Religion News Service - Charlie Kirk, evangelical Trump supporter, dies after shooting at Utah campus event

Sponsored message: Top Stories Charlie Kirk, evangelical Trump supporter, dies after shooting at Utah campus event (RNS) — Kirk was speaking at a debate hosted by his nonprofit political organization.   National Baptists feature first woman preacher at evening service in annual meeting (RNS) — The Rev. Tracey L. Brown of New Jersey became the first woman ever to preach at a worship service during the annual meeting, NBCUSA leaders said.   Pope Leo XIV redraws diocesan map of Hebei, long tied to China’s underground church (RNS) — The move signals a new phase in Sino-Vatican relations and the regularization of local church structures.   White evangelicals say Trump’s presidency is God’s plan. So was Biden’s. (RNS) — A new report from the Pew Research Center looks at the ways Americans view the connection between God and elections.   As Africa prepares for COP30, its Catholic bishops urge African solutions on climate NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Joined by interfaith leaders, the bishops said Africa cannot be subject to foreign interests but must be the architect of its own future.   RNS Opinion The book every Jew should read before the High Holy Days (RNS) — Jews, stop editing and curating your identities. The world needs you whole.   Antichrist or Armageddon? Peter Thiel rethinks apocalypse from Silicon Valley. (RNS) — A lone tyrant is less likely to succeed in leveraging fear to justify total control, but in Thiel's view: A centralized autocracy may well.   ICYMI For some Dobson kids, focusing on the family led to estrangement (RNS) — These days, Focus on the Family is offering a new kind of parenting advice, this time tailored for parents whose adult kids have gone 'no contact.'   From well driller to global fixer: Ken Isaacs’ four decades at Samaritan’s Purse (RNS) — In his memoir, 'Running to the Fire,' he documents his travels to the ends of the earth to help alleviate emergencies, natural and human-made. In Other News Utah religious leaders respond to slaying of Charlie Kirk with warnings against retaliation and calls to end gun violence Pope Leo XIV: Israeli attack in Qatar a ‘very serious’ development   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