# The Religion Stories Behind the Headlines: 2025 Recap With Jack Jenkins + Adelle Banks

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Podcast: [Saved by the City](https://stenobird.com/podcast/saved-by-the-city-3629845)
Published: 2026-01-14T23:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

A Special Episode from The State of Belief! We’re sharing a special episode from The State of Belief — a wide-ranging conversation with Religion News Service reporters Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks on the faith angles you don’t hear in the standard year-end news wrap. From immigration and church-state battles to DEI backlash, workplace shocks, and the shock of an American pope, they trace what 2025 revealed about power, justice, and public trust — and what questions we should be asking as 2026 approaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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