RNS Morning Report: Vatican brings its message for peace in Ukraine to Beijing

Top Stories Vatican brings its message for peace in Ukraine to Beijing (RNS) — The meeting with Chinese officials is the latest step in Pope Francis’ appeals for peace in Ukraine.   Photos of the Week: Birmingham bombing anniversary; Nepalese festivals (RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes the 60th anniversary of the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Hindu and Buddhist festivals in Nepal and more.   March for Our Lives, faith leaders call on Florida lawmakers to ‘cease and desist’ (RNS) — 'Instead of focusing on and addressing the real issues, you spend time promoting hate and division, contrary to our deepest religious values,' reads a letter from activists addressed to Florida lawmakers.   Digging into her family’s past, she discovered a hidden legacy almost lost (RNS) — Linda Ambrus Broenniman knew her parents came to the United States to escape communism. Why would her father conceal his Jewish past?   From ‘Nights on Broadway’ to ‘1963’: Candi Staton recalls 16th St. Baptist bombing (RNS) — ‘I was thinking about trying to protect my children. And we had to drive right through the worst part of the riots — downtown Birmingham,’ she said. RNS Opinion Why I am hunger striking to end caste discrimination (RNS) — We ask Gov. Newsom to sign California's historic anti-discrimination bill.   Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times for soul-searching, but not on your own – community has always been at the heart of the Jewish High Holidays (The Conversation) — Community is vital in Jewish ritual and tradition, and the High Holidays are no exception, a Judaic studies scholar writes. ICYMI Once a baby-faced conservative revolutionary, Al Mohler is now an SBC institution (RNS) — For three decades, Al Mohler has been a powerful conservative voice in the evangelical movement’s theology and politics. His bolder statements have often overshadowed the reality that Mohler is a remarkably effective institutional leader.   Survey: Mainline clergy are more liberal than their congregants (RNS) — Mainline clergy are more supportive than their congregants of LGBTQ rights, more likely to have opposed the overturn of Roe v. Wade and less likely to believe America is in danger of losing its culture and identity. In Other News New letter reveals Pope Pius XII had detailed information on Nazi killing of Jews ‘The show must go on’: 35,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews travel to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah   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