Pew Research Center

Religion & Public Life

May 05, 2020
Daily Religion Headlines
U.S. Headlines
Trump seeks Catholic voters, but some Catholics push back ([link removed])
NPR

With split delayed, United Methodists face a year in limbo ([link removed])
The Associated Press

Illinois church that challenged stay-at-home ruling and lost plans to appeal ([link removed])
Chicago Sun-Times *

‘A control group,’: Why Indiana’s places of worship can resume in-person services Friday ([link removed])
The Indianapolis Star *

GOP Ohio state lawmaker refuses to wear face mask because faces are the ‘likeness of God’ ([link removed])
The Hill

Samaritan’s Purse Central Park field hospital to close as virus cases drop in NYC ([link removed])
Religion News Service

A pastor in the Bronx was used to seeing hardship. Then his church saw 13 coronavirus deaths ([link removed])
The Washington Post *


International Headlines
France may ease coronavirus curbs on worship earlier than planned: premier ([link removed])
Reuters

Rome’s parks buzz as Italy eases COVID-19 restrictions, with Masses coming soon ([link removed])
Religion News Service

In UK, Tory MPs call for funerals to be held inside churches again ([link removed])
The Guardian

Ex-pope Benedict XVI accuses opponents of wanting to silence him ([link removed])
Agence France-Presse

Dutch king admits Jews felt abandoned by great-grandmother during Holocaust ([link removed])
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Mozambique: Is Cabo Delgado the latest Islamic State outpost? ([link removed])
BBC News

Sewer cleaners wanted in Pakistan: Only Christians need apply ([link removed])
The New York Times *


Analysis & Commentary
Why religious freedom stokes coronavirus protests in the U.S., but not Canada ([link removed])
The Conversation

Just because the economy is reopening doesn’t mean churches should ([link removed])
Religion News Service

No one-size-fits-all solution to in-person church services ([link removed])
Midland Reporter-Telegram *

The ‘heretics’ saving Jews from COVID-19 ([link removed])
RealClearReligion

Celebrating Ramadan before the pandemic ([link removed])
The Atlantic *

There’s a new Baptist sex abuser database, but SBC action is still needed ([link removed])
Religion News Service


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