More Americans see religion increasing its influence in U.S.

Religious leaders protest cuts to Medicaid, SNAP in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Deseret News: Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the U.S. Capitol alongside Democratic senators to protest what they say are “immoral” cuts to the budget.

LGBTQ teens wanted a Pride festival in their town. How five churches made it happen.
Religion News Service: Five churches organized the event out of a conviction of their faith, but as an invisible network.

Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?
The Associated Press: That kind of make-do-with-less, fix-it-yourself mentality could serve Pope Leo XIV well as he addresses one of the greatest challenges facing him as pope: The Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 million euro ($57-68 million) structural deficit.

As big tech grows more involved in Gaza, Muslim workers are wrestling with a spiritual crisis
The Guardian: As the war endures and Palestinians in Gaza are being starved, forcibly displaced and killed, there’s a growing group of Muslim staffers who are unsure whether they can religiously justify working at companies that they view as effectively defense contractors.

More Americans see religion increasing its influence in U.S.
Gallup: Though still the minority view at 34%, it is up from 20% a year ago.