Jack Jenkins
Jack Jenkins is a national reporter for RNS based in Washington, covering U.S. Catholics and the intersection of religion and politics.
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Study: QAnon draws from several faith groups, numbers more than 40 million
By Jack Jenkins — February 24, 2022
(RNS) — Meanwhile, nearly half of those who reject QAnon blame white conservative Christians for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Could Novavax win over some religious vaccine skeptics?
By Jack Jenkins — February 18, 2022
(RNS) — Novavax's CEO has framed his company's vaccine as an alternative for those who object to the use of fetal cell lines in the development of existing popular vaccines.
GiveSendGo back online after hack targeting Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests
By Jack Jenkins — February 15, 2022
(RNS) — The Canadian protesters have begun staging ‘Jericho Marches’ similar to those conducted in the lead-up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Conservative PAC sues Biden administration, targeting nuns, liberal Catholics in records request
By Jack Jenkins — February 10, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Among those targeted is Sister Norma Pimentel, a nun who serves undocumented immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border and has been described as the pope’s ‘favorite nun.’
New report details the influence of Christian nationalism on the insurrection
By Jack Jenkins — February 9, 2022
(RNS) — Christian nationalism was used to 'bolster, justify and intensify the January 6 attack on the Capitol,' said Amanda Tyler, head of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
Immigration reform used to unite faith groups—not anymore
By Jack Jenkins — February 4, 2022
(RNS) — In a new survey, white evangelicals no longer report majority support for creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
At National Prayer Breakfast, Biden calls for unity
By Jack Jenkins — February 3, 2022
(RNS) — President Joe Biden took advantage of a smaller, more intimate setting to reach out to his political adversaries.
Sen. Chris Coons: This year’s National Prayer Breakfast is a ‘reset’
By Jack Jenkins — February 2, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The gathering, which typically draws a sprawling crowd of guests from all over the world, will be limited this year to members of Congress, speakers and spouses.
Firebrand Texas bishop tests limits of conservative Catholic dissent
By Jack Jenkins — February 1, 2022
(RNS) — A canon lawyer described Bishop Joseph Strickland's challenge to a fellow bishop as 'unprecedented.'
How the Capitol attacks helped spread Christian nationalism in the extreme right
By Jack Jenkins — January 26, 2022
(RNS) — For many in the right-wing extremist fringe, Christian nationalism is becoming a shared language.
At March for Life, a mix of triumph and apprehension
By Jack Jenkins — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — Organizers condemned the presence of people affiliated with America First, whose leader is widely decried as a white nationalist.
On eve of March for Life, Catholic abortion rights advocates counterprotest pro-life vigil
By Jack Jenkins — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — The group Catholics for Choice projected slogans on the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception as worshippers inside held an anti-abortion vigil.
Jon Meacham, Bishop Michael Curry discuss religion, politics and insurrection
By Jack Jenkins — January 13, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The two Episcopalian thinkers discuss the Jan. 6 insurrection, the role of faith and the future of politics.
Scholar: America is still reacting to the religious right, in more ways than one
By Jack Jenkins — January 13, 2022
(RNS) — The shadow of the religious right is long, and may be hindering the ability of modern-day Christian conservatives to stifle radicalism.
On Jan. 6, vigils recall the insurrection with competing narratives
By Jack Jenkins — January 7, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — From calls to pass voting rights legislation to assertions that those charged in connection with the insurrection are being mistreated, vigils remembered the attack on the U.S. Capitol differently.
