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NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Biden-SeminaryClinic: Biden says seminary COVID-19 vaccine clinic is example of ‘America at its finest’
(RNS) — President Joe Biden visited a Virginia seminary chapel that is being used as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on the same day his administration moved up the day when he hopes all Americans will be eligible to get a vaccine. “It’s an example of America at its finest,” he said of such partnerships. By Adelle M. Banks. 500 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Safe-Ramadan: In Ramadan’s spirit of hope, New York’s Muslims cautiously open mosques
(RNS) — Last year, Ramadan fell in the worst of the pandemic. Still haunted by the toll of the pandemic. A year later, about 30% of adult New Yorkers and half of those 65 and older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, according to The New York Times. Indoor dining has returned, people are going back to work, and while some mosques remain hesitant, others are preparing to open for tarawih with strict precautions. By Zainab Iqbal. 1,249 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Kung-Obit: Hans Küng, the theologian who wanted to stand tall
(RNS) — Hans Küng, the contentious Roman Catholic theologian who died at 93 on Tuesday (April 6), once explained his combative nature by pointing out he was Swiss. Küng paid dearly for that independence, being stripped of his right to teach Catholic theology by St. John Paul II and repeatedly frustrated in his efforts to reform the tradition-bound Vatican. By Tom Heneghan. 1,145 words. (category: i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Cinema-Mass: Church faces backlash for showing mass at a cinema, as Italy faces severe lockdown
(RNS) – As Italy faces a nation-wide lockdown, a small church decided to project Easter masses at a local movie theatre, but Italians decried the Catholic Church’s “insensitivity.” By Claire Giangravè. 500 words. (category c)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Bieber-Freedom: Justin Bieber’s Easter surprise EP, ‘Freedom,’ adds to his Jesus-filled chapter
(RNS) — Justin Bieber’s surprise Easter Sunday release, an EP titled “Freedom” and his most explicitly religious project to date, has raced to the second spot on the iTunes album chart, just two weeks after he released a full album, “Justice.” The EP features Christian pop singer Tori Kelly, among other artists and, notably, words from megachurch pastor Judah Smith. By Kathryn Post. 559 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Georgia-Delay: AME church to delay planned boycott of Georgia companies, protest The Masters
(RNS) — The African Methodist Episcopal church and other historically Black faith groups in Georgia have delayed a planned boycott of major companies, planning instead to protest the Maters golf tournament while giving company executives additional time to combat a controversial elections law in the state. By Jack Jenkins. 450 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Stubbs-Oped: Vatican water and hygiene initiative for health care facilities is an investment in life
(RNS) — The absence of water, sanitation and hygiene — abbreviated in aid circles as WASH — in hundreds of health care facilities worldwide forces providers to work under exceptionally difficult conditions. Now the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has launched an initiative to improve conditions, starting with dioceses in 23 countries. By Mary Louise Stubbs. 866 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Reese-Oped: Visitation of Vatican liturgy office could lead to liturgical reform
(RNS) — The recent retirement of Cardinal Robert Sarah, the office’s prefect, cleared the way for Pope Francis to bring in a kind of consultant to look at a floundering business before a new CEO is appointed. Here’s what Bishop Claudio Maniago of Castellaneta, president of the Italian bishops’ conference’s liturgical commission, should look at first. By Thomas Reese. 900 words. (category: k)
