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Sean Feucht protest worries Los Angeles homeless advocates
By Alejandra Molina — November 27, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Feucht has not been reached for comment, but city officials told Religion News Service on Wednesday (Nov. 25) that no permits had been issued to secure the event.
High court blocks NY coronavirus limits on houses of worship
By Jessica Gresko — November 26, 2020
(RNS) — In an unsigned opinion the court said the restrictions "single out houses of worship for especially harsh treatment."
Churches return land to Indigenous groups as part of #LandBack movement
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 26, 2020
KITCHENER, Ontario (RNS) — The returns come as some mainline Protestant Christian denominations have learned about and repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, the justification for European Christians to seize lands already inhabited by Indigenous peoples.
COVID vaccines are moral to use, say ethicists, Catholic bishops
By Bob Smietana — November 25, 2020
(RNS) — ‘We have seen the polls looking at how many people are willing to take the vaccines and we’re very concerned the number is much lower than it should be,’ said an ethicist at the Christian Medical & Dental Association.
Biden victory in hand, Black church get-out-the-vote workers assess the future
By Adelle M. Banks — November 25, 2020
(RNS) — Faith in Action, which mobilized for policies that empower Black Americans, noted down-ballot wins, such as passage of a $15 minimum wage in Florida.
RNS holiday gift guide 2020: Puzzles, prayer cards and more gifts for staying in
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 25, 2020
(RNS) — Religion News Service is bringing back our holiday gift guide, full of ideas for all the people of faith — or no faith — on your list.
Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration near Chicago, largest in US, canceled due to COVID-19
By Alejandra Molina — November 24, 2020
(RNS) — More than 200,000 devotees normally attend the celebration, some walking barefoot and carrying statues of the Virgin.
Biden says Americans can worship in person ‘safely.’ But what does that mean?
By Jack Jenkins — November 24, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — When asked by a reporter whether Americans should be able to attend religious services despite the ongoing pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, the president-elect responded, ‘Yes, safely.’
Robert Putnam thinks religion could play a role in healing divisions
By Yonat Shimron — November 24, 2020
(RNS) — The renowned political scientist and his co-author say the reforms enacted in response to the Social Gospel movement of the Progressive Era might provide a lesson.
In new book, Pope Francis addresses COVID-19 and politics, with an eye to the US
By Claire Giangravé — November 24, 2020
(RNS) — Francis uses the U.S. motto ‘E pluribus unum’ to support last summer’s protests as a people’s ‘united indignation.’
NBA players hailed by pope at Vatican for demanding justice
By Tim Reynolds — November 24, 2020
(AP) — 'The pope had important words for us: We need to continue to be united, to operate as brothers, like a team, and to set an example for the younger generations,' said one of the players who visited Francis.
Poor People’s Campaign mourns 250K COVID deaths, calls for stimulus relief
By Yonat Shimron — November 23, 2020
(RNS) — The group, led by the Rev. William Barber, is staging a national service of eulogy and remembrance two miles from the U.S. Capitol.
Scandal-plagued Catholic hospital’s story reads like a guide to Vatican turmoil
By Claire Giangravé — November 23, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A tale of mismanagement and corruption that typifies the financial scandals currently swirling around the church.
Like Joe Biden, many Catholics find the rosary to be a comfort and anchor in crisis
By Bob Smietana — November 23, 2020
(RNS) — Long a staple of Catholic life, the rosary is back in the spotlight with the election of Joe Biden, who will become America's second Catholic president.
In rural East Tennessee, a mobile clinic run by nuns and aging volunteers cares for the body and the soul
By Bob Smietana — November 23, 2020
CRAB ORCHARD, Tenn. (RNS) — For Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, serving as medical director at the St. Mary's Legacy Clinic is her dream job. 'I didn't think you could be a sister and a doctor. Turns out you can.'
