Daily Religion Headlines

Splitting 5 to 4, Supreme Court backs religious challenge to N.Y. governor’s virus shutdown order
The New York Times *

Brooklyn bishop hails ruling, says diocese in line with pope
The Associated Press

Midnight ruling exposes rifts at a Supreme Court transformed by Trump
The New York Times *

San Fransisco archbishop considers legal challenge to new worship restrictions
San Fransisco Chronicle *

This archbishop has become the first African American cardinal in Catholic history
CNN

Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up
The Associated Press

Joe Biden’s Catholic faith has shaped his life and approach to politics. How will it shape his presidency?
The Boston Globe *

Biden’s faith made history without much fanfare. His Catholic supporters say that’s a good thing
The Philadelphia Inquirer *

Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights
The Associated Press

Minnesota churches launch 10-year plan for racial healing, reparations
Star Tribune *

National Guard chaplains reflect on Floyd protests, lessons learned
The Associated Press

Six Buddhist temples vandalized across California’s Little Saigon this month
Los Angeles Times *
 

It was never easy being an interfaith couple in India. Now some states are making it harder
The Washington Post *

Europe pushes to rescue Christmas despite sacrifice of other religions
CNN

Serbia coronavirus: The church losing its leaders to the pandemic
BBC News

France must review COVID-19 crowd limits on church attendance
Reuters

UK tequila bar applies to become church to beat COVID rules
BBC News

Pope elevates 13 new cardinals then puts them in their place
The Associated Press

Polish police attempt to block protest against abortion ruling
Deutsche Welle

Rights groups decry attacks on Pakistan’s minority Ahmadis
The Associated Press

Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria
The Associated Press

Indonesian president says brutal Sulawesi slayings beyond humanity
Reuters

Quebec mosque shooter’s sentence reduced as Appeal Court finds consecutive life sentences are unconstitutional
CBC News

Special prosecutor closes investigation into Canadian polygamist community
The Canadian Press
 

To this Supreme Court, religious freedom trumps public health – even amid COVID-19 plague
USA Today

The Supreme Court finally has a majority that will protect religious freedom
The Washington Post *

Don’t read too much into Supreme Court religion ruling
Bloomberg *

Fireworks over religious liberty
The Wall Street Journal *

Is religious freedom a liberal or conservative value?
The Washington Post *

Pope Francis: A crisis reveals what is in our hearts
The New York Times *

Why India’s most populous state just passed a law inspired by an anti-Muslim conspiracy theory
Time *

‘He bought me’: How forced conversion turned this Christian girl’s life upside down
Vice

Biden and Cardinal Wilton Gregory share a mandate for healing divisions
The Washington Post *

Churches step in where politicians will not
The New York Times *

The final religious freedom moves President Trump could make
Deseret News

How Taiwan uses Buddhist literature for environmental education
The Conversation