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Historic Black churches receive $8.5 million in preservation grants. Thirty historically Black churches and projects, including those with ties to Civil Rights leaders who led churches and protests across the United States, are receiving grants totaling $8.5 million from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. (RNS)

Trump’s pick to run White House Faith Office sparks theological turf war. A religious row has erupted among conservative Christians over President Donald Trump’s decision to re-appoint Paula White-Cain to run the White House Faith Office, with theological fissures erupting within Trump’s Christian coalition as leaders stake out different positions on the Florida pastor. (RNS)

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump attack on DEI. On Friday, a federal judge temporarily blocked implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on ending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts nationwide. (Baptist News Global)

Federal judge pauses immigration raids in some houses of worship. Several Quaker groups, a Baptist denomination, and a Sikh temple challenged the Trump administration’s order allowing immigration agents to make arrests at churches. (Washington Post; paywalled)

Now Trump administration is targeting immigrant children. The Trump administration is once again targeting and isolating children in its anti-immigration campaign, this time seeking to expedite the removal of thousands of unaccompanied children. (Baptist News Global)

Supply chains break and hospitals shutter after USAID freeze. In the month since President Donald Trump’s executive order freezing foreign aid shuttered the US Agency for International Development (USAID), lifesaving care mostly remains cut off around the world, despite court orders and promised waivers. (Christianity Today)

Mexican ministries help migrant families stuck over the border. With immigrants unsure of how to proceed, many churches on the Mexican side of the border are opening their doors to provide shelter and meet other needs. (Christianity Today)

US bishops’ legal challenge to Trump’s refugee funding halt goes to mediation. A settlement conference has been scheduled for Feb. 27 at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Representatives for both sides have been ordered to present settlement proposals and ideas for how the case can be resolved. (National Catholic Reporter)

South African Christians condemn Trump ‘weaponizing’ racial politics. Almost 400 white South African pastors, theologians, and Christian educators have signed a statement declaring President Donald Trump’s recent actions cutting off aid to the nation will bring “devastation for our communities” and that his explanation was untrue. (Sojourners)

We’re more secular than ever. How’s that going? On this episode of Matter of Opinion, Michelle Cottle, Carlos Lozada, and Ross Douthat discuss Ross’s new book, “Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious,” and explore the role religion should play in our lives and society. (The New York Times; paywalled)