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Zohran Mamdani chose a Quran full of symbolism for his mayoral oath

Safiyah Riddle

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The Roman Curia needs American management practices

Thomas Reese

Silicon Valley’s Christ-curious moment: The evangelical groups courting tech elites

Hayden Royster

Pope Leo XIV calls for 'rule of law' and respect for human rights after US captures Maduro

Pilgrims and faithful wearing T-shirts carrying the image of Venezuelan doctor José Gregorio Hernández wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV, who presided later that day over a Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during which he canonized seven new saints of the Catholic Church, including Hernández, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Paul O'Donnell

(RNS) — The pope asked that the sovereignty of Venezuela be respected and that special attention be paid to protecting the poor in the country.

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Cardinal Dolan, interfaith coalition press Trump to add religion forum to 2026 G20

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Israel’s ban on humanitarian relief groups will severely impact aid to besieged strip, letter warns

Yonat Shimron

Joy Moore steps down as Northern Seminary president after months of confusion over status

Bob Smietana

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Is John Irving’s ‘Queen Esther’ the next great Jewish American novel?

Jeffrey Salkin

Opinion

For Sikhs, as for New York City, Mamdani’s inauguration holds spiritual promise

Simran Jeet Singh

Mark Silk

The non-Christian purpose of Trump’s Christmas present to the Nigerians

(RNS) — The United States goes to war with Christian identity as cover.

Jeffrey Salkin

Reform Judaism’sWide Open Doors – A Conversation With Rabbi Rick Jacobs

(RNS) — Sometimes, all you really do need is love. A very big love.

Daoud Kuttab

Recognizing a Palestinian state isn’t an antisemitic act

(RNS) — Security for one people should not come at the expense of another’s freedom.

Families of Bondi Beach victims demand more federal action on antisemitism and security failures

Rod Mcguirk

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — In an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 17 families of the dead and wounded called for a federal inquiry known as a royal commission to investigate a rise in antisemitism in Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began in 2023 and consequent security agency failures.

Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

Hannah Schoenbaum

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — He was the longest-tenured member of the Quorum of the Twelve after President Dallin H. Oaks, making him next in line to lead the church under a long-established succession plan.

4 dead, dozens injured in Syria during clashes between Alawites and counterdemonstrators

Omar Albam

LATAKIA, Syria (AP) —The clashes came two days after a bombing at an Alawite mosque in the city of Homs killed eight people and wounded 18 others during prayers.

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