Search Results for: Melissa Rogers

Faith, medical leaders collaborate to get COVID-19 vaccine in arms of more people

By Yonat Shimron — February 18, 2021

(RNS) — ‘A really wonderful facet of this work is the multifaith cooperation that we’re seeing already,’ said White House official Melissa Rogers.

Biden signals willingness to dialogue with bishops and other faith leaders

By Thomas Reese — February 17, 2021

(RNS) — Melissa Rogers, restored to the White House faith partnerships office, listens to all sides of a dispute.

Biden signs executive order reestablishing White House faith office

By Jack Jenkins — February 14, 2021

(RNS) — The order reappoints Melissa Rogers, who headed the office under President Barack Obama.

Biden administration finalizes rule on religious liberty protections

By Adelle M. Banks — March 1, 2024

(RNS) — ‘Today’s announcement establishes uniform policies to safeguard Americans from religious discrimination in social services,’ said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Secular organizers say interfaith spaces should include atheists, nonbelievers

By Alejandra Molina — April 10, 2023

(RNS) — It is perplexing, some say, when interfaith leaders refer to the religious freedom movement as ‘radically inclusive’ while ‘one of the biggest sections of society’ is left out of the conversation.

In latest twist for faith-based initiative, Biden tacks back toward religious freedoms

By Mark Silk — January 18, 2023

(RNS) — The administration restores safeguards for federally funded faith-based service providers.

Interfaith summit dreams of America as a potluck, not a battlefield

By Bob Smietana — August 16, 2022

(RNS) — Hundreds of interfaith campus leaders gathered in Chicago to reimagine America as a potluck, where everyone is welcome — rather than a melting pot.

10 years after shooting, Wisconsin Sikhs lead interfaith conversation on safety 

By Silma Suba — August 5, 2022

(Interfaith America) — In the decade since the Oak Creek shooting, hate crimes against places of worship have been on the rise.

Christian leaders meet with White House to advocate for social programs, voting rights

By Jack Jenkins — September 22, 2021

(RNS) — ‘Those who have benefited the most should contribute to the common good of society and invest in the most vulnerable,’ the faith leaders said in a letter.

Biden White House officials hold first meeting with atheist, secular groups

By Adelle M. Banks — May 17, 2021

(RNS) — The May 14 meeting followed previous meetings representatives of the secular community had with the Obama administration in 2010 and 2013.

Obama faith adviser accuses Trump counterpart of laying spiritual groundwork for Capitol insurrection

By Jack Jenkins — April 22, 2021

(RNS) — ‘The chickens came home to roost on Jan. 6,’ said Joshua DuBois, faith adviser to Barack Obama, in an exchange with Johnnie Moore, an evangelical Christian adviser to Donald Trump.

Fauci and Collins join interfaith leaders at cathedral vaccine ‘confidence event’

By Adelle M. Banks — March 17, 2021

(RNS) — A couple dozen religious leaders — of Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths — received their shots from local health officials at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday.

RNS Updated Budget — Tuesday, March 16, 2021

By Religion News Service — March 16, 2021

NEWS STORY RNS-Taylor-Lindsay: Taylor University announces D. Michael Lindsay as new president (RNS) — Taylor University announced Tuesday (March 16) that D. Michael Lindsay, outgoing president of Gordon College, will become the next president of the Christian liberal arts school in Upland, Indiana. The previous president, Paul Lowell Haines, resigned from Taylor in August 2019, not long […]

Why we need to work with houses of worship on COVID-19 vaccinations

By Melissa Rogers — March 16, 2021

(RNS) — Faith-based organizations are familiar to many, and countless religious leaders are enthusiastic about helping Americans get vaccinated.

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