Daily Religion Headlines

Religious right eyes Biden warily after Trump’s good favor
The Associated Press

The rise and fall of Carl Lentz, the celebrity pastor of Hillsong Church
The New York Times *

Historic New York church housing Liberty Bell gutted by massive fire
The Associated Press

Sikh-Americans hold protest rallies in U.S. cities against farm laws in India
The Tribune

Drive-thru live Nativities are tailor-made for a COVID-19 Christmas
Religion News Service

A unique recipe for healing: Bill Murray and a biblical text
The Associated Press
 

Pope Francis to visit Iraq in March, Vatican says
CNN

Pope updates Vatican financial authority following scandals
The Associated Press

Indonesian police kill six supporters of firebrand cleric
The Associated Press

Police in Uttar Pradesh arrest 10 men under new anti-conversion law
Reuters

Fears of forced removals as Bangladesh moves hundreds of Rohingya refugees to remote island
CNN

Eritrea frees 28 Jehovah’s Witnesses prisoners, group says
Reuters

First Northern Ireland same-sex couple changes civil partnership into marriage
PA Media

Twitter accused of censoring Indian critic of Hindu nationalism
The Guardian

Chinese court tells Dutch collector to return Buddha statue
The Associated Press

LDS Church begins work on a historic temple, its first in India
The Salt Lake Tribune *

Roald Dahl family apologizes for children’s author’s anti-Semitism
NPR
 

Why these religious schools believe they deserve to be open
Deseret News

Archbishop emeritus Chaput: Mr. Biden and the matter of scandal
First Things

In a year of Black Lives Matter protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete
The Conversation

The COVID vaccine and the pro-life movement
First Things