October 21, 2020

Daily Religion Headlines

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NEW FROM PEW RESEARCH CENTER

As the Senate prepares to vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, public attention has focused on her Catholic faith and, in particular, her stance on abortion rights. Pew Research Center has asked Catholic adults their views on abortion many times over the years, including in a 2019 survey that addressed Roe directly. A new Fact Tank post has a compilation of key findings from these surveys.

U.S. headlines

Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies
The Associated Press

Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions on churches violate Constitution, federal judge rules
The Denver Post *

At least 18 West Virginia COVID-19 outbreaks linked to church services, governor says
CNN

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: I regret how I handled that Orthodox funeral in April
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Pastors question health officials’ treatment of churches during coronavirus pandemic
The Orange County Register *

James MacDonald and Harvest Bible Chapel reach multimillion-dollar agreement
Religion News Service

‘Nuns on the Bus’ creator to retire from Catholic lobbying group next year
Religion News Service

International headlines

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film
The Associated Press

Masked pope, faith leaders pray for peace and pandemic’s end
The Associated Press

France mourns teacher Samuel Paty, as government mobilizes against Muslim groups
The Washington Post *

Mosques in two French cities under police protection after threats
Reuters

Australian law enforcement examine Vatican money trail
The Associated Press

Carlo Acutis, Millennial candidate for sainthood, draws 41,000 to Assisi church
Religion News Service

Polish academics protest ‘fundamentalist’ education minister
The Associated Press

Pakistani Shiites live in terror as sectarian violence increases
The Guardian

Analysis and commentary

France, the way to Islamic reformation is to challenge institutions – not stigmatize Muslims
The Washington Post *

Beheading in France could bolster president’s claim that Islam is in ‘crisis’ – but so is French secularism
The Conversation

She’s evangelical, ‘pro-life’ and voting for Biden: Billy Graham’s granddaughter says, this president doesn’t represent our faith
The New York Times *

The Eagle Scout and the president: What a Utah politician tells us about LDS ambivalence to Trump
Religion & Politics

The story of a priest who left the Catholic Church for love
The New York Times *

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