Daily Religion Headlines

Supreme Court continues to block state COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings
USA Today

U.S. asks high court to halt mail delivery of abortion pills
Bloomberg News *

Biden laces Electoral College victory speech with scripture and Prayer of St. Francis
Religion News Service

Massachusetts House seeks to overturn Baker’s abortion steps
The Associated Press

Religious matters forbidden for courts, Arizona judges rule
Arizona Capitol Times *

Online petition to block Whites-only church in western Minnesota gains steam
Star Tribune *

After Middle Church fire, advice from houses of worship that have survived disaster
Religion News Service

In a rare move, Catholic nuns set out to build a new monastery
Religion News Service
 

New Zealand child abuse inquiry finds quarter of a million harmed in state and faith-based care
Reuters

George Pell says ‘some evidence but no proof’ Vatican officials conspired to ‘destroy’ him
The Guardian

Paris court convicts former Vatican envoy of sexual assault
The Associated Press

Gay conversion therapy: Hundreds of religious leaders call for ban
BBC News

Verdicts due for 14 over links to Jan. 2015 Paris attackers
The Associated Press

Indonesian militant linked to Bali bombings flown to Jakarta for questioning
Reuters

Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness for six years – lawyer
Reuters

Beirut’s blast wrecked their church. This volunteer is racing to rebuild it by Christmas Eve
The Washington Post *

A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
The Associated Press
 

My church will replace our Black Lives Matter sign. Will America replace its racist myth?
The Washington Post *

The most American religion
The Atlantic *

Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh fear their medieval churches will be destroyed
The Conversation

Four facts that will change relations between Christians and Jews in the next decade
Religion News Service

Pope Francis has endorsed a universal basic income. Covid-19 could make it a reality in Europe
America