RNS Morning Report: In Vatican summit's final document, delegates call for more lay and female church leaders

Top Stories In Vatican summit’s final document, delegates call for more lay and female church leaders (RNS) — Pope Francis signed the final document of the synod, suggesting that it constitutes official church teaching.   From the steppes with shamanism: The Hu makes hits with praises to the sky deity (RNS) — Hair flying, war banners waving, a Mongolian heavy metal band sings of shamanist spirituality and their devotion to the chief embodiment of the sky-deity Tengri.   Ralph Fiennes talks about papal thriller ‘Conclave,’ women’s ordination (RNS) — While conservatives seemed to think the film’s ending raised the question of women’s ordination, for Ralph Fiennes, it is the marginal role of women in the film that raises that question.   Photos of the Week: Panama pilgrims; Presidential push (RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes pilgrims to Panama's Black Christ statue, Harris and Trump making final appeals to voters and more.   RNS Opinion If you wanted to change the world, would you start with laundry? (RNS) — In 2019, Sawhney left a comfortable job to move to South India to start a new life and career, grounded in a vision of meaning and service. We talked with him about his choice.   Oseh Shalom: The case against perpetual war (RNS) — Peace must be actively made or pursued.   ICYMI On Simchat Torah, one Illinois synagogue celebrates a bounty of Torah readers (RNS) — A few years ago, the Conservative congregation of 900 families overlooking Lake Michigan took on a challenge. This past year 210 laypeople stepped up.   ‘We were made to love and be loved,’ Pope Francis writes in latest encyclical (RNS) – Pope Francis' fourth encyclical calls on Catholics to contribute to building a church and society focused on human feeling and forgiveness. In Other News Pope Francis’ Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women Harris and Trump lean into their faith in appeals to Christian voters in Georgia   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. RNS 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