Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

March 26, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Trump’s Easter goal in war on virus a nod to faith, business ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Liberty University fires back at Gov. Ralph Northam over students returning to campus ([link removed])
The Virginian-Pilot *

‘Deadly as Dachau’: Activists call for mass decarceration during pandemic ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Covid-19 has forced local families, funeral directors to rethink final goodbyes ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus ([link removed])
The Salt Lake Tribune *

Washington National Cathedral donates 5,000 medical masks resurrected from crypts ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Rabbi who rescued 56 families from the Nazis dies of coronavirus ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

Planned Parenthood sues over Texas governor’s coronavirus abortion ban ([link removed])
Houston Chronicle *


International Headlines
With church bells and candles, France honors virus victims ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre closes amid coronavirus fears ([link removed])
Reuters

German cathedral dusts off relics of St. Corona, patron of epidemics ([link removed])
Reuters

‘God will protect us’: Coronavirus spreads through an already struggling Pakistan ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Islamic State claims Kabul attack on Sikh minority ([link removed])
The Washington Post *

In surprise move, Christchurch shooting suspect pleads guilty to 51 counts of murder ([link removed])
NPR

Citing death penalty, UK court blocks giving evidence on ISIS ‘Beatles’ to U.S. ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Northern Ireland to offer unrestricted abortion up to 12 weeks ([link removed])
BBC News


Analysis & Commentary
Liberty University’s choice to stay open during coronavirus, explained ([link removed])
Vox

Abortion opponents take advantage of a crisis ([link removed])
The Atlantic *

How the coronavirus could change America’s religion of sports ([link removed])
Religion News Service


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