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RNS Morning Report - Rare same Easter date brings Western, Eastern churches together. Can it be permanent?

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Rare same Easter date brings Western, Eastern churches together. Can it be permanent?

ISTANBUL (RNS) — 'The fact that we are celebrating together, it's of course, a joy because it is something which is reminding us that we are all the same,' said the Rev. Luca Refatti, an Italian-born Dominican pastor in Istanbul. 'We have all the same faith, and we are all belonging to the same family.'
 

On Good Friday, immigrant bishop says the Passion brings comfort to immigrant Catholics

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala's homily echoed an opinion piece he wrote last week for the archdiocesan newspaper saying immigrant communities in the US are experiencing the Passion of Christ.
 

Trump adviser and pastor of First Baptist in Dallas says IRS investigated his church

(RNS) — For years, churches and separation of church and state activists have been frustrated at the way the IRS has handled allegations of church electioneering.
 

100+ churches ring bells on Good Friday in honor of Paul Revere and ‘against tyranny’

(RNS) — This year’s Lantern service aims to warn about the endangering of American democracy, societal model and ideals, said the Rev. Matthew P. Caldwell, Old North’s priest.
 

Black LGBTQ Christians ask: Where is the Black church’s prophetic voice on our rights?

(RNS) — 'I think most of the major Black denominations, in terms of its membership, is divided,' said Bishop Reginald Jackson, leader of mid-Atlantic African Methodist Episcopal churches.

 

RNS Opinion

Jesus’ story is a box-office hit in ‘The King of Kings.’ That doesn’t mean it’s told responsibly.

(RNS) — 'The greatest story ever told' has plenty of controversial moments, no matter the medium.
 

Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race, not just religion

(The Conversation) — Some Americans hear claims of anti-Christian bias as a signal of white solidarity, according to a 2024 study.

 

ICYMI

San Francisco’s Hunky Jesus Contest stirs up controversy, community and ‘courage’

SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — Hosted by a global order of drag nuns, the Easter event draws thousands to what some call sacrilege but its participants say is liberating, joyful, even sacred.
 

From 65 feet above the altar, Ukrainian master races to finish Texas church’s Easter icon

EULESS, Texas (RNS) — Vladimir Grygorenko is decorating the dome of a North Texas Christian Orthodox Church with an iconic representation of the ascension of Christ.

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