EDS: RNS-Catholic-Immigrants will come tomorrow.
NEWS STORY
RNS-Interfaith-Ramadan: For interfaith couples, Ramadan can deepen ties to faith and each other
(Interfaith America) — Ramadan can be an opportunity for Muslims in interfaith relationships to introduce their partners to the core beliefs and teachings of Islam, as well as to the ways different Muslim cultures share what is a deeply communal experience. By Silma Suba. 878 words. (category: a)
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RNS-LaLuzDelMundo-Trial: September trial date set in sexual abuse case against La Luz del Mundo leader Naasón Joaquín García
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A trial date has been set for Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the Mexico-based megachurch La Luz del Mundo who is facing a number of sex abuse charges.A Superior Court judge on Monday (April 12) ordered the trial date for García to begin Sept. 27. By Alejandra Molina. 450 words. (category: a)
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RNS-Dallas-Hillsong: Hillsong to ‘pause’ operations at Dallas campus, citing leadership failures
(RNS) — Brian Houston, co-founder of the global megachurch Hillsong, announced in an email on Saturday (April 10) that the church’s leadership had decided to “pause all operations” at its Dallas, Texas, location. New revelations about the former Dallas pastors as well as pandemic woes have led the global behemoth to announce the indefinite shuttering. By Roxanne Stone. 597 words. (category: a)
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RNS-Torzi-Arrest: Italian prosecutors issue arrest warrant against Italian broker caught in Vatican scandals
(RNS) – Italian prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for money laundering and tax evasion charges against the broker Gianluigi Torzi, already embroiled in a legal battle with the Vatican judiciary for his role in a controversial Vatican purchase of a London property. By Claire Giangravè. 700 words. (category: i)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Silk-Oped: How SCOTUS is selectively ‘restoring’ religious liberty
(RNS) — In the latest religious freedom case decided since Amy Comey Barrett joined the Court in October, no evidence suggested that the government meant to suppress at-home Bible studies, or that it tried to limit only conduct motivated by religious belief. Instead, the effect of this ruling is to reestablish the strict scrutiny test whenever the Court feels like doing so. By Mark Silk. 800 words. (category: k)
