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RNS Morning Report - A priest accused of stealing baseball cards, selling church artifacts online

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Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

PITTSBURGH (RNS) — The Rev. Aidan Smith had been on administrative leave since January amid claims he sold cathedral artifacts online.
Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

During all-night vigil, Muslim students pray, connect and unite in solidarity for Palestinians

(Fort Worth Report) — Nighttime gatherings, some of them all-nighters like this one, are held by Muslims around the world, most commonly during Ramadan.
Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

As other Iran‑allied groups are engaging in the Mideast war, Yemen’s Houthis hold back

CAIRO (AP) — Iran has retaliated against the United States and Israel with missiles and drones, targeting American military bases and other locations in Gulf Arab countries, disrupting trade routes, choking fuel supplies and threatening regional air traffic.
Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

Trump says US bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has continued to launch widespread missile and drone attacks on Israel and neighboring Gulf states, and has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's traded oil passes, even as U.S. and Israeli warplanes pummel military and other targets across Iran.

Opinion

Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

Armageddon is not a strategy for peace in Iran

(RNS) — The Christian posture toward the end of history ought to be one of watchfulness and hope, not calculation.
Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

Why ‘Sinners’ resonates with Jews

(RNS) — Ryan Coogler's Oscar-winning film is not just about hustlers in the Mississippi Delta or vampires. It is about the burden and blessing of memory.

ICYMI

Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

Islamic schools, more parents sue Texas over exclusion from voucher program

(RNS) — Another Muslim parent whose children’s school was allegedly excluded earlier this month from the program filed a lawsuit against Texas state officials over religious discrimination.
Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

Taylor Tomlinson’s Netflix special is too ungodly for many churches. This one welcomed her.

(RNS) — Fountain Street Church, where the formerly religious comedian filmed her special in November, has a legacy of rejecting dogma and pushing the envelope.

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