RNS Morning Report - When it comes to Palestinian statehood, many British Jews recoil

Top Stories When it comes to Palestinian statehood, many British Jews recoil LONDON (RNS) — British Jews feel a strong attachment to Israel, and like most Israelis, have lost faith in the two-state solution. Opening of Iowa mosque becomes a celebration of refugees’ resilience and interfaith unity (RNS) — ‘From the very beginning, we did not feel like strangers. We did not feel like outsiders,’ said a leader of the mosque, whose inauguration drew some 15,000 celebrants. See Nepal’s living goddess leave her palace to bless throngs of worshipers KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Trishna Shakya has been serving as Kumari — Nepal’s living goddess — since the age of 3, living in the Kumari's temple palace for the past eight years. Pope Leo XIV enters US political fray, challenging ‘inhuman treatment of immigrants’ VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The first American pope weighed in on a controversy roiling the Chicago diocese, telling journalists the Catholic Church’s political positions include more than opposing abortion. Opinion Justice for Indigenous boarding school survivors isn’t partisan. Congress must act. (RNS) — Bipartisan legislation to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools (S. 761) is moving through Congress and warrants our support. Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, might also be good news for divided America (RNS) — Yom Kippur offers a way out of the silos of mutual mistrust and anger that animate not only Jewish communal life but the broader American body politic. ICYMI ‘We are the life of the church right now’: Bishop Chau talks Latino Catholics, inclusion (RNS) — Pedro Bismarck Chau was ordained a Catholic auxiliary bishop in Newark this month. He is the second U.S. bishop to speak publicly about living in the country as an immigrant without legal status. Vatican enlists Schwarzenegger to bring muscle to Catholic Church’s climate push (RNS) — The actor and former governor of California is among 1,000 thought leaders and activists who will gather for a Vatican-sponsored event to combat climate change. In Other News A new organ is shaking the pews at Trinity Church Pope makes rare comments on U.S. politics, military gathering 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

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