public health
Faith and the COVID-19 vaccine: ‘The scientific community has a storytelling problem’
By Julie Schonfeld — February 2, 2021
(RNS) — The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, a Buddhist monk ordained by the Dalai Lama, on the impact and challenges of the pandemic.
Death expert Gary Laderman: ‘This holiday season is going to be a killer’
By Yonat Shimron — December 14, 2020
(RNS) — The holidays mark the passage of time and provide ritual forms of continuity and reassurance, says Laderman. For many that won't happen this year.
The ‘chai’ charm that keeps this secretary of health grounded in the value of life
By Yonat Shimron — September 17, 2020
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Mandy Cohen, North Carolina’s secretary of health and human services, has threaded the needle of this politically charged moment by balancing her devotion to scientific data and her faith.
Why porn’s negative personal consequences are often really about religion
By Samuel L. Perry — September 4, 2020
(RNS) — Evangelicals' feeling about porn may well be influencing public policy as mostly red states have increasingly sought to declare pornography a ‘public health crisis.'
Reopening schools for all the wrong reasons
By Jim Wallis — August 3, 2020
(RNS) — Just like he turned mask-wearing into a political litmus test, Donald Trump is using our children’s futures as a political tactic to try to put the pandemic behind us, get the economy going again and help him win reelection.
Under new California rules, LA Catholic schools will no longer be able to resume in-person classes
By Alejandra Molina — July 18, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — 'Though our return to our beloved campuses will be delayed for now, we will return,' said Paul M. Escala, superintendent of Catholic schools for the archdiocese.
In Los Angeles, Catholic schools plan to resume in-person classes, while public schools go online
By Alejandra Molina — July 15, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — ‘We cannot eliminate the risk of COVID-19 in our communities, but we can reduce it by being flexible, consistent and vigilant,’ said Paul M. Escala, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
COVID-19 is more than a public health challenge: it’s a moral test
By Thomas Reese — July 10, 2020
(RNS) — Any crisis tests our character as individuals and as a nation. So far we are failing in this one. We can and must do better.
Faith-driven activism is pushing this California county to declare racism a public health crisis
By Alejandra Molina — June 10, 2020
(RNS) — This effort emerged the last week of May, days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police during an arrest.
Ramadan is different this year. Trump’s bigotry isn’t
By Maggie Siddiqi — April 27, 2020
(RNS) — The president of the United States should help lead the Muslim community through this crisis, but he’d rather point fingers.
Bending the COVID-19 inequality curve
By Thomas Reese — April 14, 2020
(RNS) — The government needs to focus on helping people who were already on the margins before the pandemic and now have been pushed over the edge.
Interfaith clergy unite for mothers and housing activists who took over vacant LA house
By Alejandra Molina — March 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Activists and clergy gathered Sunday evening to pray for a group of mothers after they took over a property as a shelter from the coronavirus.
In sleep-deprived America, Ramadan offers an extra challenge for insomniacs
By Aysha Khan — June 12, 2018
(RNS) For Muslims with sleeping disorders, observing the major rituals of the holy month—waking up before dawn, then staying up to pray late into the night—can take a serious toll. What's a insomniac to do?
To see how religion boosts public health, watch ‘Call the Midwife’ (COMMENTARY)
By Ellen Idler — April 13, 2016
(RNS) Through many small stories of births, this series tells a larger story about religion and health.
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