RNS Morning Report: Kamala Harris’s Faith; Vatican’s China Deal; Interfaith Children’s Books

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, speaks at the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress presidential forum in Washington on June 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Need to know: Wednesday, August 12, 2020

5 Faith-facts about VP-elect Kamala Harris, a Black Baptist with a Hindu family

Few, if any, vice presidential candidates have had as much exposure to the world’s religions as Kamala Harris, the 55-year-old senator from California whom Joe Biden picked Tuesday (Aug. 11) as his running mate.

Vatican’s China deal may protect Chinese Catholics, keep Pope Francis silent

A new deal with the Vatican could protect Chinese Catholics but silence Pope Francis’ critiques of China.

How interfaith activism helped Saadia Faruqi change the face of children’s books

Saadia Faruqi’s writing draws on her two decades as a Muslim interfaith activist in Texas — and as the mother of two children.

Nuns’ advice on coping with pandemic: Eat, pray for Dr. Fauci, love your neighbor

Like the rest of us, Catholic nuns are stuck at home and missing sports, but are keeping busy with prayers, baking and friends.

5 faith facts about Biden VP contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren — a former Methodist Sunday School teacher

Warren was born and raised Methodist and raised her own children in the United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the United States.

Trump’s 2020 religious attack on Biden harks back to 1800

Then too, a Democrat was charged with being godless, writes Mark Silk.

 


 

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