NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Vatican-Novax: Three Swiss Guards resign following Vatican vaccine mandate
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Three members of the Swiss guards, the armed forces charged with protecting the popes, decided to leave their post after objecting to the Vatican’s vaccine requirement. By Claire Giangravè. 400 Words. (category i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-SBC-Explainer: Why are Southern Baptists fighting over sexual abuse?
(RNS) — A top Southern Baptist Convention committee has deadlocked over how to proceed with an abuse investigation. A look at how a routine set of meetings became an existential crisis for the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. By Bob Smietana. 800 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Vatican-Cop26: Pope Francis, faith leaders call for action ahead of COP26 climate summit
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Scientists and religious leaders from all over the world, including Pope Francis, gathered at the Vatican on Monday to present a joint appeal affirming their commitment to protecting the environment and overcoming the divide between faith and science. By Claire Giangravè. 800 words. (category i)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Theoharis-Oped: Why Joe Manchin’s good faith is bad for the poor
(RNS) — Since the Democrats took control of the Senate in January, Manchin has proposed attaching means testing and work requirements to the child tax credit, argued against the For the People Act on voting rights, vowed to defend the Senate’s obstructive filibuster and opposed raising the minimum wage to $15/hour. All of these proposals run counter to the agenda whose popularity led his party to win the majority in the Senate. They also run counter to Manchin’s claims that his Catholic faith informs his politics. By Liz Theoharis. 900 words. (category: k)