What do people in their 20s want from church?

Charlie Kirk’s AI resurrection ushers in a new era of digital grief
Religion News Service: AI-generated versions of the conservative Christian activist are popping up online after his killing — as well as in church services.

A rushed rescue saves Gaza archeological items before an Israeli strike on a warehouse
The Associated Press: With an Israeli airstrike looming, aid workers carried out a last-minute rescue mission to salvage thousands of priceless artifacts from a Gaza warehouse before the building was flattened.

What do people in their 20s want from church?*
The Christian Century: Churches try all kinds of tricks. But new research indicates that the answers are surprisingly traditional.

Defiant nuns flee care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps
BBC: Three Austrian nuns in their 80s have run away from the retirement home where they were placed and gone back to their former convent.

The Vatican welcomed LGBTQ+ Catholics — can it do the same for women?
Religion Dispatches: A gender imbalance has been both consistent and persistent at LGBTQ+ Catholic events and communities over the years.

She came to her ICE check-in backed by an Episcopal bishop and 500 supporters
Religion News Service: As immigrants increasingly fear detention at ICE check-ins, many faith groups have doubled down on accompaniment strategies to support them at those appointments.

How religious is your state?
Pew Research Center: Select a state to see where it ranks on some key measures of religion.

Predominantly white church dedicates memorial to the enslaved who worked on its land
Religion News Service: “‘Forever in the Path’ calls us to renew our covenant to seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God,” said the church’s pastor.

A Greek island has 1,000 private chapels. Families maintain them for faith and community
The Associated Press: More than a thousand chapels dot the Greek island of Tinos. In a rare centuries-old tradition, the mostly simple, room-sized stone structures are painstakingly maintained by the ordinary families that own them.

Yusuf Islam wants to explain himself*
The New York Times: As Cat Stevens, he helped define the singer-songwriter. After converting to Islam, he became a lightning rod. His new memoir explores it all.