RNS Updated Budget — Wednesday, September 8, 2021

NEWS STORY RNS-Catholic-Hurricane: Louisiana Catholics pitch in as clean up from Hurricane Ida continues (RNS)  — Catholics in New Orleans have rallied to help their neighbors in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The storm damaged dozens of churches in Archdiocese of News Orleans and closed down Catholics schools due to a lack of power and […]

NEWS STORY
RNS-Catholic-Hurricane: Louisiana Catholics pitch in as clean up from Hurricane Ida continues
(RNS)  — Catholics in New Orleans have rallied to help their neighbors in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The storm damaged dozens of churches in Archdiocese of News Orleans and closed down Catholics schools due to a lack of power and water. Still local parishes have sent out crews to help clean up and organized meals to feed their neighbors.By Bob Smietana. 700 words. (category: a)

NEWS STORY
RNS-Hindutva-Conference: ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ Conference Draws Controversy
(RNS) — For the organizers of the ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ conference set to begin later this week, the conference offers a check on what they claim is a far-right ideology that seeks to undermine India’s secular and democratic traditions. For opponents of the controversy, the conference is an example of Hinduphobia. By Joseph Hammond. 800 words. (category: a)

NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Bishop-Wuhan: Pope Francis selects new bishop in Wuhan
(RNS) — Pope Francis selected Rev. P. Francesco Cui Qingqi to become the new bishop of Wuhan, the sixth episcopal in China since the Vatican signed a provisional agreement with Beijing in 2018. By Claire Giangravè. 400 words. (category i)


NEWS STORY
RNS-Aztec-Lawsuit: San Diego lawsuit claims California’s ethnic studies curriculum promotes Aztec gods
(RNS) — Three San Diego parents along with a nonprofit group that has stood against affirmative action and critical race theory are suing the California Department of Education claiming that its ethnic studies curriculum has students praying to Aztec gods. By Alejandra Molina. 700 words. ( category: a)

COMMENTARY
RNS-Jones-Oped: Removal of Robert E. Lee leaves Arthur Ashe as Richmond’s remaining witness
(RNS) — For the first time in 130 years, a trip down Richmond’s Monument Avenue will not entail an involuntary Lost Cause pilgrimage. Rather, the empty pedestals will stand as silent indicting witnesses to the past valorization of white supremacy by a city’s white leaders and churches. By Robert P. Jones. 1,086 words. (category: k)

COMMENTARY
RNS-Singh-Oped: Anti-Sikh bigotry didn’t start with 9/11. That fact got me through it.
(RNS) — Maintaining perspective — realizing that Sikhs had faced as much, or worse, before — is a powerful way to resist the tendency to focus on one’s own suffering, even the suffering of one’s own community. It’s also a way to feel connected to their past, a connection that can help remind someone of their why and also their how. By Simran Jeet Singh. 850 words. (category: k)