Friday’s News & Ideas - 8/14/2026
- Pastor detained at airport
- Nuns provide migrant aid
- LDS schools enroll other faiths
- Eagle remains saved
- New Bible in Welsh language
- George Harrison's favorite book
ICE detained Adventist pastor at Houston airport, church says he has legal work authorization
Religion News Service: Pastor Luis Morales Pérez is at least the third Texas pastor detained by ICE at an airport in the last month amid a mass deportation campaign spreading to airports.
Catholic nuns among the last providing migrant aid at California border
National Catholic Reporter: Sisters say they find themselves with little to offer, but they still show up to share food, company and a little cheer as the last of humanitarian groups standing by migrants.
More than 85,000 of other faiths enroll in seminary and institute
Deseret News: With the help of the Invite a Friend initiative, students at Seminaries and Institutes of Religion for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are inviting their friends at an unprecedented rate.
Why bald eagle Jackie's remains have ‘spiritual significance’
USA Today: Bald eagle Jackie, a 14‑year‑old star of the Big Bear Valley nest cam, died on Aug. 10 and her remains have been sent to the National Eagle Repository for cultural use by federally recognized tribes.
Welsh Christians launch the Gospels in Pembrokeshire dialect
Christian Today: A translation of the four Gospels into the Welsh dialect spoken in north Pembrokeshire has been launched at one of Wales’ largest cultural events.
The Spark
George Harrison's favorite book is a spiritual classic
“Autobiography of a Yogi” also influenced Steve Jobs, Elvis Presley and countless other spiritual seekers, Mental Floss says.
