Michigan’s US Senate race deeply divides the state’s Jews

Catholic bishops pray over Trump days before midterms

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The U.S. bishops’ conference said it had no role in the Oval Office gathering, which echoed prayer sessions with Trump’s evangelical supporters.

Reformation Sunday asks Christians a question: What is power for? 

(RNS) — As Haitian Christians lead a pilgrimage across Ohio, their witness offers a different vision of Christian power — and a reminder of what happens when churches forget whom they serve. 

Indian Gen Z ‘cockroach’ protesters aim to upend assumptions about democracy – and populism – in Modi’s India

(The Conversation) — The protests challenge the government’s view of who “the people” are, what democracy means, and who speaks for youth, women and the politically marginalized.

The key message of the LDS Church’s new Visitors’ Center? We’re Christian, darn it.

(RNS) — If the church’s new Visitors’ Center is a preview of next year’s Temple Square celebration, the message will be all about Jesus.

Multisite churches — also known as franchises — are now a staple of American life

(RNS) — A new study of multi-site churches has found that such congregations have become commonplace, found in almost every state in the nation. Many of the 1,800 multisite churches have started a new location by merging with another church.