Daily Religion Headlines

Amid pandemic challenges, houses of worship show resiliency
The Associated Press

Justice Department sides with D.C. Baptist church lawsuit challenging COVID restrictions
Politico

Fearing second wave, NYC will adopt restrictions in hard-hit areas
The New York Times*

A new group of evangelical leaders forms in support of Biden
The Washington Post*

In blunt language, LDS president denounces racism, urges Latter-day Saints to ‘lead out’ against prejudice
The Salt Lake Tribune*

Christians call for prayer after Trump tests positive for COVID-19
Christianity Today*

Notre Dame president has virus. Senator leaves Atlanta faith conference to quarantine
Religion News Service

Kentucky school district asked to remove prayer from graduation ceremonies
WYMT

Six new LDS temples, including a 25th in Utah, announced, boosting Nelson’s total to 49
The Salt Lake Tribune*

Constance Hall Buchanan, pioneering leader of women’s studies in religion at Harvard, dies at 73
The Boston Globe*
 

Pope Francis’s new encyclical is a papal warning about a world going backward
The Washington Post*

Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, enshrines familiar criticisms of racism and borders
Religion News Service

Umrah pilgrims return to a Mecca stilled by COVID-19 slump
Reuters

Attack at German synagogue during Sukkot raises anti-Semitism fears
The New York Times*

Brazil’s Bolsonaro baffles evangelicals with top court pick
The Associated Press

George Pell’s lawyer calls for investigation into claim bribes paid to influence sexual assault case
The Guardian

China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims sparks anger near new embassy site in London
CNN

Listed building scheme gives English churches a new lease of life
The Guardian

Historic break with Jewish tradition for mixed-faith UK weddings
The Guardian
 

Kamala Harris: Faith values bind us together. Joe Biden will restore them in our public life
Deseret News

The pope’s unexpected election message
The Washington Post*

Pope Francis closes the door on the death penalty in ‘Fratelli Tutti’
America

Why is it so hard for atheists to get voted in to Congress?
The Conversation

‘Jew’ isn’t a slur. You don’t have to avoid saying it
The Washington Post*

Saving Uighur culture from genocide
The Atlantic*