RNS Morning Report: The first traditional Hindu temple in the Middle East promotes a message of interfaith tolerance

Top Stories The first traditional Hindu temple in the Middle East promotes a message of interfaith tolerance (RNS) — The mandir, or temple, will create a spiritual home for the more than 3.5 million Indian expatriates who make up 30% of the UAE’s population.   Lenten cease-fire campaign includes Ash Wednesday Mass outside White House WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘As there’s ashes on our head, there’s also blood on our hands because we cannot exempt ourselves from what this country is doing,’ said the Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor emeritus of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.   St. Valentine’s hometown strikes a balance between Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day TERNI, Italy (RNS) — The hometown of the saint of love found a compromise between Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday.   A Jane Austen Lent: Archdeacon explores the novelist’s spiritual lessons (RNS) — Rachel Mann’s latest book, ‘A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 40 Days With Jane Austen,’ pairs excerpts from Austen’s novels with reflections on virtues and vices.   Our Lady of Guadalupe documentary to run in theaters across the US (RNS) — The documentary features dramatized scenes of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s apparitions and interviews with those impacted by her, including Archbishop José Gomez.  RNS Opinion How is this Holocaust movie different from other Holocaust movies? (RNS) — ‘The Zone of Interest,’ a nominee for best picture, makes the propensity for evil quite plain — and relevant.   This Lent, take up some practices that counter the worst of our politics (RNS) — Yes, we have to go through this presidential campaign season. Here’s a way to do it better. ICYMI Peace pilgrimage takes up war in Gaza as a civil rights issue (RNS) — Many Black Americans view the Palestinian cause in the context of the African American experience of oppression. This has on occasion strained relations with American Jews.   Hearts and ashes: 10 ways to celebrate Ash Wednesday on Valentine’s Day (RNS) — It’s a marriage of holidays most sorrowful and saccharine. In Other News Notre Dame’s new spire unveiled after 2019 fire, complete with golden rooster Catholic Church works to explain what same-sex blessings are and are not   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