Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

April 10, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Some defiant U.S. churches plan Easter services, ignoring public health guidelines ([link removed])
Reuters

As a pandemic peaks at Christianity’s Easter climax, churches adapt online ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Shunning online services, some clergy preach ‘abstinence’ from gathered worship ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Plan for cathedral hospital stalls amid concern over evangelical role ([link removed])
The New York Times *

Religious freedom groups question Iowa governor’s day of prayer declaration ([link removed])
The Des Moines Register *

Church vs. state: Can Kentucky governments block religious gatherings amid COVID-19? ([link removed])
Louisville Courier Journal *

Legal fight heats up in Texas over ban on abortions amid coronavirus ([link removed])
NPR

During coronavirus crisis, Congress’s first caucus for nonreligious belief seeks a larger role in promoting science ([link removed])
The Washington Post *


International Headlines
With Holy Week hushed by a pandemic, the pope does social distancing his own way ([link removed])
THe Washington Post *

In a test of faith, Christians mark Good Friday in isolation ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Easter season goes virtual as coronavirus locks out tradition ([link removed])
Reuters

Nearing anniversary of devastating fire, Notre Dame to host a Good Friday service ([link removed])
NPR

Mosques, streets quiet as Indonesia’s capital tightens rules ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Head of stricken Kiev monastery says underestimated gravity of coronavirus ([link removed])
Reuters

Benedictine nuns release Gregorian chants to help ease coronavirus isolation ([link removed])
The Guardian

Technically legal in Northern Ireland, abortions are still unobtainable ([link removed])
The New York Times *


Analysis & Commentary
American worship in the time of pandemic ([link removed])
Bloomberg News *

What Easter can teach us about suffering ([link removed])
The Atlantic *

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed fissures within religions ([link removed])
The Economist *

Coronavirus: How new restrictions on religious liberty vary across Europe ([link removed])
The Conversation

See which states have religious exemptions in their stay-at-home orders ([link removed])
Religion News Service

Searching for a Jesus who looks more like me ([link removed])
The New York Times *


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