NEWS STORY
RNS-Friars-Briar: The Friars’ Briar — Canada’s clergy curling tournament — puts faith and fellowship on ice
WATERLOO, Ontario (RNS) — The Friars’ Briar is clergy’s answer to the Tim Hortons Brier, the annual Canadian men’s curling championship, which ended Sunday. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 1,080 words. Photos. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Bread-President: Bread for the World taps Eugene Cho as new president
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Bread for the World, a prominent Christian advocacy group dedicated to ending hunger, has elected Seattle pastor and author the Rev. Eugene Cho as its new president. By Jack Jenkins. 720 words. (category: a)
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RNS-Coronvirus-Vatican: Vatican tightens safety measures after Italy reports second-highest coronavirus death toll
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — It started as a handful of priests from northern Italy, but now even Pope Francis is celebrating mass alone before a livestreaming camera. Inside the Vatican walls, concerns about the coronavirus have become increasingly urgent as Italy’s death toll from the virus becomes second only to China. By Claire Giangravé. 797 words. (category: i)
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RNS-Burial Compost: In California, residents may be able to compost their bodies after death
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — In California, legislation has been introduced to make the human composting process legal. The procedure is seen as a more sustainable alternative to cremation. The bill has yet to have its first hearing, but the California Catholic Conference has come out against the proposed measure. By Alejandra Molina. 1,080 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Franklin-TBN: Kirk Franklin says ‘kumbaya moments’ are not enough for better race relations
(RNS) — Gospel artist Kirk Franklin, speaking in an upcoming discussion on Trinity Broadcasting Network, called on white Christian leaders to move beyond “kumbaya moments” and halt the silence in some pulpits when black people are the subjects of “social injustice happening in the streets.” By Adelle M. Banks. 750 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Hernandez-Espinoza-Oped: In tornado-stricken Nashville, will we rebuild or gentrify?
(RNS) — A Nashville activist theologian who has been dubbed ‘the tornado chaplain’ is adamant that the city’s most recent disaster doesn’t benefit predatory developers. By Robyn Hernandez-Espinoza. 600 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Murungi-Oped: My mother is one of the invisible women International Women’s Day should celebrate
(RNS) — My mother took a leap of faith and surrendered her savings to the women in her local church in Uganda, trusting that her investment in her community would pay off. It did, in ways she could never have anticipated. By Rhonda Murungi. 850 words. (category: k)
