Charlie Kirk admirers hope response to his death signals start of religious revival

By DAVID CRARY, PETER SMITH, DEEPA BHARATH and HOLLY MEYER, The Associated Press

With Vice President JD Vance calling Charlie Kirk “a martyr for Christianity,” and a Catholic cardinal calling him “a modern-day St. Paul,” some Kirk admirers suggest his assassination will galvanize throngs of people — notably young conservatives — to become more engaged in evangelical and Catholic churches.