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Kathryn Post

Kathryn Post is a reporter for Religion News Service.

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As ICE closes in, Ohio churches line up to care for Haitians

On August 14, Philomene Philostin, a local youth pastor, business owner, and nonprofit leader, stood on the street corner outside Springfield, Ohio’s City Hall, crying out in Haitian Creole....
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As Supreme Court clears way to deport Haitians and Syrians, faith leaders prepare for what's next

In a Supreme Court ruling released Thursday, the court sided with the Trump administration in a decision that could leave more than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians living in the US vulne...
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As polyamory gains visibility, monogamy faces a vote in the PCUSA

A proposal that would require ordained clergy to be monogamous is on the docket at the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s general assembly this summer....
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LGBTQ faith leaders say Supreme Court's conversion therapy ruling will harm youth

As LGBTQ-affirming faith communities across the United States prepared to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility on Tuesday, their plans ...
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As universities shutter DEI offices, progressive Christian groups open their doors

It’s a blustery Sunday evening in January and about a dozen students are splayed on couches in a church sanctuary a block away from Ohio State University....
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As Springfield’s 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE

“We have orders of deportation,” said a volunteer in a raised voice, posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and pounding on the sanctuary door. “What you’re doing is harboring.”...
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Episcopal Church removes priest who founded Christian psychedelic society

In 2016, a priest in the Episcopal Church had what he described as a profound, “very Christian” encounter with psychedelics in a study on religious professionals and psilocybin....
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Exhibit offers a peek inside what the new Tree of Life museum, synagogue may look like

Featuring a light-filled atrium and slightly scaled-back design, the latest renderings of the new Tree of Life museum, educational center and synagogue building are being unveiled as part of an exh...
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Episcopal bishop Prince Singh suspended but not deposed after Title IV investigation concludes

Eighteen months since Bishop Prince Singh’s two adult sons, Nivedhan and Eklan Singh, made ...
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‘Haitians are not eating pets’: Springfield faith leaders stand with migrants

“Jesus said that he is the way, the truth and the life. Jesus is with us in truth....

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Bethlehem Moravian church settlement in Pennsylvania named World Heritage site

Known for its original Moravian architecture and annual Christmas festivities, the Historic Moravian Bethlehem District in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is now the 26th site in the United States to be i...
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Sonya Massey said, ‘I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.’ What’s the significance?

As video footage of the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who lived in Springfield, Illinois, circulates online, many viewers are ...
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Historic all-sign-language movie 'Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film' comes to theaters

Joseph Josselyn remembers being fascinated by the 1977 drama Jesus of Nazareth—but as a Deaf child, he had to rely on closed captions to catch the dialogue....
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Episcopal priest could be defrocked over 'Eucharistic fast'

An Episcopal priest may lose his credentials in the denomination after observing a “Eucharistic fast” in the name of racial justice....
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The Episcopal Church takes steps to improve protocols for bishop misconduct

After months of allegations that it lacks a credible process for disciplining its bishops, the Episcopal Church is taking steps to make it simpler to report misconduct, Presiding Bishop Michael Cur...
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William Barber II escorted out of movie theater, denied disability accommodations

William Barber is no stranger to being escorted by police away from scenes of protest....

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