Hundreds of students have traveled back to Liberty University, which refused to shut down for the coronavirus pandemic, sparking public health concerns among local officials in Virginia.
Coronavirus: Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell Jr. welcomes students back amid pandemic
Liberty University in Virginia welcomed students back to campus Monday amid criticism of its president, Jerry Falwell Jr., for the decision during the coronavirus pandemic.
Amid coronavirus, Southern Baptists cancel annual meeting
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant group, have canceled the denomination’s annual meeting due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Virtual volunteers offer help to strangers amid virus stress
Sitting cross-legged in her living room, Donna Borak rested her palm on her heart as she guided a small group of virtual participants in meditation and deep breathing. Notice where you might be holding tension, she instructed.
Pope Francis will offer plenary indulgence in response to coronavirus
Pope Francis announced on Sunday (March 22) that he will be delivering an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing and indulgence due to the coronavirus pandemic that has been disrupting the world and has had its largest outbreak in Italy.
Romney Says Mormons Who Welcomed Missionaries Home Are ‘Irresponsible’
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney and Utah state leaders on Monday criticized as irresponsible a weekend gathering of hundreds at a Salt Lake City airport parking garage to welcome home 900 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries returning from…
Iran Releases a Third of Christian Prisoners Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Forced by the new coronavirus, Iran took the tiniest of steps to placate global advocacy for religious freedom.
Churches Reconsider Drive-In Worship
The idea was a novelty in the 1950s, promoted as the church of the future. But it’s time didn’t come, and never came, and then it was gone, and the whole thing seemed silly. There were still a few drive-in…
Netanyahu urges Gantz to help him ‘save Israel’ as nations sink like ‘Titanics’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday warned that the health care systems of countries around the world are facing imminent collapse if the spread of the coronavirus cannot be contained, and claimed that the virus may turn out to prove…