Atlanta’s new archbishop will be installed Wednesday in a socially-distant Mass, adapting some Catholic traditions in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
ERLC Shifts Staff as Three Longtime Leaders Move On
Three top leaders who served alongside Russell Moore at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) since the start of his presidency have left the Southern Baptist entity over the past six months.
GOP Lawmaker Opposes Coronavirus Face Masks Because They Cover ‘The Image Of God’
A Republican state lawmaker in Ohio says he won’t wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic because it covers the face, which is the “likeness of God.”
What would Rachel Held Evans do? Late author’s voice lives on through those she championed
What would Rachel Held Evans do? Late author’s voice lives on through those she championed
COVID-19 Shutdowns Are Shifting Seminary Education
Dropping enrollment. Students stressed about tuition. Professors moving classes online and offering more flexible schedules. Administrators tightening budgets and wondering how to adapt to a new paradigm for ministry.
Faith groups respond to rise in domestic violence amid global pandemic
When local and state governments across the nation began instituting shelter-in-place policies back in March, there was immediate concern for the risk staying at home would pose for survivors of domestic violence.
Pass the plate? Not yet, as churches rethink their routines
It’s almost unheard of to go into a Southern Baptist church and not have a plate passed for donations. Until now.
Black churches, via phones and Facebook, bridging digital divide amid COVID-19
When Pastor Florine Newberry of Mattie Richland Baptist Church in rural Pineview, Georgia, realized her congregation wouldn’t be able to meet in the church’s blue carpeted sanctuary due to the coronavirus pandemic, “I just saw the sheep scattering,” she said.
On LA’s Skid Row, Catholic Worker’s ‘Hippie Kitchen’ adjusts to COVID-19
By the middle of a typical month, the Catholic Worker’s soup kitchen on Los Angeles’ Skid Row would have served about 80 gallons of beans, to go with the salad and bread it hands out as part of every meal…
53% of Americans Say the Internet Has Been Essential During the COVID-19 Outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak has driven many commercial and social activities online and for some the internet has become an ever more crucial link to those they love and the things they need.
Some Catholics suffer sacramental withdrawal as virtual confessions are ruled out
Annie Gonzales wants to confess her sins. COVID-19 has made that impossible.
UN human rights expert accuse Myanmar army of fresh abuses
The U.N.’s human rights expert on Myanmar has called for a new investigation into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity during recent fighting in the Southeast Asian country as she approaches the end of her appointment.