One day soon the pandemic may be past, and COVID-19, a memory. But the trauma—from the isolation, seeing people die, facing financial stress, and living with loss and the anxiety of the unknown—will continue for a long time to come.
Pope Francis decrees cardinals and bishops can be tried by lay judges
Cardinals and bishops can now undergo trial in the Vatican tribunal and be judged by lay magistrates after Pope Francis issued a decree on Friday (April 30) — his second in two days — in which he stressed “the equality…
Report details discrimination faced by American Muslims
A new report from the Council on American-Islamic Relations notes a rise in complaints about bias directed at the nation’s Muslims, detailing incidents that the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy organization has addressed over the past year.
Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia
President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency over the party’s Northern establishment players.
AME Church historical documentary features Mother Emanuel pastor Clementa Pinckney
The African Methodist Episcopal Church has released a short film online about its history that includes an interview with the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the pastor killed in a 2015 attack on his South Carolina church, in which he talks about…
New bishop of Biden’s hometown mum on Communion question
The newly appointed bishop of Joe Biden’s home diocese in Delaware said Friday he would gladly speak with the president about his views on abortion but did not say whether he would allow him to continue receiving Communion, as his…
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison: ‘I’m happy to take the role that the Lord has given me’
When Jaime Harrison lost his much-discussed U.S. Senate race to South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham last year, pundits were quick to debate the outcome, each offering different explanations as to why the well-funded upstart Democrat was unable to unseat his established Republican…
‘Beautiful’ Ramadan returns for Israeli Muslims as restrictions lift
When Ramadan began on April 12, Yusef Sublaban said a silent prayer thanking God for the opportunity to observe the Muslim holy month the way it is meant to be observed: in a mosque, and surrounded by friends and loved…
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights.
In New York, interfaith coalition makes common cause against rising tide of hate
Synagogue safety has been a growing concern for American Jews ever since the October 2018 Pittsburgh massacre in which a gunman walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue and killed 11 people.
QAnon hasn’t gone away – it’s alive and kicking in states across the country
By this point, almost everyone has heard of QAnon, the conspiracy spawned by an anonymous online poster of enigmatic prophecies. Starting with an initial promise in 2017 that Hillary Rodham Clinton would be imminently arrested, a broad group of interpreters divined…
‘If you have eyes, plagiarize’: When borrowing a sermon goes too far
Colleen Reese was ticked at her preacher. Listening to the minister’s sermon at Franklin Christian Church, south of Nashville, she took exception when he began to criticize parents for passing bad habits — and bad genes — on to their…