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RNS Opening Budget — Friday, August 27, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 27, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Church-Coup: A South Carolina pastor quit his church. His followers revolted to get him back. (RNS) — In August, Todd Elliott, pastor of a popular South Carolina church, agreed to quit after he and elders at Beach Church in Myrtle Beach could not agree on how things should be run. He got a […]
RNS Updated Budget — Thursday, August 26, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 26, 2021
NEWS BRIEF RNS-ISISK-Explainer: Who is ISIS-K, the group officials blame for the Kabul airport bombings? (RNS) — A horrific terrorist attack at a Kabul airport on Thursday (Aug. 26) has killed at least 12 U.S. service members as well as more than 60 Afghans attempting to flee the country, a death toll U.S. officials are attributing to […]
RNS Opening Budget — Thursday, August 26, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 26, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Catholic-Raleigh: Amid a boom of plus-sized churches, one Catholic church wants to keep it small CARY, N.C. (RNS) — North Carolina’s Catholic population, while still small in comparison to many northern and midwestern states, has ballooned over the past 50 years, especially in the state’s urban areas. It has accommodated the influx by […]
RNS Updated Budget — Wednesday, August 25, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 25, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Refugees-Help: How to help Afghans arriving in the US after fleeing the Taliban (RNS) — As the U.S. continues its evacuations of American citizens and Afghans who have worked for the U.S. over the past 20 years from Afghanistan, faith-based organizations are leading efforts to help Afghans settle into the country. Here are […]
RNS Opening Budget — Wednesday, August 25, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 25, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Capuchins-Padrepio: Actor Shia LaBeuof prepared for Padre Pio biopic with Capuchin friars (RNS) – Capuchin friars in California hosted actor Shia LaBeuof in mid-August to help him immerse himself in the spiritual life of the community as he prepares to interpret Saint Padre Pio in an upcoming feature on the famed stigmatic friar. […]
RNS Updated Budget — Tuesday, August 24, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 24, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Muslim-Podcast: New podcast finds ‘work-life-faith balance’ for modern Muslim parents (RNS) — Talking to kids about sex is just one of the traditional taboos addressed in a new podcast focused on modern Muslim parenting. The podcast’s host, Amin Aaser, regards Muslim parenting as a journey that requires a balance of traditional and modern values […]
RNS Opening Budget — Tuesday, August 24, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 24, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Francis-Aid: Pope Francis sends financial aid to Haiti, Bangladesh and Vietnam VATICAN CITY (RNS) — From Haiti to Afghanistan, the Catholic church tackled global crises this week through financial and humanitarian aid and heartfelt appeals for political leaders “to act according to conscience.” By Claire Giangravè. 500 words. (category: i) NEWS STORY RNS-McKenzie-Obit: […]
RNS Updated Budget — Monday, August 23, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 23, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Tarrio-Sentencing: Proud Boys leader sentenced to five months for burning church banner WASHINGTON (RNS) — The leader of the far-right extremist group Proud Boys has been sentenced for 5 months in jail for setting a historic Black church’s Black Lives Matter banner on fire in December and possessing high-capacity firearm magazines when he […]
RNS Opening Budget — Monday, August 23, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 23, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Atheist-Aliens: For atheists, the idea of aliens seems real. Religious people doubt it. (RNS) — A new survey found that nonreligious Americans are more open to the idea that alien life is out there than their religious neighbors are. For some atheists, not believing in the idea of creation opens them up to […]
RNS Updated Budget—Friday, August 20, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 20, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Refugee-Folo: As vulnerable Afghans flee Kabul, US faith groups prepare to aid them (RNS) — After years of cuts to the number of refugees allowed into the U.S., the six faith-based refugee resettlement agencies are scrambling to meet the needs of an anticipated rush of Afghans arriving in a matter of weeks. By […]
RNS Opening Budget—Friday, August 20, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 20, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Orthodox-TV: How Orthodox Jews became a streaming TV hit (RNS) — Orthodox Jews are having a moment. A surge in recent TV shows about Haredi Jews, the ones commonly distinguished by their long black suits and hats, twisted locks of hair (for men) and wigs (for women), are for the first time competing […]
RNS Updated Budget—Thursday, August 19, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 19, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Exemptions-Pressure: Priests navigate Catholics’ fears and consciences in vaccine exemption pleas (RNS) — As US Catholic bishops issue instructions about parishioners seeking religious exemptions to employers’ COVID-19 vaccine requirements, diocesan priests are having conversations with their congregants about why public health or conscience take precedence. By Alejandra Molina. 1,000 words. (category: a) NEWS […]
RNS Opening Budget—Thursday, August 19, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 19, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Women-Churchplanter: Women church planters aim to give US Christianity a fresh start (RNS) — Church planting — the practice of starting new congregations — has long been populated by eager young white men, mentored by megachurch pastors and backed by evangelical networks. A group of women pastors of color hope to change that, […]
RNS Updated Budget—Wednesday, August 18, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 18, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Vaccines-Exemptions: As US bishops reject exemptions, Pope Francis dubs COVID-19 vaccine ‘act of love’ (RNS) — The pope’s endorsement of the COVID-19 vaccines, prompted by a pro-vaccine campaign that involves six other cardinals and archbishops, comes as more U.S. Catholic dioceses issue instructions to their priests not to offer religious exemptions for those […]
RNS Opening Budget — Wednesday, August 18, 2021
By Religion News Service — August 18, 2021
NEWS STORY RNS-Vaccines-Exemptions: As US bishops reject exemptions, Pope Francis dubs COVID-19 vaccine ‘act of love’ (RNS) — The pope’s endorsement of the COVID-19 vaccines, prompted by a pro-vaccine campaign that involves six other cardinals and archbishops, comes as more U.S. Catholic dioceses issue instructions to their priests not to offer religious exemptions for those […]
