In move likely aimed at Liberty, on-campus teaching halted
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The evangelical college has faced intense criticism over its decision to welcome students back to campus last week after the end of their spring break.
The president, the pandemic and the limits of positive thinking
(RNS) — With his false claims and dismissive tweets about COVID-19, President Trump does not (merely) misrepresent reality; he engages positive thinking in hopes of changing it.
Samaritan's Purse sets up emergency field hospital in New York's Central Park
(RNS) — The field hospital, which is expected to open Tuesday (March 31), will allow Mount Sinai Hospital additional surge capacity as New York City grapples with an overstretched medical system.
A sermon on COVID-19 and climate change
(RNS) — Could this plague we’re going through represent a divine push to address climate change?
Trump is a ‘big egotistical loser’ says Christian finance expert in stimulus Twitter rant
(RNS) — Prosperity preacher and financial expert Michael Chitwood launched a profane critique of the stimulus package on Twitter.
Joseph Lowery, minister, civil rights leader, friend of King, dies at 98
(RNS) — ‘He was a champion for civil rights, a challenger of injustice, a dear friend to the King family,’ the King Center tweeted.
Black and Latino startup churches work to stay afloat during pandemic
(RNS) — Startup churches in working-class communities of color rally to help their communities in need during the pandemic but worry about their own future.
As coronavirus keeps parishioners homebound, Christian clergy debate online Communion
(RNS) — With churchgoers holed up in their homes for weeks and even months to come, Christian leaders are starting to ask: Is Communion appropriate for cyberspace?
Black church leaders push for census participation despite coronavirus
(RNS) — ‘The coronavirus has added to the already existing fear that people had about a number of questions,’ one minister said.
Pope Francis says ‘We are all in the same boat,’ during Urbi et Orbi ceremony
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Urbi et Orbi, meaning to the city and the world, is a blessing usually delivered by the Roman pontiff at Christmas and Easter. It offers plenary indulgence, which means the forgiveness of sins to the faithful present and watching through media outlets.
Clergy laugh off bloopers as the coronavirus forces churches online
(RNS) — With so many using online tools for the first time and the internet’s inability to forget, some hilarity was bound to follow.
Surgeon general, disaster experts advise church leaders in COVID-19 online summit
(RNS) — Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams advised faith leaders: 'Follow the guidance from your local health department and find ways to partner with them.'
Holy Land churches, mosques, synagogues close for coronavirus
(RNS) — Public religion in the Holy Land has ground to a halt due to the coronavirus.
Our moral obligation to health during the COVID-19 pandemic
(RNS) — In this national emergency, the government’s program of protecting profits is putting all of us at risk.
As coronavirus death toll mounts, faith leaders the world over grapple with funerals
(RNS) — Faith groups are attempting to address the issue of funerals by instituting new policies designed to offer some semblance of comfort for the bereaved while keeping others safe from infection.