Amy Taxin
Amy Taxin is an author at Religion News Service.
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Jewish diaspora mourns attack on Israel, but carries on by celebrating holidays
By Amy Taxin and Bobby Caina Calvan — October 9, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — At synagogues around the globe, the attacks by Hamas brought a somber tone.
As Maui rescue continues, families and faith leaders cling to hope but tackle reality of loss
By Bobby Caina Calvan, Giovanna Dell'orto, and Audrey Mcavoy — August 16, 2023
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Amid the gloom, faith leaders were focused on providing community and spiritual hope for congregants who lost homes and livelihoods. Some vowed to hold services on Sunday.
Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college
By Bobby Caina Calvan — May 23, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — The recent firings prompted more than 700 Houghton alumni to sign a petition in protest.
Amid Ian’s wounds, Jews see healing, renewal in Yom Kippur
By Bobby Caina Calvan and Mike Schneider — October 5, 2022
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Throughout southwest Florida, Jews planned to hold worship services for Yom Kippur, although many were doing so with plans drastically modified by the devastating storm.
Vatican exonerates Brooklyn bishop accused of sexual abuse
By Bobby Caina Calvan — September 2, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — The Vatican has closed its investigation into allegations made separately by two men, who accused the bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio, of abusing them a half-century ago when he was a priest in New Jersey.
Collapsed condo: Weighing how to honor dead at ‘holy site’
By Bobby Caina Calvan — July 13, 2021
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The question is swirling across the ruins of the Champlain Towers South: What will become of the ground that bears so much pain?
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