Tuesday, February 17, 2026

RNS Morning Report - Rabbi-pastor partnership in Minneapolis; Ramadan's crescent moon; Mahashivratri

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Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

(RNS) — The partnership includes joint worship — and a $1 million fundraising drive for Minneapolis families affected by the siege.
Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

‘We’re praying with our feet’: a year of pro-democracy prayer vigils in New York

NEW YORK (RNS) — As New York braces for a large-scale deployment of ICE agents, the vigils imposed themselves as a hub for the city’s religious left and became an incubator for other mobilizations.
Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

‘The divine will come’: On Lord Shiva’s night, Hindus channel deity’s energy at the heart of creation

(RNS) — Mahashivratri, which means “the Great Night of Shiva” in Sanskrit, takes place as Lord Shiva's cosmic energies are said to be at their highest.
Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

Judge bars most ICE raids at a group of churches that sued the Trump administration

(RNS) — The impact of the new ruling may be larger than a similar court decision last year, as the plaintiffs appear to represent a much higher number of churches.
Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

UK’s royal astronomers join hunt for Ramadan’s crescent moon

LONDON (RNS) — The New Crescent Society, which is organizing the Greenwich event with the Royal Observatory, is hoping moon sighting will become fully established in Britain and be used by mosques.

Opinion

Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

Can Zionism be rebranded?

(RNS) — We cannot simply cede its meaning to the haters. 
Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

This Ramadan, I’m choosing emptiness over exhaustion

(RNS) — Wasn’t this month meant to serve as a divine mercy for us all — a momentary breather, not an added burden?

ICYMI

Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

New GOP caucus signals resurgence of anti-Shariah movement

(RNS) — In the Obama era, anti-Islam conservatives sought to block mosques and claimed Islamic law was about to take over America. Now, members of Congress and legislators in Texas and Oklahoma are trying to bring the anti-Islam movement back.
Amid ICE raids, Minneapolis rabbi and pastor show solidarity in action

Catholic congressional Dems rebuke Mike Johnson’s biblical defense of ICE

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Their Friday (Feb. 13) statement, led by Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, outlines a series of Catholic social teaching principles that the lawmakers say they consider when approaching immigration issues.

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