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RNS Updated Budget—Monday, March 16, 2020

Paul O'Donnell

NEWS STORY
RNS-Vatican-Easter: Faithful may be banned from Easter celebrations with Pope, says Vatican
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – As of Saturday night, Catholic faithful are no longer able to purchase tickets to attend the Holy Week celebrations in St. Peter’s as concerns about the coronavirus pandemic in Italy risk affecting Easter. By Claire Giangravé. 300 words. (category: i)

NEWS STORY
RNS-Harris-Obituary: Bishop Barbara Harris, first woman bishop of Anglican Communion, dies at 89
(RNS) — Retired Bishop Barbara Harris, the first woman to be ordained and consecrated as a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion, died on Friday (March 13). By Adelle M. Banks. 650 words. (category: a)

NEWS STORY
RNS-Astral-Travel: Crystals, astral travel and good vibes: Toronto studio sees good and bad as metaphysics gets trendy
TORONTO (RNS) — Crystals aren’t just trendy. I AM Academy is using them to build “a community of people who are looking to change themselves and change this world” through astral travel, meditation and other metaphysical means. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 1,000 words. (category: a)


COMMENTARY
RNS-Campus-COVID19: Campus chaplains, religious clubs advocate for students in a moment of anxiety
BOSTON (RNS) — As university campuses around the country shut down and move classes online, chaplains and faith-based campus groups are stepping in to ease the transition. By Aysha Khan. 1, 025 words. (category: a)

NEWS STORY
RNS-LA-MASSES :  ‘Prayer in the Time of Coronavirus’: LA parishioners worship in mostly empty pews
 (RNS):  A few brave souls turned up for worship at Catholic masses in Los Angeles this past weekend, looking for solace in a time of pandemic. By Hayley Smith. 1,000 words. (categories: a)

COMMENTARY
RNS-Reese-Oped: Spirituality in a time of quarantine
(RNS) — It is time to put the common good over our personal good; it is time to respect science not partisan spin masters; it is time to be our better selves. By Thomas Reese. 841 words. (category: k)

COMMENTARY
RNS-Silk-Oped: Why white evangelicals are at odds with America
(RNS) — According to polling from the Pew Research Center, white evangelicals are losing touch not only with the secular culture, but with other Christian denominations in how they view American life. By Mark Silk. 640 words. (category: k)

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