Missile Test “There are war correspondents who intentionally report from war zones. Then there are journalists like me, who don’t look for that adrenaline rush,” said RNS Jerusalem correspondent Michele Chabin, who wrote our story on Israeli Jews' and Muslims’ sense of loss as Purim and Ramadan services were curtailed as missiles fell on the country. “On Friday, as war seemed imminent, my first thought wasn’t about the article I would write. It was about making sure my family’s in-home bomb shelter was ready: Was there enough bottled water, flashlights? Snacks?” Chabin wrote Sunday. “It was only after a full day of hunkering in our shelter that I began to process how in Israel, war and religion intersect. Then I wrote the story, between the sirens.” Top Stories (RNS) — For Israeli Muslims and Jews who would normally be celebrating in their houses of worship, there is a palpable sense of loss.  VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A thin, white film caused by decades of rising visitor numbers has dulled the dramatic contrasts of Michelangelo’s 'Last Judgment' in the Sistine Chapel.  (RNS) — A med student's viral renovation project became a Ramadan miracle in Lubbock, Texas — and a test of whether Muslim Americans belong.  (RNS) — Released during or close to Black History Month, the books provide a faith-oriented look at African American history and analyses of women in ministry and changing demographics and technology. Opinion (RNS) — America's power in the world comes not from its military might alone, but from its moral authority.  (RNS) — Esther’s greatness lies not only in her willingness to speak truth to power, but in choosing the strategic moment to do so. ICYMI (RNS) — The settlement will signal to public schools that parents should have ‘the final say’ on their children’s education, wrote Eric Baxter, the plaintiffs’ attorney.  (RNS) — Fares Abraham worries that Palestinian Christian communities across the Middle East, but especially in the West Bank, are in danger of disappearing. | 
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