RNS Morning Report - After Trump's cuts to federal arts funding, Indian cultural programming suffers

Top Stories After Trump’s cuts to federal arts funding, Indian cultural programming suffers (RNS) — Dozens of Indian cultural and religious arts organizations have been affected by recent cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts.   Harvard Divinity School guts religious studies program critical of Israel (RNS) — Religion and Public Life was one of a handful of programs singled out in Harvard’s 311-page antisemitism report issued in April as being especially problematic.   Pope Leo XIV wants to prioritize AI. He’s using the Vatican’s bioethics think tank to do it. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro to head the academy; he says he will focus on artificial intelligence, bioengineering and end-of-life issues.    Vote to bar churches with women pastors fails again at SBC meeting (RNS) — The issue of women staffers who have the title of pastor in SBC churches has been up for debate repeatedly in recent years.     RNS Opinion In Texas’ pushback against a Muslim planned community, a retread of old fears (RNS) — Why the frenzy of accusations and discrimination when Muslims attempted to build a planned community in Texas?   Antisemitism is from both sides, now (RNS) — With apologies to Joni Mitchell. Let’s see the hatred from wherever it emanates.   ICYMI In LA, faith leaders protest to stand up for the detained and keep the peace (RNS) — At one demonstration, faith leaders spread out in front of the line of officers, held hands and occasionally burst into song.   A Jewish group is taking turns fasting to bring attention to starving Gazans (RNS) — The rolling Stop Starving Gaza fast is gaining traction among various JVP chapters around the country. A separate petition, ‘Jews for Food Aid,’ has garnered more than 20,000 signatures. In Other News Five key discoveries in the family tree of Pope Leo XIV Bishops in Puerto Rico push back against ICE raids, deportations   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