NEWS STORY
RNS-Pope-Halloween: This Halloween take time to reflect on the “three deaths,” Pope Francis says
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – For many, Halloween is nothing more than a fun opportunity to slip into a spooky costume, indulge in sugary delights or let their party animal run wild. But Pope Francis on Friday invited faithful to bring it back to basics, or rather, to cemeteries. By Claire Giangravè. 804 words. (categories i)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Arbeiter-Oped: The Trump administration’s refugee cap compromises the US economy and American identity
(RNS) — Recently, the State Department unveiled the new cap for refugees in fiscal year 2020: 18,000. It’s a shockingly – and shamefully – low number that is at complete odds with the United States’ character and our historic record. Hard data, meanwhile, counters any defense of the cap based on fear of terrorism or competition for jobs. By Scott Arbeiter. 850 words. (categories: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Meek-Oped: David raped Bathsheba, and why that matters
(RNS) — Last month a Twitter storm erupted after a prominent sexual assault survivor asserted, “David raped.” As the Southern Baptist Convention, the Catholic Church and others reckon with sexual abuse, there has been a tendency to use terms like “moral failing,” “inappropriate relationship,” and “sexual incident” to describe what actually happened — rape and sexual assault. This is what we do when we fail to call Bathsheba’s rape what it is. By Russell L. Meek. 1,100 words. (categories: k)
