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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Scholar and Biden adviser Jon Meacham joins National Cathedral as canon historian
By Jack Jenkins — March 10, 2021
(RNS) — Meacham is the first leader appointed to the cathedral’s planned College of Faith & Culture.
‘Q Shaman’ denied request to leave jail for faith-related reasons until insurrection trial
By Jack Jenkins — March 8, 2021
(RNS) — Jacob Chansley claimed he cannot be vaccinated from COVID-19 because of his 'Shamanic faith.'
Johnson & Johnson vaccine creates a week of confusion for Catholics
By Jack Jenkins — March 5, 2021
(RNS) — An attempt to clear up confusion about the moral acceptability of the vaccine only created further uncertainty.
As Sister Simone Campbell leaves Network, she reflects on a career in Washington
By Jack Jenkins — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — 'I think a sign that it's the right time is that it's kind of exciting,' Sister Simone Campbell said. 'I’m excited to see what it will do next.'
US bishops discourage Catholics from getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine if given a choice
By Jack Jenkins — March 2, 2021
(RNS) — 'If one has the ability to choose a vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccines should be chosen over Johnson & Johnson’s,' the statement read.
New Orleans archdiocese urges Catholics to avoid new Johnson & Johnson vaccine
By Jack Jenkins — March 1, 2021
(RNS) — The archdiocese said the vaccine is 'morally compromised' because it utilized cells with a decades-old link to an aborted fetus.
The insurrectionists’ Senate floor prayer highlights a curious Trumpian ecumenism
By Jack Jenkins — February 25, 2021
Exploring the unusual spiritual ties unifying the Capitol insurrectionists.
More than 500 evangelicals, other faith leaders condemn religion at insurrection as ‘heretical’
By Jack Jenkins — February 24, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We unite our voices to declare that there is a version of American nationalism that is trying to camouflage itself as Christianity — and it is a heretical version of our faith,’ the letter reads.
Why is a photo of Jared Leto dressed like the Joker and Jesus floating around?
By Jack Jenkins — February 22, 2021
(RNS) — It’s from the so-called Snyder Cut of ‘Justice League.’ Or is it?
Poor People’s Campaign meets with Joe Manchin, vows to protest for $15 minimum wage
By Jack Jenkins — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We are trying to get (Manchin) to live up to what he was told when he was a kid: If you have all these blessings, then you can share your blessings,’ said Jean Evansmore, a West Virginia resident.
When religion was present — and notably absent — at the impeachment trial
By Jack Jenkins — February 15, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — At one point, Rep. Madeleine Dean led her fellow Democratic House managers in a prayer: 'May God grant success to the work of our hands.'
Biden signs executive order reestablishing White House faith office
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — February 14, 2021
(RNS) — The order reappoints Melissa Rogers, who headed the office under President Barack Obama.
Amy Coney Barrett joins liberal justices to stay execution, grant inmate’s pastor access
By Jack Jenkins — February 12, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The result hinted at Barrett's broader approach to religious liberty.
Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory
By Jack Jenkins — February 11, 2021
(RNS) — There was also significant support among white evangelicals for the claim that members of antifa, or anti-fascist activists, were ‘mostly responsible’ for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the survey conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
Faith-based refugee resettlement groups describe what it will take to rebuild program after Trump cuts
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — February 5, 2021
(RNS) — Biden's executive order may be raising the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. from 15,000 to 125,000, but the work needed to rebuild the gutted resettlement apparatus have many admitting it’s unlikely the United States will reach that target anytime soon.
