Donald Trump
Appeals court rules against President Trump’s revised travel ban
By Richard Wolf — May 25, 2017
(USA Today) The ruling was yet another blow to the president's effort to institute a travel ban targeting six majority-Muslim countries, and it makes a final Supreme Court showdown more likely.
Trump’s religious liberty executive order: Don’t fall for it, church
By F. Romall Smalls — May 24, 2017
(RNS) The president trusts that power comes from human sources, and he would like the church to depend on them. I do not, writes F. Romall Smalls.
Pope Francis gives President Trump some homework at their first meeting
By Josephine McKenna — May 24, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) 'I will be reading them,' the president told the pontiff after Francis gave him his encyclical on climate change and other papal writings at their summit meeting Wednesday.
CBN television chief on Christians, Israel and Trump
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 23, 2017
(RNS) In the wake of President Trump's visit to Israel, and as Israelis celebrate the 50th anniversary of the "reunification" of Jerusalem, CBN releases a documentary on the battle for the holy city.
President Trump meets Pope Francis: From trading barbs to seeking common ground
By David Gibson — May 22, 2017
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Church officials say the pontiff wants to focus on the future and not on past tensions conveyed in tweets and sound bites.
Trump’s views on Islam ‘continue to evolve,’ says secretary of state
By Gregory Korte — May 22, 2017
JERUSALEM (USA Today) Rex Tillerson said the president's visit to Saudi Arabia this week has already begun to soften his attitudes about Islam.
Trump arrives in Israel in search of ‘the ultimate deal’
By Gregory Korte — May 22, 2017
JERUSALEM (USA Today) He became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall, continuing his Mideast tour of holy sites. But his real goal is an elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace pact.
What Trump missed in his address on tolerance — American Muslims
By David Mislin — May 22, 2017
(The Conversation) Can a message of tolerance to Islam abroad be persuasive without a corresponding affirmation of American Muslims at home?
In speech to Muslim leaders, Trump condemns ‘Islamic extremism’
By Gregory Korte — May 21, 2017
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (USA Today) In an ornate conference hall in the Saudi capital, and speaking to a group of leaders from 50 Islamic nations, Trump called on Muslims to confront 'the crisis of Islamic extremism and the Islamist and Islamic terror of all kinds.'
Trump trip to Middle East, Vatican offers religious opportunities and pitfalls
By Lauren Markoe — May 18, 2017
(RNS) Whether the president's time abroad will appease faith groups upset by his proposed Muslim travel ban and his waffling over the possibility of moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem — among other thorny issues — remains to be seen.
SATIRE: Donald Trump’s speech on Islam — LEAKED!
By Wajahat Ali — May 18, 2017
(RNS) "I read the Quran on YouTube. Saw a video. Made by Muhammad, a great Prophet. Really great. He's doing great things."
Evangelicals hail Trump’s request for release of US pastor in Turkey
By Adelle M. Banks — May 17, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) 'Not only were we able to make the President and Vice President aware that this was a priority of ours, we were pleased that they shared our concern and acted upon it,' said Johnnie Moore, an advocate for persecuted Christians.
New Jersey cardinal blasts GOP for ignoring immigration reform
By David Gibson — May 17, 2017
NEW YORK (RNS) Cardinal Joseph Tobin, one of the U.S. hierarchy’s most visible champions for the marginalized, blasted Republicans for 'inflicting cruelty on innocent people.'
