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RNS Opening Budget — Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Vatican-PayCuts: Pope Francis reduces cardinal wages as Vatican finances struggle due to pandemic
(RNS) – Pope Francis’ efforts to build a “poor Church for the poor” got a little closer to becoming a reality on Wednesday, when he issued pay cuts for Vatican clergy and employees to aid the Holy See’s struggling finances made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. By Claire Giangravè. 400 words. (category: i)

COMMENTARY
RNS-Joshi-Oped: The swastika and the 4 H’s
(RNS) — For Hindus, as well as for Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Native Americans and other indigenous people around the globe, the swastika is an ancient symbol of prosperity and good fortune. Banning the swastika, or writing laws that treat it as only a Nazi symbol, would violate the First Amendment. Just as important, bans sidestep the real issue such as dealing with our differences and coexisting as Americans. By Khyati Y. Joshi. 946 words. (category: k)

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