NEW YORK (RNS) — The fast, initiated by Veterans for Peace, an anti-war organization, and a dozen Christian organizations, intends to raise awareness of the famine looming over Gaza. NEW YORK (RNS) — ...

In a few days, Christians will begin practicing the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, known as Lent. The period is held each spring as a preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on ...

Whenever you get to thinking that people lack compassion and generally can’t be trusted with the planet, I recommend you re-read this article. On May 22, 2025, several members of Veterans For Peace ...

Last Thursday, May 22, a coalition named Veterans and Allies Fast for Gaza kicked off a 40-day fast outside the United Nations in Manhattan in protest against the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza.