RNS Morning Report - After deadly shooting, Jewish organizations are again scrutinizing security

Top Stories After deadly shooting, Jewish organizations are again scrutinizing security (RNS) — ‘I don’t know of a single Jewish institution that doesn’t have a security protocol and won’t be reevaluating its security in the coming days,’ said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism.   Pope Leo XIV will soon have to address the call for women deacons (RNS) — A report of a study group on women deacons is expected as soon as June, putting the spotlight on the issue of women’s roles in the church once more.   Gareld Duane Rollins, whose lawsuit sparked a Southern Baptist abuse reckoning, has died (RNS) — Rollins, who had long suffered from health issues, accused SBC leader and GOP activist Paul Pressler of years of abuse.   RNS Opinion As Trump gloats about building prisons, people of faith must fight mass incarceration (RNS) — Faith leaders and people of faith are among the best-positioned to mount a powerful countermovement — and should make every effort to do so.    Why haven’t Christian leaders learned what we all know about church sex abuse? (RNS) — For too long, Christian leaders have ignored or covered up abuse.   Where will Pope Leo lead the church? (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV does not see unity as everyone singing the same note, but as a choir singing in harmony. ICYMI New Jersey church’s proposed homeless shelter still in limbo after zoning meeting (RNS) — A zoning hearing to build a homeless shelter at a New Jersey church ended without a vote, leaving the future of the shelter and of the church itself unclear.   Catholics see a familiar political divide in Pope Leo XIV and his eldest brother (RNS) — Catholic leaders hope the pope’s relationship with his brother will help Catholics in the US learn to better love each other in spite of political differences. In Other News Supreme Court spurns Native American religious claim over copper mine on sacred land Mosques, city leaders hold press conference after vandals spray paint Star of David on buildings   Depend on our reporting? Help us out! As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. You can support this work! News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205

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