vaccines
Fewer evangelicals support public school childhood vaccine requirements, survey shows
By Adelle M. Banks — May 16, 2023
(RNS) — Significant majorities across religious groups say the benefits of childhood vaccines outweigh the risks from getting them.
Pope Francis hopes ‘reality therapy’ of COVID-19 overcomes ideological opposition to vaccines
By Claire Giangravé — January 10, 2022
(RNS) — In his annual address to the Vatican's diplomatic corps, the pope stressed the individual's responsibility 'to care for ourself and our health, and this translates into respect for the health of those around us.'
The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life takes on vaccine skeptics on social media
By Claire Giangravé — January 5, 2022
(RNS) — The Pontifical Academy for Life has become the most attacked Vatican department online.
Some pastors fear talking about vaccines. Bishop Horace Smith sees them as a blessing.
By Bob Smietana — December 9, 2021
(RNS) — Church leaders can play an important role in promoting COVID-19 vaccines to keep communities safe — if they build trust.
Survey: Americans concerned too many are seeking religious exemptions to vaccines
By Jack Jenkins — December 9, 2021
(RNS) — Most Americans support the existence of religious exemptions, however.
Marcus Lamb, anti-COVID vaccine Christian broadcaster, dies at 64
By Bob Smietana — November 30, 2021
(RNS) — Lamb had hosted a series of vaccine skeptics on his television program and claimed that the truth about COVID-19 was being censored.
Faith advisory board with Trump ties urges religious vaccine exemptions for military
By Jack Jenkins — November 23, 2021
(RNS) — But at least one prominent Trump evangelical adviser did not sign on to the effort, suggesting division on the issue.
Why the minichurch is the latest trend in American religion
By Bob Smietana — November 16, 2021
(RNS) — While megachurches often make headlines, most of the congregations in the United States are relatively small.
Franklin Graham undergoes heart surgery, expects full recovery
By Yonat Shimron — November 9, 2021
(RNS) — In a statement, his spokesman said the surgery involved removing the pericardium, a membrane, or sac, that surrounds the heart.
It’s official: Rumored October meeting between Biden and Pope Francis is confirmed
By Jack Jenkins — October 14, 2021
(RNS) — It won’t be the first time the two have met, but it will be the first since Biden became president.
Amid global vaccine inequality, Vatican weighs ethics of booster shots
By Claire Giangravé — September 28, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — While it remains unclear whether Pope Francis will receive a booster dose of the vaccine, Vatican experts weigh the ethics involved in global vaccine distribution.
NRB spokesman Dan Darling fired after pro-vaccine statements on ‘Morning Joe’
By Bob Smietana — August 27, 2021
(RNS) — Daniel Darling, senior vice president of communications for the National Religious Broadcasters, was fired Friday (Aug. 27) after refusing to say his pro-vaccine statements were mistaken.
Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors
By Angela Charlton and Constantin Gouvy — July 20, 2021
PARIS (AP) — “I wore the star, I know what that is, I still have it in my flesh,” Holocaust survivor Joseph Szwarc said Sunday.
In many COVID hot spots, a pattern: High concentrations of white evangelicals
By Jack Jenkins — July 15, 2021
(RNS) — ‘It’s clear that the pattern is more white evangelical Protestants equals lower vaccination rates,’ said Natalie Jackson, research director at the Public Religion Research Institute.
Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine
By John Seewer — June 29, 2021
(AP) — The vaccination drive is lagging far behind in many Amish communities across the U.S. following a wave of virus outbreaks that swept through their churches and homes during the past year.
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