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	Martini Judaism Is it time to retire the term ‘Zionism’? Jeffrey Salkin (RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.
	The State of Belief Religious Liberty for All: Celebrating This Founding Freedom at America 250 Paul Brandeis Raushenbush The release of a new report promoting an inclusive, pluralistic vision of this foundational American value.
	Complexified Philip Reed-Butler, Black AI and the future of healing Rev. Amanda Henderson (RNS) — A theologian and technologist is building Black AI for the inner life, where healing begins with imagination.

	Saved by the City Katelyn and Roxy talk to Malcom Foley about the insidious legacy of greed on countries, systems and individuals.
	Martini Judaism (RNS) — Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their ancestral homeland. But is that all it means? Two Jewish thought leaders have it out.
	The State of Belief The release of a new report promoting an inclusive, pluralistic vision of this foundational American value.

Charles J. Russo

Why a Supreme Court case over a haircut could be a setback for religious liberty

(The Conversation) — Landor v. Louisiana highlights the religious rights of the nearly 2 million people imprisoned in the US – and how challenging it can be to protect those rights.

David Mislin

2026 isn’t the first time Christians have tried to claim the United States as their own

(The Conversation) — From the Civil War to the Cold War, existential fears have fueled claims that America is a Christian nation, a historian of US Christianity explains.

Bridget Moix

Renewable energy investments are a moral and economic imperative

(RNS) — Ordinary families are being asked to carry the costs of an energy system that enriches a few while leaving communities everywhere vulnerable to conflict, instability and rising prices.

Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68 million deficit

Nicole Winfeld

ROME (AP) — In churches around the world, Masses on the June 29 feast day often include a special collection for Peter’s Pence, a fund which both underwrites the operations of the central government of the Catholic Church and pays for the pope’s personal acts of charity.

Pope promotes Italian nun to top migrant role in his first major appointment of a woman to Holy See

Susanna Granieri

ROME (AP) — With the appointment of Italian Sister Alessandra Smerilli, Leo appears to be following suit of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who made a point of promoting women to top-level management positions within the Holy See as part of his response to calls by women for greater decision-making roles in the church.

Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks

Jon Gambrell and Melanie Lidman

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's oversight has sparked days of crossfire. A multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday it would expand a route near Oman for inbound and outbound traffic.

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