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Vatican official apologizes for deleting video from Catholic LGBTQ outreach group
By Jack Jenkins — December 13, 2021
(RNS) — New Ways Ministry called the church's apology on LGBTQ matters a 'historic moment.'
In Hinduism, women create spaces for their own leadership
By Deepti Hajela — December 13, 2021
(AP) — Women in Hinduism globally lead by building communities, taking on positions in organizations and passing on knowledge.
Russell Moore defamation lawsuit withdrawn by Georgia pastor Mike Stone
By Bob Smietana — December 11, 2021
(RNS) — For now, the legal battle between the two high-profile evangelical leaders is over.
Photos of the Week: Feast of Immaculate Conception; women in faith
By Jessi Dodge — December 10, 2021
Witches and CRT critics alike nix ‘hex’ prompt in teacher equity guide
By Heather Greene — December 10, 2021
(RNS) — A resource guide titled 'Writing Prompts on Police Brutality and Racist Violence' suggested writing hex spells to curse agents of 'police terror.'
New Advent album by The Porter’s Gate is balm for a pandemic-weary world
By Kathryn Post — December 10, 2021
(RNS) — 'It also feels like a particularly good year for Advent. It feels like, this has been a whole Advent year, a whole Advent two years,' said The Porter’s Gate founder.
Rastafari want more legal marijuana for freedom of worship
By Luis Andres Henao and Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu — December 10, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For Rastafari, the ritualistic smoking of marijuana brings them closer to the divine. But for decades, many have been incarcerated because of their use of cannabis.
Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
By Mark Sherman — December 10, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Texas’ ban on most abortions, offering only a glimmer of daylight for clinics in the state to challenge the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. The decision, little more than a week after the court signaled it would roll back abortion rights and possibly overturn […]
Residents fear sale of Monastery of the Angels, beloved Hollywood home to cloistered nuns
By Alejandra Molina — December 10, 2021
HOLLYWOOD (RNS) — Los Angeles residents say the monastery is 'loved by people of all faiths' and represents 'kindness in an ocean of distraction, indifference and preoccupation.'
In new book, Mark Meadows confirms Trump Bible photo-op was Ivanka’s idea
By Jack Jenkins — December 10, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Meadows does not mention faith leaders who were expelled from the church's patio prior to the stunt.
PBS documentary broadcast part of Sikh awareness campaign
By Joseph Hammond — December 10, 2021
(RNS) — 'Guru Nanak: Life & Legacy' will be shown on December 9th and 10th on 100 different PBS stations in over 40 states.
At Vatican’s Peruvian Nativity scene, Pope Francis again warns against ‘indifference’
By Claire Giangravé — December 10, 2021
(RNS) — The pope used the Vatican crèche's spotlight on the diversity of Peru to continue a campaign against indifference toward people at the margins.
Some pastors fear talking about vaccines. Bishop Horace Smith sees them as a blessing.
By Bob Smietana — December 9, 2021
(RNS) — Church leaders can play an important role in promoting COVID-19 vaccines to keep communities safe — if they build trust.
As Afghan evacuees overwhelm US aid agencies, Jewish groups step in as partners
By Yonat Shimron — December 9, 2021
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — The refugees are not Jewish. But as grandchildren of refugees, American Jews want to honor their ancestors by helping others.
Evidence of Dorothy Day’s ‘everyday’ sainthood heads to Rome, boxed and beribboned
By Renée Roden — December 9, 2021
NEW YORK (RNS) — In a Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan gave a formal sendoff for two decades of work by Day’s supporters.
