Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361234
Title:
Unusual honor.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: CJ-45990 UNUSUAL HONOR SAN DIEGO -- Bishop Leo T. Maher of the San Diego Roman Catholic diocese “dubs” Col. Irving Salomon a Knight of St. Gregory during a mass in Immaculata Chapel on the University of San Diego campus. Looking on are Dr. Arthur Hughes (left), president of the university, and Msgr. I. Brent Eagen, chancellor of the diocese. Col. Salomon’s long career of public and philanthropic service was cited by Pope Paul VI when he conferred knighthood in the Order of St. Gregory the Great on the industrialist. The new knight is one of the few Jews to have received the honor. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DP-SD-9A-74-DS)
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Customs and practices., Maher, Leo Thomas., Salomon, Irving, 1897-1979., The Immaculata Parish Church at the University of San Diego (San Diego, Calif.), Hughes, Author E., Eagen, Isaac Brent., Catholic Church--Liturgy.
Topics:
Bishops--California--San Diego., Orders of knighthood and chivalry, Papal., Industrialists--California--San Diego., Philanthropists--California--San Diego., Jewish philanthropists--California--San Diego., Mass.
Geographic subjects:
San Diego (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361213
Title:
Race track Mass.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45989 RACE TRACK MASS SOLANA BEACH, Calif. -- Msgr. William Spain, pastor of St. James parish in Solana Beach, Calif., celebrates a special trackside Mass at Del Mar Race Track for jockeys, trainers and track employees on Sunday following the last race. At his church, which practically overlooks the track, Msgr. Spain reports it isn’t unusual to find winning tickets in Sunday collections -- and some losing ones. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DP-SD-9A-74-DS)
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Spain, William D., Del Mar Racetrack (Del Mar, Calif.)
Topics:
Mass., Racetracks (Horse racing)--California--Del Mar., Clergy--California--Del Mar.
Geographic subjects:
Del Mar (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361205
Title:
Father K in action.
Description:
Handwritten notations on reverse of image.
Creator:
Paulist Productions. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kieser, Ellwood E., Paulist Fathers., CBS Television Network.
Topics:
Television producers and directors--California--Los Angeles., Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Home missions--Catholic Church., Church and mass media--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361198
Title:
Says TV should improve quality of life.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45928 SAYS TV SHOULD IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE NEW YORK -- Father Ellwood Kieser, C.S.P., the priest-producer of TV’s “Insight” series -- and a driving force behind the new Humanitas awards for TV programs that stress human values -- believes television can serve the quality of life and help people “to grow, develop and become more fully human.” He also feels that TV can provide “an experience of common brotherhood” not easily forgotten. For the past 14 years, Father Kieser’s “Insight” series has made a valiant -- although often lonely -- effort to bring to this nation’s viewers, through top-notch dramatic presentations, Christian values which relate to the whole spectrum of life’s experience. Of the Humanitas awards -- which provide prizes of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000 to writers of prime-time TV fare -- the Philadelphia-born Paulist said it was the best way he and his Insight colleagues could devise to inspire and motivate TV programming that will humanize an audience. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-PPC-8D-74-DS)
Creator:
Paulist Productions. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kieser, Ellwood E., Paulist Fathers., CBS Television Network.
Topics:
Television producers and directors--California--Los Angeles., Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Home missions--Catholic Church., Church and mass media--United States., Television broadcasting--Religious aspects--Christianity., Television in religion--United States., Television programs--Awards.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361197
Title:
Race track Mass.
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Spain, William D., Del Mar Racetrack (Del Mar, Calif.)
Topics:
Mass., Racetracks (Horse racing)--California--Del Mar., Clergy--California--Del Mar.
Geographic subjects:
Del Mar (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361176
Title:
Priest-producer says television should improve quality of life.
Creator:
Religious News Service. (author), Johnston, Robert L. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Kieser, Ellwood E., Paulist Fathers.
Topics:
Television producers and directors--California--Los Angeles., Clergy--California--Los Angeles., Home missions--Catholic Church., Church and mass media--United States., Television broadcasting--Religious aspects--Christianity., Television in religion--United States., Television programs--Awards.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361157
Title:
Home missionary leads youths in 'Christian high adventure.'
Creator:
Southern Baptist Convention. Home Mission Board. (author), Furlow, Elaine. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Southern Baptist Convention. Home Mission Board., Southern Baptist Convention--Clergy.
Topics:
Clergy--California--Kings Beach., Home missions--Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.), Church work with youth--Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.), Church work with youth--Baptists., Outdoor recreation--Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
Geographic subjects:
Kings Beach (Calif.), Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361147
Title:
Memo from Arthur Matthews.
Description:
Includes caption for another, unidentified photo.
Creator:
Matthews, Arthur. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Billy Graham Evangelistic Association., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018., Graham, Billy, 1918-2018--Anniversaries, etc., Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, Calif.), Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014.
Topics:
Evangelists--California--Los Angeles., Anniversaries., Anniversary sermons--California--Los Angeles., Revivals--California--Los Angeles., Evangelistic work--California--Los Angeles., Olympic athletes--California--Los Angeles.
Geographic subjects:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361020
Title:
Jewish knight.
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Customs and practices., Maher, Leo Thomas., Salomon, Irving, 1897-1979., The Immaculata Parish Church at the University of San Diego (San Diego, Calif.), Hughes, Author E., Eagen, Isaac Brent., Catholic Church--Liturgy.
Topics:
Bishops--California--San Diego., Orders of knighthood and chivalry, Papal., Industrialists--California--San Diego., Philanthropists--California--San Diego., Jewish philanthropists--California--San Diego., Mass.
Geographic subjects:
San Diego (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:361013
Title:
Alone.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PC-45875 ALONE SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- President Richard Nixon has a moment to himself at his estate in San Clemente, Calif. Mr. Nixon’s fight against impeachment suffered a sharp setback Aug. 5 when he admitted that six days after the Watergate break-in he ordered a halt to the investigation of the burglary for political as well as national security reasons. His admission greatly eroded his support in Congress. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B-SC-8B-74-DS)
Creator:
United Press International. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Resignation from office., Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
Topics:
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974., Presidents--Resignation., Presidents--United States.
Geographic subjects:
San Clemente (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360919
Title:
High kicking charismatics.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45877 HIGH KICKING CHARISMATICS SAN DIEGO -- Making like a chorus line, leaders at the regional conference of Catholic Charismatic Renewal praise the Lord with dance during a three-day meeting in San Diego. From left are: Deacon Kevin Ranaghan of South Bend, Ind., an author and keynote speaker; his wife, Dorothy; Bob Cavnar of Dallas, a speaker at a general session; Father Leo E. Begin, O.P., of Hollywood; Gerard Frederick of Seattle, and Dennis Higbe of San Diego. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DP-SD-8B-74-DS)
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Service Committee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (U.S.), Ranaghan, Kevin., Ranaghan, Dorothy., Cavnar, Bob., Begin, Leo E., Catholic Church--Clergy., Frederick, Gerard., Higbe, Dennis.
Topics:
Pentecostalism--Catholic Church., Clergy--California--San Diego., Revivals--California--San Diego., Dance--California--San Diego.
Geographic subjects:
San Diego (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360860
Title:
New Christian.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45682 NEW CHRISTIAN SAN DIEGO -- Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty baptizes a baby girl in Immaculate Chapel during his visit to San Diego. Holding the child are the godparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tibor Bornemisza, while the parents, Zoltan Rozsnyai (partially hidden by the cardinal) and Mrs. Rozsnyai (background) look on. Also witnessing the sacrament is Msgr. Tibor Meszaros, the cardinal’s secretary. As a young man, Mr. Rozsnyai played the organ for the former Hungarian primate’s installation as a cardinal. He again played for Cardinal Mindszenty during a concelebrated Mass on the evening of his daughter’s baptism. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DP-SD-6C-74-DS)
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., The Immaculata Parish Church at the University of San Diego (San Diego, Calif.), Mindszenty, József, 1892-1975., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Rozsnyai, Zoltán, 1926-1990., Bornemiza, Tibor.
Topics:
Bishops--California--San Diego., Baptism--California--San Diego., Baptism--Catholic Church., Sponsors--California--San Diego., Sacraments--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
San Diego (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360843
Title:
Editor joins ranks of deacons.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: C-45677 EDITOR JOINS RANKS OF DEACONS SAN DIEGO -- Michael Newman, editor of the Southern Cross, San Diego diocesan newsweekly, is joined by other Catholic journalists after he was ordained to the permanent diaconate by Bishop Leo T. Maher in the Immaculata Chapel of the University of San Diego. From left to right are: James Knudsen, a syndicated cartoonist; Bishop Maher; Gerard Sherry, editor of the Monitor, San Francisco; Mr. Newman, and Al Antczak, editor of The Tidings, Los Angeles. Mr. Newman, the second editor of a diocesan weekly to become a deacon, studied for three years. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-SD-6B-74-DS)
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Newman, Michael., Maher, Leo T., Knudsen, John James., Sherry, Gerard E., Antczak, Alphonse J., The Immaculata Parish Church at the University of San Diego (San Diego, Calif.)
Topics:
Bishops--California--San Diego., Deacons--California--San Diego., Deacons--Catholic Church., Periodical editors--California--San Diego.
Geographic subjects:
San Diego (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360842
Title:
Alone….
Creator:
United Press International. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Resignation from office., Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
Topics:
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974., Presidents--Resignation., Presidents--United States.
Geographic subjects:
San Clemente (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360758
Title:
New Christian.
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., The Immaculata Parish Church at the University of San Diego (San Diego, Calif.), Mindszenty, József, 1892-1975., Catholic Church--Bishops., Catholic Church--Liturgy., Rozsnyai, Zoltán, 1926-1990., Bornemiza, Tibor.
Topics:
Bishops--California--San Diego., Baptism--California--San Diego., Baptism--Catholic Church., Sponsors--California--San Diego., Sacraments--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects:
San Diego (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360752
Title:
High kicks.
Creator:
Pitre, Dan E. (author)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., National Service Committee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (U.S.), Ranaghan, Kevin., Ranaghan, Dorothy., Cavnar, Bob., Begin, Leo E., Catholic Church--Clergy., Frederick, Gerard., Higbe, Dennis.
Topics:
Pentecostalism--Catholic Church., Clergy--California--San Diego., Revivals--California--San Diego., Dance--California--San Diego.
Geographic subjects:
San Diego (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360652

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