RNS Morning Report: In Texas, an uncommon collaboration between two high-profile Catholic leaders

Top Stories In Texas, an uncommon collaboration between two high-profile Catholic leaders BROWNSVILLE, Texas (RNS) — According to Sister Norma Pimentel, she and Bishop Daniel Flores share an emphasis on a pastoral approach.   Rabbi David Saperstein, 50 years later, still committed to lobbying for common ground WASHINGTON (RNS) — Saperstein has refused to give up on bipartisan and interfaith efforts that have grown more difficult since Oct. 7, 2023.   In Nigeria, fighting between Methodist groups kills three as schism turns violent NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — United Methodist bishops said they warned their Global Methodist counterparts on Nov. 22 that tensions had reached a breaking point.   Rabbi David Saperstein on democracy, diplomacy and hopes for bipartisanship WASHINGTON (RNS) — The former religious freedom ambassador said ‘the breakdown of bipartisanship is really one of the most alarming trends in American political life and cultural life.’   RNS Opinion How American converts complicate Syrian Orthodox Christians’ future (RNS) — Syria’s Christians face an uncertain future, caught between shifting alliances both in the sphere of global politics and the petty preferences of the West’s culture wars.   Remembering David Ellenson — teacher, public intellectual and mensch He was the most widely respected Jewish thinker in the non-Orthodox Jewish world. And that is just the beginning.   ICYMI Madison faith communities gather for candlelight vigil for school shooting victims MADISON, Wis. (RNS) — Hundreds of people gathered at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Tuesday evening (Dec. 17), holding candles for the victims of Monday's shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School.   Christian Olivet University loses its license to operate in California but says it will remain open (RNS) — Olivet blames its woes on a long-running feud with the owners of Newsweek, former members of a sect led by David Jang, a controversial Korean minister and founder of the college. In Other News Biden to meet with Pope Francis in January to discuss ‘peace’ Minister issues warning after British Sikhs report harassment by India   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