Daily Religion Headlines

Nazi atrocities from decades ago occupy the Supreme Court’s attention
The Washington Post *

Philadelphia’s retired archbishop says Biden should be denied communion over his abortion stance
The Philadelphia Inquirer *

Missouri judge: Ashcroft move to squelch bid to overturn abortion law unconstitutional
St. Louis Post-Dispatch *

In an echo of the spring, large crowds gather for Hasidic rabbi’s funeral in Brooklyn
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

COVID-19 ‘doesn’t care about our religion’: Busy Christmas church services at James River spark viral outrage, criticism
Springfield News-Leader *

Black pastor leads his white North Carolina church toward a fuller reckoning of race
Religion News Service

Buddhists prepare to observe Bodhi Day, when Siddhartha Gautama became Buddha
NPR

In their closest alignment in 800 years, Jupiter and Saturn will create a wonder: A Christmas Star
The Virginian-Pilot *
 

Christchurch massacre: Inquiry finds failures ahead of attack
BBC News

Officials: French church attack suspect faces terror charges
The Associated Press

U.S. puts Nigeria on religious freedom blacklist with China, Saudi Arabia
Deutsche Welle

Hong Kong police raid church hours after pastor said HSBC froze accounts
The Guardian

Vatican joins Moynihan, Benioff to push for economic equality
Bloomberg News *

Pope makes surprise early morning prayer visit in rainy Rome
The Associated Press

In Poland, protests over abortion ban could revolutionize politics
The New York Times *

Poetry, the soul of Uighur culture, on verge of extinction in Xinjiang
The Guardian
 

New Zealand must address past failures to restore Muslims’ sense of safety and belonging
The Guardian

The University of Vermont might be done with religion, but religion isn’t done with us
Religion Dispatches

The silence of Pope Francis
The Wall Street Journal *

Roald Dahl was anti-Semitic. Do we need his family’s apology now?
The Washington Post *

‘It’s not weird or foreign’: the Ugandan monk bringing Buddhism to Africa
The Guardian