RNS Morning Report: In San Antonio, a pioneer of faith-based community organizing has deep roots

Top Stories In San Antonio, a pioneer of modern faith-based community organizing has deep roots SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — Starting with flooding, COPS/Metro, a grassroots advocacy organization consisting largely of San Antonio religious groups, took on the issues that San Antonio leaders were neglecting, revitalizing a strategy of faith-based organizing that spread throughout the US.   Speaker Mike Johnson pushing to replace House chaplain (RNS) — Asked about her potential replacement, current House Chaplain Margaret Kibben told RNS, 'The situation is not mine to comment on, except to say, I serve at God’s pleasure.'   New York celebrates the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s birth NEW YORK (RNS) — Swami Vivekananda founded New York's first ashram. He was feted on what would have been his 162nd birthday.   Bill McCartney, legendary football coach who founded Promise Keepers, dead at 84 (RNS) — A religious conversion in his 30s helped inspire McCartney to found Promise Keepers, which drew millions of men to events in the early 1990s.   Despite growing consensus, many Jewish and Christian groups loath to admit genocide in Gaza (RNS) — Christian and Jewish groups that do call out genocide often find resistance for even bringing it up.   RNS Opinion Pointing fingers will not fight California’s fires nor preserve its future (RNS) — The Los Angeles fire is the kind of crisis that also is an opportunity to do something dramatic.   Debunking Elon Musk’s claims of ‘Muslim grooming gangs’ (RNS) — Musk isn’t just spreading hate — he is engineering the infrastructure that allows it to thrive.   ICYMI California fires have destroyed at least a dozen houses of worship (RNS) — Leaders at houses of worship lost to California wildfires vow to keep the faith and help their neighbors as well as congregation members who have lost homes and been displaced.   Vatican approves document allowing gay men to become priests in Italy (RNS) — A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the priesthood. In Other News Trump deportation threat puts US on collision course with Vatican India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years   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