NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Campaign-Death: Poor People’s Campaign mourns 250K COVID deaths, calls for stimulus relief
(RNS) — The Poor People’s Campaign, jointly led by Rev. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, will lead a national service of eulogy and remembrance on the steps of National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C. Monday (Nov. 23). The campaign is calling on president-elect Joe Biden and his administration to enact a policy agenda centered on the poor. By Yonat Shimron. 400 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-IDI-PopeFrancis: Pope Francis’ latest hire at scandal-plagued Catholic hospital only deepens dismay.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On Nov. 12, Pope Francis appointed Father Giuseppe Pusceddu as at-interim president of a relatively small Roman hospital, the Immaculate Dermatological Institute or IDI. Some Vatican insiders, and IDI employees, view the new appointment as the latest turn in a story of mismanagement and corruption that typifies the financial scandals currently swirling around the church. By Claire Giangravè. 1,160 words. (category: i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Rosary-Spotlight: Like Joe Biden, many Catholics find the rosary to be a comfort and anchor in crisis
(RNS) — Long a staple of Catholic life, the rosary is back in the spotlight with the election of Joe Biden, who will become the nation’s second Catholic president when he is inaugurated in January. The former vice-president often carries a set of rosary beads with him that once belonged to his son Beau, who died in 2015. By Bob Smietana, 1,100 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Singh-Oped: Pompeo’s rights commission distilled decades of evangelicals’ hopes
(RNS) — The redefinition of human rights by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights may be the most shocking and far-reaching but the redrawn agenda is nothing new, says Trinity University historian Lauren Turek: It’s a realization of American evangelicals’ long hoped-for foreign policy goals. By Simran Jeet Singh. 930 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Merritt-Oped: Liberty University football team realizes Falwell’s winning vision, but at what cost?
(RNS) — Liberty University has long bragged about being one of America’s largest Christian colleges, but this year, even after suffering its first loss by one point on Saturday (Nov. 21), it can also boast about its nationally ranked football team. The question for Liberty is what realizing such a dream has cost in both cash and compromises. By Jonathan Merritt. 1,007 words. (category: k)
