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On the second anniversary of Oct. 7, hope is messy

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1h

On the second anniversary of Oct. 7, hope is messy religionnews.com/2025/10/07/t...

(RNS) — To be a Zionist is to live with faith. Even after Oct. 7, even after all the heartbreak, we believe honey can follow ashes, that hope can rise from horror.

UK prime minister condemns suspected arson attack on mosque in English coastal town

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1h

UK prime minister condemns suspected arson attack on mosque in English coastal town religionnews.com/2025/10/07/u...

LONDON (AP) — There has been an increased police presence at the scene and other places of worship across Sussex, a region in southeastern England, to provide reassurance, Sussex Police said.

New Nashville museum celebrates Christian music, gospel

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1h

New Nashville museum celebrates Christian music, gospel religionnews.com/2025/10/07/f...

(RNS) — The museum, devoted to the history of Christian and gospel music, opened late last week in Nashville. Organizers say it’s a sign Christian music is experiencing a revival.

Despite scandals, clergy say Eric Adams' faith partnerships revitalized NYC aid services

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1h

Despite scandals, clergy say Eric Adams' faith partnerships revitalized NYC aid services religionnews.com/2025/10/07/d...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Adams’ legacy among faith communities is marked by an unprecedented partnership that brought congregations to the front lines of city governance in ways no modern mayor had before.

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1h

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(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

On the second anniversary of Oct. 7, hope is messy

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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 11h

This Sunday, I am celebrating the 5:30 mass at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown.

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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 18h

On the second anniversary of Oct. 7, hope is messy religionnews.com/2025/10/07/t...

(RNS) — To be a Zionist is to live with faith. Even after Oct. 7, even after all the heartbreak, we believe honey can follow ashes, that hope can rise from horror.

New Nashville museum celebrates Christian music, gospel

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 18h

New Nashville museum celebrates Christian music, gospel religionnews.com/2025/10/07/f...

(RNS) — The museum, devoted to the history of Christian and gospel music, opened late last week in Nashville. Organizers say it’s a sign Christian music is experiencing a revival.

A former Gaza hostage's memoir keeps the focus on those still held by Hamas

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 18h

A former Gaza hostage's memoir keeps the focus on those still held by Hamas religionnews.com/2025/10/07/a...

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel has battered its enemies across the region and laid waste to Gaza. But as it marks another grim war anniversary on Tuesday, it has yet to return the last 48 hostages tak...

What to know as key talks to end the war in Gaza begin

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 18h

What to know as key talks to end the war in Gaza begin religionnews.com/2025/10/07/w...

CAIRO (AP) — Trump's plan has received wide international backing and raised hopes for an end to a devastating war that has upended global politics, left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and the...

Deportation flight to Iran included Christians at risk

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 18h

Deportation flight to Iran included Christians at risk religionnews.com/2025/10/06/p...

(RNS) — The deportees, who include other minorities, may face harsh penalties for their religious beliefs upon return to the Islamic Republic.

Pope Leo embraces Francis’ concerns on global warming and the environment

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 21h

My @rns.org column: #PopeLeo embraces Francis’ concerns on #globalwarming and the #environment religionnews.com/2025/10/07/p...

(RNS) — ‘The challenges identified in Laudato Si’ are in fact even more relevant today than they were ten years ago.’

After Oct. 7, young Israelis’ religious and spiritual lives changed

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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 23h

After Oct. 7, young Israelis’ religious and spiritual lives changed religionnews.com/2025/10/06/a...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — A study published near the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023, examined the war and Jewish religion in Israel in real time.

Vatican, other Catholic libraries turn to AI, robotics to digitize collections

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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 23h

Vatican Library and other Catholic libraries in Rome turn high tech to digitize historic collections | Catholic News Agency www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266971/...

As the Vatican Apostolic Library digitizes some of its historic collection, other historic Catholic institutions in Rome are going even more high tech.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

UK prime minister condemns suspected arson attack on mosque in English coastal town religionnews.com/2025/10/07/u...

UK prime minister condemns suspected arson attack on mosque in English coastal town

LONDON (AP) — There has been an increased police presence at the scene and other places of worship across Sussex, a region in southeastern England, to provide reassurance, Sussex Police said.

A former Gaza hostage's memoir keeps the focus on those still held by Hamas

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

A former Gaza hostage's memoir keeps the focus on those still held by Hamas religionnews.com/2025/10/07/a...

HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel has battered its enemies across the region and laid waste to Gaza. But as it marks another grim war anniversary on Tuesday, it has yet to return the last 48 hostages tak...

What to know as key talks to end the war in Gaza begin

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

What to know as key talks to end the war in Gaza begin religionnews.com/2025/10/07/w...

CAIRO (AP) — Trump's plan has received wide international backing and raised hopes for an end to a devastating war that has upended global politics, left tens of thousands of Palestinians dead and the...

LA activist Umar Hakim-Dey embodied Muslim teaching to give back selflessly

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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

LA activist Umar Hakim-Dey embodied Muslim teaching to give back selflessly religionnews.com/2025/10/06/l...

(RNS) — A community organizer in Los Angeles, Hakim-Dey lived by the motto of kindness as a value, not a strategy.

Sukkot's makeshift shelters remind Jews of God's ultimate protection

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

Sukkot's makeshift shelters remind Jews of God's ultimate protection religionnews.com/2025/10/06/o...

(RNS) — As physically fragile as it may be, the faith represented by the sukkah makes it an impenetrable shelter.

Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows religionnews.com/2025/10/06/v...

(The Conversation) — Tragedies like the Sept. 28, 2025, shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan are part of a longer pattern.

Deportation flight to Iran included Christians at risk

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

#Deportation flight to #Iran included Christians at risk religionnews.com/2025/10/06/p...

(RNS) — The deportees, who include other minorities, may face harsh penalties for their religious beliefs upon return to the Islamic Republic.

Tony Evans will no longer lead Dallas megachurch after restoration process for 'sin'

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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

Tony Evans will no longer lead Dallas megachurch after restoration process for 'sin' religionnews.com/2025/10/06/t... @adellembanks.bsky.social

(RNS) — ‘For anything that has hurt you from me, I'm sorry, but I'm so glad I have you and you have me,’ Evans told the congregation he led for decades, on Sunday (Oct. 5).

Harout Bastajian, a Christian muralist, found his calling painting mosque domes

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

Harout Bastajian, a Christian muralist, found his calling painting mosque domes religionnews.com/2025/10/06/h...

DEARBORN, Mich. (RNS) — A new exhibition at the Arab American National Museum in Michigan celebrates these domes and offers visitors an intimate look at Bastajian's large-scale designs through origina...

Conservative British Anglicans extend the first woman archbishop a warm embrace

Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 1d

Conservative British Anglicans extend the first woman archbishop a warm embrace religionnews.com/2025/10/06/s... @yonat.bsky.social

LONDON (RNS) — Conservative Church of England congregations, both evangelical and Anglo-Catholic, are willing to accept Mullally's gender. Their real worry is her views on same-sex marriage.