RNS Morning Report: Ruling requires Yeshiva University to recognize LGBTQ club

2022 has been a whirlwind of huge news stories, and RNS has been there every step of the way. We have big plans for the next year, but we need your support. Will you join our community and help us grow in 2023? Top Stories Ruling requires Yeshiva University to recognize LGBTQ club (RNS) — The school "will continue on appeal to defend against the claim that we are not a religious institution," said a spokesperson.   Bethlehem welcomes Christmas tourists after pandemic lull BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — On a recent day, dozens of groups from virtually every continent posed for selfies in front of the Church of the Nativity, built on the grotto where Christians believe Jesus was born.   Synod’s main themes come into focus as it enters its continental stage (RNS) — From the participation of lay faithful to the role of bishops’ conferences, the synod on synodality reconsiders ecclesial structures for the new millennium. RNS Opinion Sujood, Morocco in the World Cup and what we still don’t know about Muslims (RNS) — The Morocco football team has exhibited a joyous expression of Muslimness in front of a world audience on a global sporting stage.   How sacred music enchants the secular world (RNS) — We may notice it more at Christmastime or at the movies, but sacred choral music has the power to move all of us, religious or secular, just about any time. ICYMI Religious liberty concerns raised as Texas governor seeks to investigate groups helping migrants (RNS) — ‘The reality is that the majority of the work that is done on the border, the humanitarian work, the reception of refugees and migrants, is done by faith-based organizations,’ said Dylan Corbett, executive director of Hope Border Institute.   Faith leaders urge lawmakers to pass expanded child tax credit WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘For many of us, this is a season of miracles. ... But expanding the CTC? That shouldn’t take a miracle,’ said Abibat Rahman-Davies of Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker group. In Other News Pope Francis orders Parthenon marbles held by Vatican be returned to Greece Vatican defrocks an anti-abortion priest who once placed an aborted fetus on an altar   Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Morning Report — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. Religion News Service is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today at religionnews.com/donate. If you prefer to mail a donation, please address to: Religion News Foundation, PO Box 1808, Columbia, MO 65205. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend