Friday, December 27, 2024

RNS Morning Report: These faith and spirituality influencers kept us glued to our phones in 2024

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These faith and spirituality influencers kept us glued to our phones in 2024

(RNS) — From TikTok to Patreon, these faith and spirituality influencers are changing our view of online community.
 

Faith leaders who died in 2024: Pastors and pioneers, authors and theologians

(RNS) — Across faiths and across the globe, prominent individuals whose legacies are likely to continue to shape their ministries and missions were remembered.
 

In Israel and occupied territories, Christmas and Hanukkah converge in sober celebrations

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Gaza’s tiny Christian community prayed with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who received permission from Israel to visit the parish of the Holy Family in the embattled enclave.
 

Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah? For some interfaith families, it’s both

(RNS) — Two Texas families share how they navigate honoring different religious heritages during the holiday season.

 

RNS Opinion

Let’s stop talking about ‘self-hating Jews’ — a lesson from Hanukkah

(RNS) — Judaism has always been open to what the world is learning and saying. It has fallen to every generation of Jews to determine how much openness is necessary, and how much is too much. That's the miracle of Hanukkah.
 

How oil burning in a single spoon became a Hanukkah miracle

(RNS) — Taped to the front window of my in-laws’ house was a photocopy of a photograph of a tarnished and bent spoon. Of course, there was a story behind it.

 

ICYMI

At Trump’s inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray

(RNS) — According to a report, you can pray with Trump and Melania. It'll only cost you $100,000.
 

Meditation and religion are two separate things, says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

BOONE, N.C. (RNS) — The spiritual, but not religious, practice of meditation has never been more popular, thanks to renowned teachers like Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

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