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As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV has pledged to rebuild trust with the Jewish community, but a top cardinal’s reference to Israel’s offensive as a ‘massacre’ has reopened wounds.
As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

As ICE rocks Chicago, Catholics respond with prayer — and protest

(RNS) — ‘As a person of faith, as a leader of faith, to not speak of it is simply unethical — and sinful,’ said the Rev. Brendan Curran, a Dominican priest.
As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

New illustrated story Bible ‘a portable cathedral’ for children

(RNS) — Author Emily Stimpson Chapman discusses the pressures of rewriting the Bible, serving as a bridge between young Catholics and Scripture, and her new sense of being a spiritual mother.
As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

What is SB 509, the vetoed bill dividing Hindus and Sikhs?

(RNS) — For the country’s Sikh and Hindu American populations, the reaction to Newsom’s veto has been starkly divided.
As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

Daniel Akin announces retirement from SBC seminary he led for 22 years

(RNS) — Akin has tried to hew a more cooperative path as head of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, located in a growing suburban town north of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

Pope Leo stresses Scripture as foundation of Christian concern for poor

(RNS) — Leo wonders, ‘even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor.’
As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

Kirk’s rise as a Christian hero exposes the faith’s perilous path

(RNS) — Attempts to sanitize Kirk demonstrate a perilous consensus among many Christians to make the faith the bedrock of authoritarianism.

ICYMI

As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

In Dallas, 6,700 women rally for culture war battles after Kirk’s death

DALLAS (RNS) — The 'Share the Arrows' conference founded by commentator Allie Beth Stuckey emboldened women to carry on Charlie Kirk's conservative fight.
As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Vatican seeks to mend strained ties with Jewish leaders

ICE detains another Dallas Muslim activist, a DACA recipient

(RNS) — Ya’akub Ira Vijandre, who was arrested Oct. 7, was working on a documentary about another Muslim activist detained in the Dallas area last month.

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