Good morning, Friend. If the Morning Report has been part of how you’ve stayed grounded in what’s happening this year, especially when stories about faith, belief and public life felt complicated or personal, this note is for you. We’re in the final days of our year-end fundraising, and reader support has brought our nonprofit newsroom, Religion News Service, about two-thirds of the way toward our $60,000 goal. That support helps make the reporting you see here each morning possible. As we near the end of the year, we’re sharing a few short notes from readers about why they chose to give. Kate Baldwin and Steve Heyman, Morning Report readers in Chicago, shared this: "Covering the world of religion has never been more crucial — or challenging — and no one does it like Religion News Service." Now, on to today’s Morning Report. Top Stories (RNS) — The new ban blocks travel to the U.S. for people with Palestinian Authority documents, essentially most Palestinians in the West Bank. The U.S. is also trying to act as a broker for a peace deal that would give the PA authority to govern Gaza.  (RNS) — Christian Nightmares’ most popular posts often feature people claiming moral authority over emotion, weather, women, politics and history.  (RNS) — ‘Our community is definitely experiencing heightened levels of stress, insecurity, uncertainty, anxiety and fear,’ said Xiomara Arauz, a Denver-based yoga and meditation teacher. ‘If the class is in Spanish and everybody speaks Spanish, people feel more safe being in that environment, feeling like they’re understood or they're accepted here.’  VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Po-Shen Loh never expected the pope to be part of the debate over artificial intelligence. But when Pope Leo XIV began urging AI developers to prioritize moral discernment — and was seemingly mocked online by a Silicon Valley investor — the Carnegie Mellon mathematician took notice. Opinion (RNS) — Security for one people should not come at the expense of another’s freedom.  (RNS) — A young Sephardic woman in Jerusalem became my teacher. ICYMI (RNS) — Conservatives have long seen supporting Israel as an act of faith. Now, critics such as Tucker Carlson say Christian Zionism is a heresy, while more progressive Christian voices denounce Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.  (RNS) — Faith-based companies making Lego-compatible building blocks are tapping a market for offline toys inspired by biblical figures and events. | 
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