PC(USA) Weekly News

Week of April 22-26

The Rev. Jihyun Oh is the nominee to be the next Stated Clerk of the General Assembly Commissioners to the 226th General Assembly will vote on Oh’s nomination this summer

Georgia churches advocate for housing and health care Presbyterians for a Better Georgia addresses systemic poverty with state legislators

Presbyterian pastor and activist the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis kicks off a webinar series designed to fight poverty and racism Part 2, featuring musician and futurist Nicole Mitchell Gantt, is set for May 1

Inter-American Human Rights Court delivers long-awaited justice for the people of La Oroya, Peru It’s the first time an international court has held a nation responsible for environmental impacts generated by the private sector

Going green by going solar University Presbyterian Church in San Antonio celebrates its fifth year as an Earth Care Congregation

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RNS Photos of the Week: Passover; Campus protests

(RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes Passover, campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and more.   Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items in final preparation for the Passover holiday in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)   Demonstrators attend a “Seder in the Streets” event April 23, 2024, on Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York. The Passover-related protest was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. (RNS photo/Fiona André)   Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray outside of one of the gates to the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary or the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Passover holiday, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The holiday celebrates the biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)   An Aymara Indigenous priest raises her hands as an offering burns for the “Pachamama,” or Mother Earth, during a ceremony marking Earth Day in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)   Musician Sean Feucht, center right with arm raised, and pastor Russell Johnson, center left, participate in the “United for Israel” march around Columbia University, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. (RNS photo/Fiona André)   A sign reads, ‘Stop Funding Genocide’, at the pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment at Columbia University in New York, April 22, 2024. U.S. colleges and universities are preparing for end-of-year commencement ceremonies with a unique challenge: providing safety for graduates while honoring the free speech rights of students involved in protests over the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)   New York University students and others gather in Washington Square Park for a town hall meeting called by pro-Palestinian student organizations, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. (RNS photo/Fiona André)   An exile Tibetan carries a portrait of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at an event marking the birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, in Dharamshala, India, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Panchen Lama, who is the second highest religious leader in Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy, went missing shortly after his recognition by the Dalai Lama in 1995 and has not been seen since. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)   Pilgrims gather around a cross during the Saint George celebration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Hundreds of Haitians flocked to a hill in the capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday for the annual celebration of St. George, a Christian martyr who was believed to be a Roman soldier and is revered by both Catholics and those who practice Voodoo. They offered him money and prayers in hopes they would make it through Haiti’s economic and political crisis. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)   Pilgrims rest on a bench while celebrating the feat day of Saint George in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Hundreds of Haitians flocked to a hill in the capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday for the annual celebration of St. George, a Christian martyr who was believed to be a Roman soldier and is revered by both Catholics and those who practice Voodoo. They offered him money and prayers in hopes they would make it through Haiti’s economic and political crisis. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)   People pray on the feast day of Saint George at Saint George Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before sunrise, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The Catholic saint is associated with bravery and resistance. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)   Archival Photos   Black, Puerto Rican and white students march in front of Seward Park High School on New York City’s Lower East Side on Feb. 3, 1964. Schools in the New York area were picketed despite icy winds after civil rights groups charged the existence of racial imbalance. It was estimated that some 360,000 students observed the boycott. (RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society)   Church members package clothes to be sent to Europe in Dec. 1945, ahead of the Victory Clothing Collection for overseas relief. Backed by Bishop C. Bromley Oxnam, president of the Federal Council of Churches, and the Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, among others, the drive aimed to collect 100,000,000 garments, in addition to shoes and bedding. (RNS archive photo by Glen Perrins. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society)   Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Photos of the Week — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. RNS is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today. If you prefer to mail a donation, please address to: Religion News Foundation, PO Box 1808, Columbia, MO 65205. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend

RNS Morning Report: Christian nationalist activists lead pro-Israel rally at Columbia University

Top Stories Christian nationalist activists lead pro-Israel rally at Columbia University NEW YORK (RNS) — A ‘United for Israel’ march, advertised on social media earlier yesterday, was intended to show support for Israel, Jewish students and faculties.   Providence Catholic health care system to pay more than $200 million for unpaid wages (RNS) — A jury awarded Providence hourly employees in Washington about $98 million in damages, but King County Superior Court Judge Averil Rothrock found that the violations were willful, doubling the total.   As many HBCUs thrive, faith-based Black schools fight financial and accreditation woes (RNS) — Several faith-based historically Black colleges and universities have faced governance and financial concerns, even as other HBCUs are seeing increases in enrollment and financial donations.   Monster truck rally or Holy Spirit Barbie party? A Missouri megachurch offers both (RNS) — The Stronger Men’s Conference made headlines after Mark Driscoll was kicked off the stage. But the church’s women’s conference may actually undermine evangelical stereotypes. RNS Opinion In ‘Infinite Dignity,’ the Vatican defends people, not politics (RNS) — Tackling matters that are the topic of political debates today, the document drew more controversy than intended.   ‘Oppenheimer’ may have ignored our own nuclear victims. Congress should not.  (RNS) — The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expires in June. It doesn’t have to. ICYMI An anti-Hindutva teach-in spurs debate about Hindu representation on college campuses (RNS) — Hindu student organizations, say advocates, do not always represent the full breadth of thought within the community of young American Hindus.   United Methodists vote to restructure worldwide church (RNS) — The plan, called ‘regionalization,’ must now go before each region, called an annual conference, for ratification by the end of 2025. In Other News Pope Francis arrives in Venice, meets with women inmates and artists Nearly 300 people arrested at campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend   Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Morning Report — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. RNS is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today at religionnews.com/donate. If you prefer to mail a donation, please address to: Religion News Foundation, PO Box 1808, Columbia, MO 65205. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend