Opposing church closures becomes new religious freedom cause
NPR
Trump consults faith leaders on phased-in reopening
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge rules against Kansas governor’s order limiting in-person church gatherings
THE KANSAS CITY STAR*
Judge denies Kentucky baptist church’s bid to block Gov. Beshear’s coronavirus order
LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL*
COVID-19 has killed multiple bishops and pastors within the nation’s largest black Pentecostal denomination
THE WASHINGTON POST*
The pandemic has put a stop to the activities of one of the nation’s most visible religious groups, Jehovah’s Witnesses
THE NEW YORK TIMES*
Some Ohio coronavirus protesters using anti-Semitic symbolism
CLEVELAND.COM
Brooklyn Hasidic neighborhoods see spike in at-home deaths during coronavirus crisis
JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY
Federal judge blocks Tennessee governor’s order and allows abortions to continue in state amid coronavirus
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In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before
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Churches mostly empty for Orthodox Easter due to virus rules
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Holy fire ceremony to mark Orthodox Easter held in near-empty Jerusalem church
NPR
Coronavirus crisis stoking anti-Semitism worldwide: report
REUTERS
Pope dreams of post-virus world where inequalities abolished
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangladesh shuts down villages after tens of thousands attend cleric’s funeral
REUTERS
Boko Haram suspects ‘die of poison’ in Chad jail
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The last Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan plead for U.S. help
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
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Churches mostly empty for Orthodox Easter due to virus rules
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Holy fire ceremony to mark Orthodox Easter held in near-empty Jerusalem church
NPR
Coronavirus crisis stoking anti-Semitism worldwide: report
REUTERS
Pope dreams of post-virus world where inequalities abolished
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangladesh shuts down villages after tens of thousands attend cleric’s funeral
REUTERS
Boko Haram suspects ‘die of poison’ in Chad jail
BBC NEWS
The last Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan plead for U.S. help
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
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Cellphone data shows coronavirus kept churchgoers at home in every state on Easter
THE WASHINGTON POST*
How Muslims are preparing to observe Ramadan during the coronavirus pandemic
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Orthodox Jewish women are facing an impossible choice right now
THE ATLANTIC*
The pandemic and religious revival
FIRST THINGS*
Catholic Church urges Venezuela to unite against coronavirus
THE CONVERSATION
THE WASHINGTON POST*
How Muslims are preparing to observe Ramadan during the coronavirus pandemic
VOX
Orthodox Jewish women are facing an impossible choice right now
THE ATLANTIC*
The pandemic and religious revival
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Catholic Church urges Venezuela to unite against coronavirus
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