Pew Research: Examining polls that suggest religious revival among young adults in the U.K.
Many recent surveys have pointed to a Christian resurgence among young adults in the United Kingdom. This narrative, however, may be misleading. These surveys canvass members of opt-in panels who have signed up to participate, often in response to website ads or email campaigns. Read more

Priest who worked with Alex Pretti says he was known for ‘kindness’
A Roman Catholic priest who worked with Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota, said he was known for his “kindness” and disputed the narrative of top Trump administration officials that he was a violent “domestic terrorist” and would-be assassin. Read more

Christian nationalism isn’t limited to US, say scholars meeting in Chicago 
(RNS) — A conference at the University of Chicago Divinity School will look at the tension between Christianity as a moral force and as a weapon for politics around the world. Read more

US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths 
(RNS) — ‘We ask — for the love of God and the love of human beings, which can’t be separated — vote against renewing funding for such a lawless organization,’ Cardinal Joseph Tobin said. Read more

Khartoum Anglican cathedral comes to life, three years after war forced its closure
(RNS) — After it was converted into a paramilitary base, its pews chopped into firewood by soldiers and its compound turned into a graveyard, All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum, the war-ravaged Sudanese capital, is rising again. Read more

Pew Research: Catholicism Has Declined in Latin America Over the Past Decade
The Catholic share of the population in several Latin American countries has shrunk over the last 10 years, according to the Pew Research Center, while a growing percentage of Latin American adults are religiously unaffiliated. Read more

One year after she urged Trump to have mercy, Bishop Budde leads clergy protests in Minneapolis
Almost exactly a year ago, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde stood in a pulpit in front of the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and preached a sermon that called on the commander in chief to have “mercy” on immigrants and other communities. A year later, she stood in a church in Minneapolis, this time surrounded by an array of clergy who represented the hundreds of faith leaders who flocked to the city this week to protest the administration’s mass deportation campaign. Read more

Five Black churches each receive $1 million grants for historic preservation 
(RNS) — The $5 million in grants, part of the Preserving Black Churches program of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, were announced on Monday (Jan. 19) to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Read more

Pope Leo XIV warns against banality and ‘fake news’
Pope Leo XIV warned of the risks that go hand in hand with information in the digital age and urged journalists never to succumb “to the temptation of the trivial” or to fake news that creates confusion about what’s true or false. Read more

Trump’s national school voucher program could mean a boom in Christian education 
LACONIA, N.H. (The Hechinger Report) — New Hampshire, where most voucher money has gone to Christian schools, may be a harbinger for ‘universal school choice.’ Read more

Two Episcopal bishops say clergy may have to put ‘bodies on the line’ to resist ICE
(RNS) — ‘I’ve asked (clergy) to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written,’ said the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire. Read more

‘Just Like Selma’ hymn project aims to help churches recall King, mark Black History Month
(RNS) — Composer Nolan Williams Jr. has long combined faith, culture and the arts in his productions on stage and screen, often centering on African American life. Now, he has created the “Just Like Selma” project to focus on the history of and continuing advocacy for voting rights. Read more

Renee Good was a martyr for her faith, like MLK, say Presbyterians
(RNS)— The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness, part of the Presbyterian Church (USA), says Good is part of ‘a sacred lineage of faithful witnesses who have risked and lost their lives in defense of human dignity.’ Read more 

Countering federal violence with neighborly love
Just two blocks from where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot Renee Good, Park Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis opened its doors Sunday to give worshippers space to grieve and restore their faith in the face of violence. Read more

Applicants sought for National Fund for Sacred Places
Applications are now open for the National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Fund provides financial and technical support for community-serving historic houses of worship across America. Read more