RNS Morning Report - 90 days after judge's order, Trump administration has failed to restart refugee program

Top Stories 90 days after judge’s order, Trump administration has failed to restart refugee program (RNS) — Faith groups say thousands remain locked in limbo as the administration drags its feet.   Tim Dalrymple leaves Christianity Today to become new president of Templeton (RNS) — Dalrymple, a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Harvard, has long had an interest in the spiritual questions Templeton pursues.   An interfaith group’s 1950s MLK comic book remains a prominent nonviolence teaching tool (RNS) — ‘You have done a marvelous job of grasping the underlying truth and philosophy of the movement,’ the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote to the creator of a comic book about civil rights.   Can Pope Leo XIV’s election revive Chicago’s Catholicism? CHICAGO (RNS) — The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of priests.   RNS Opinion Does Ye deserve redemption? (RNS) — Ye tweeted he is sorry for his antisemitism. Good. Now, go and prove it to us.   I’m not an antinatalist. But, as a rabbi, I do get where they’re coming from. (RNS) — The Talmud even concedes it is hard to justify the existence of humanity. Yet here we are.   Jesus’ prayer for unity still echoes. Are we listening? (RNS) — Let’s recognize and celebrate areas where evangelicals and Catholics can forge a path of collaboration — without diluting doctrine or surrendering integrity. ICYMI On anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea, Christian leaders seek to return to ecumenism (RNS) — Christian leaders stress that the council and its anniversary still have relevance in the modern day, despite theological divides.    Fuller says some churches allow same-sex marriage. But ban on married gay students remains. (RNS) — The school has cut ties with LGBTQ students and affirming staff in the past. It's unclear if the board's comments about "faithful Christians" who affirm same sex marriage will change anything. In Other News With a war on Harvard raging, religious colleges get big tax break in Trump spending bill Far from home: Uyghur workers in factories supplying global brands   Depend on our reporting? Help us out! As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. You can support this work! News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205