RNS Morning Report: Chicago pastors help the city grapple with flood of migrants

Top Stories Chicago pastors help the city grapple with flood of migrants (RNS) — ‘There’s already plenty of need present in this community,’ said one faith leader. The challenge is to make the situation work for both longtime residents and migrants arriving from the border.   Open Doors 2024 Watch List highlights persecution of sub-Saharan African Christians (RNS) — This year’s report also raised the alarm on a degrading situation for Indian Christians amid attacks on Christian schools and hospitals in the country.   After 20 years, Terry Mattingly bids farewell to GetReligion (RNS) — Religion reporting still matters, Mattingly says, but the internet’s ‘preaching to the choir’ algorithms have won out.   Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts MIAMI (AP) — About 261,000 cases of migrants placed in removal proceedings are pending in the Miami court — the largest docket in the country. RNS Opinion MLK summit for Gaza highlighted historic ties between civil rights and Palestinian liberation CHICAGO (RNS) — Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson and his longtime friend and collaborator James Zogby helped convene the gathering of nearly 2,000 faith leaders over MLK weekend.   Iowa and the zombie myth about white evangelical support for Trump (RNS) — There is little evidence that unchurched white evangelicals are the most supportive of Trump. ICYMI Vatican’s doctrine czar faces opposition for past and present decisions (RNS) — Taking point position on Pope Francis' insistence on opening the church to those who transgress traditional sexual morality, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández has been bushwhacked by critics who point to his own writings on sexuality.   Presiding Bishop Michael Curry subject of clergy misconduct complaint over handling of allegations (RNS) — The complaint is regarding Curry’s response to abuse allegations against Bishop Prince Singh, the former bishop of the Dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan. In Other News Demolition begins at site of deadly Pittsburgh synagogue attack Nicaragua frees a jailed Catholic bishop and 18 priests, hands them to the Vatican   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