Bob Smietana, Yonat Shimron, and Jack Jenkins

Bob Smietana, Yonat Shimron, and Jack Jenkins are journalists with Religion News Service.

Trump Renamed the Gulf of Mexico. Pro-Israel Christian Groups Hope the West Bank Is Next.

President Donald Trump began his second term in the White House with a bit of political map-making, changing the official U.S. name of the Gulf of Mexico. Now, Christian broadcasters and members of Congress hope Trump will do something similar for Israel.

Faith Groups Say They’ll Help Refugees Despite Trump Order. But They’ll Need Help.

On Friday, the Trump administration halted the current resettlement program for refugees, who are legal immigrants who have been vetted by the government, many of them after awaiting resettlement for years.

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