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Hannah Estifanos
Rabbis who came to help Palestinians pick olives say they found a community under siege. For a Rabbis for Ceasefire delegation to the West Bank, the past week-and-a-half offered an up-close look at what they described as Israeli efforts to disrupt — if not destroy — a critical economic and cultural lifeline for Palestinian farmers. (Religion News Service)
Religious Democrats prepare to turn election victories into legislative action. Taken together, the new lawmakers appear poised to focus on policies to address war, economic inequality, voting rights, and healthcare. (The Christian Century)
After midterm losses, the religious right blames Trump, voters and each other. Republicans’ midterm losses have exposed competing allegiances and a fragmented religious right — influenced by podcasters as much as institutional leaders. (Religion News Service)
Darializa Chevalier will be Congress’ 1st Latina Muslim. Her conversion is a New York story. In converting to Islam, the congresswoman-elect, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, joined a growing demographic among American Muslims. (Religion News Service)
Homes and temples glow across India to mark Diwali. Although rooted in Hindu traditions, Diwali is celebrated by people across different faiths and communities. (BBC News)
Each week in The Christian Citizen, we publish a Religion News Roundup with summaries of religion news stories and links for those who want to read more.
Remembering Kristallnacht: Witness says night of terror risks being a lesson not learned. For 94-year-old George Shefi, speaking about his childhood in Nazi Germany has become increasingly urgent. “My generation is the last generation that can tell what happened without anybody saying that’s not true.” (Associated Press)
Emanuel Nine Memorial opens to public on Saturday. A memorial honoring the Emanuel Nine will open to the public Saturday, providing a permanent place to remember the victims of the 2015 mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church. (WCBD News)
Belarus sentences Catholic priest to 3 years after he opposed Ukraine war. A Roman Catholic priest, who has opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and helped Ukrainian refugees, has been sentenced to three years in prison in Belarus, the latest move in the authorities' crackdown on critical voices, a rights group said Nov. 5. (National Catholic Reporter)
A pastor at a Beijing underground church has been arrested, his wife says. A pastor of a house church in Beijing has been arrested, his wife told The Associated Press this week, as China intensifies its crackdown on unregistered churches. (Associated Press)
Pope Leo urges President Milei, a Trump ally, to ‘safeguard democracy’ on arrival in Argentina. Leo’s November 8-11 trip is the first papal visit to Argentina in almost four decades and it comes with the added dimension that Pope Francis did not make a return trip home during his 12-year-papacy. (CNN)
Hannah Estifanos is the copyeditor of The Christian Citizen.
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