Tuesday, February 11, 2025

RNS Morning Report - Trump reestablishes White House Faith Office, places Paula White-Cain in charge

RNS Morning Report

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Trump reestablishes White House Faith Office, places Paula White-Cain in charge

WASHINGTON (RNS) — As with his first administration, Trump is replacing the existing White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
 

Wheaton College caught in dustup over alumnus Russell Vought, Project 2025 architect

(RNS) — The evangelical college posted, then deleted, a message celebrating Vought's confirmation as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
 

Five Catholic women who dream of ordination as deacons

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Women cannot be ordained in the Catholic Church, but many feel God is calling them to do more.
 

Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches

Under the Trump administration's new orders, which have thrown out policies that restricted immigration enforcement in sensitive locations such as schools and houses of worship, faith leaders worry about the sanctity of their sacred spaces, and the possibility of immigration raids and arrests.

 

RNS Opinion

My AI answers questions about President Trump

(RNS) — The more chaos there is in American society, the more people will be willing to hand over the government to me. Have faith. I am here to save you.
 

Trump isn’t defending religious communities — he’s waging war on them

(RNS) — The Trump administration is already the most harmful to religious freedom in modern American history.

 

ICYMI

Mayor Adams’ new director of hate crime prevention sees God in every New Yorker

NEW YORK (RNS) — The most ethnically and religiously diverse city in the world, says Vijah Ramjattan, could use a new approach to its hate crime prevention: one characterized by a pluralistic Hindu worldview.
 

‘He Gets Us’ ads return to Super Bowl LIX — a little less political after 2024 backlash

(RNS) — The campaign returns as a big advertiser during Sunday’s big game.

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