NEWS STORY
RNS-Haitians-Border: Faith groups continue to decry Biden administration’s treatment of Haitian migrants
(RNS) — Several U.S. faith groups and religious leaders that have lambasted the U.S. government’s treatment of Haitian migrants in recent days, maintaining pressure on an administration that already faced fierce pushback earlier this month after images emerged of mounted border agents swinging leather straps at Haitians along the border. By Jack Jenkins. 1,000 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Canada-Bishops: Canada’s First Nations await ‘concrete actions’ as bishops apologize for boarding schools
(RNS) — Canada’s 90 Roman Catholic bishops have “unequivocally” apologized for that church’s role in the Indian Residential School system that about 150,000 of the country’s Indigenous people were forced to attend, where they often suffered emotional, psychological, physical and sexual abuse. By John Longhurst. 679 words. (category: i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Vatican-Booster: Vatican weighs ethics of booster shots
(RNS) – While Catholic US President Joe Biden received his booster shot of the covid 19 vaccine, experts at the Vatican on Tuesday considered the ethics of booster shots distribution in wealthy countries while many in other parts of the world have yet to receive the first dose. By Claire Giangravè. 800 words. (category: i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Frankin-LeanOnMe: Kirk Franklin re-releases ‘Lean On Me’ with virtual global children’s choir
(RNS) — Kirk Franklin’s entertainment company and Compassion International have jointly re-released a remake of his “Lean on Me” single featuring a virtual choir of more than 120 youth who live in 25 countries aided by the humanitarian organization. The gospel artist talked to RNS about the project, its message and what he learned from the young participants. By Adelle M. Banks. 1,000 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Lucado-QA: Amid pandemic and personal struggles, Christian author Max Lucado says ‘You Were Made for this Moment’
(RNS) — Pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado shares how the story of Esther can help guide readers through challenging times in his latest book, “You Were Made for this Moment.” He knows this from personal experience — it helped him through his own recent diagnosis with COVID-19 and a serious heart condition. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 1,500 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Prior-Oped: Beauty is the extravagance that makes us human
(RNS) — In a world so broken, distorted and unjust, we should take encouragement, even solace, in the fact that art is still cherished. Where we place beauty on our list of priorities reflects what we understand about what beauty means in being human. The ability to appreciate it and cultivate it reflects our nature as beings made in the image of God, the creator of and source of all beauty. By Karen Swallow Prior. 1,100 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Camosy-Oped: Catholic lawmakers can’t justify a vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act
(RNS) — From the perspective of Catholic moral theology and Catholic bioethics, there is no reasonable prudential judgement of conscience with regard to policy that could justify a vote for WHPA. Active support for this bill puts a Catholic legislator — Republican or Democrat — outside the church community on a profound matter of justice. By Charles C. Camosy. 919 words. (category: k)
