DOJ argues Virginia stay-at-home order interfered with church’s free exercise of religion
The Hill
Federal judge: Stay-at-home order in Illinois doesn’t violate religious rights
WTTW
Court weighs in on applying mass gathering ban to churches
The Associated Press
As states ease lockdown restrictions, churches must decide when — and how — to reopen
Religion News Service
Coronavirus in Minnesota: Archbishop Hebda gives guidelines for reopening Catholic churches
CBS News
Worcester will fine pastor of church over gathering for Sunday service
The Boston Globe *
Rabbis, priests, imams and other spiritual first responders to coronavirus are also among the victims
NJ.com
15 funerals a day: The pace of death stuns a Muslim community
The New York Times *
In U.S., a virus-era Ramadan presents obstacles, opportunities
The Associated Press
Marvin Schick, advocate for the Orthodox community, dies at 85
The New York Times *
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U.S. Headlines
International Headlines
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises by 74 as mosques due to reopen
Reuters
Ramadan gatherings raise coronavirus infection fears in Indonesia’s Aceh province
Deutsche Welle
Few masks in packed Burkina Faso mosques as coronavirus ban lifted
Reuters
Coronavirus: Germans go back to church — but no singing allowed
Deutsche Welle
Uganda megachurch criticized for choir tour as children stranded by COVID-19
The Guardian
Rohingya refugees sent to flood-prone Bangladesh island after months at sea
Deutsche Welle
Rohingya survivors tell of misery and death at sea; hundreds still adrift
Reuters
Fears for Nigerian humanist held for blasphemy in sharia state
The Guardian
Jewish characters star in Saudi TV show, igniting an Arab debate
The New York Times *
Reuters
Ramadan gatherings raise coronavirus infection fears in Indonesia’s Aceh province
Deutsche Welle
Few masks in packed Burkina Faso mosques as coronavirus ban lifted
Reuters
Coronavirus: Germans go back to church — but no singing allowed
Deutsche Welle
Uganda megachurch criticized for choir tour as children stranded by COVID-19
The Guardian
Rohingya refugees sent to flood-prone Bangladesh island after months at sea
Deutsche Welle
Rohingya survivors tell of misery and death at sea; hundreds still adrift
Reuters
Fears for Nigerian humanist held for blasphemy in sharia state
The Guardian
Jewish characters star in Saudi TV show, igniting an Arab debate
The New York Times *
Analysis & Commentary
How coronavirus made our church stronger
The New York Times *
Amid the pandemic, stories of grief upended
The Washington Post *
How to pray in a plague
Tablet
Nuns vs. the coronavirus
The Atlantic *
The Supreme Court weighs the contraception mandate . . . again
The Wall Street Journal *
Supreme Court hears two cases about when religious employers can ignore civil rights laws
Vox
Holy envy: What we learn by studying other faiths
Real Clear Religion
The New York Times *
Amid the pandemic, stories of grief upended
The Washington Post *
How to pray in a plague
Tablet
Nuns vs. the coronavirus
The Atlantic *
The Supreme Court weighs the contraception mandate . . . again
The Wall Street Journal *
Supreme Court hears two cases about when religious employers can ignore civil rights laws
Vox
Holy envy: What we learn by studying other faiths
Real Clear Religion
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