Daily Religion Headlines

Supreme Court won’t exempt religious school from Ky. coronavirus-closure order
The Washington Post *

Abortion, guns and Trump: A church group tries to navigate America’s divisions
The Wall Street Journal *

Ohio Republican lawmakers set to ban the use of telemedicine for medication abortions
The Columbus Dispatch *

Abortion issue moves to Senate as Massachusetts House rejects Charlie Baker’s amendment
Boston Herald *

NYC cathedral gunman’s note says he planned to take hostages
The Associated Press

Lauren Daigle dropped from ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ after appearance at Sean Feucht rally
Religion News Service
 

An agonizing wait after Nigeria abductions, then a flood of relief
The New York Times *

Mozambique’s Islamist insurgency: UN warns of rising violence in Cabo Delgado
BBC News

EU Court backs ban on animal slaughter without stunning
BBC News

Terrorist behind foiled 2015 French train attack receives life sentence
The Guardian

Pope sends envoy to Lukashenko after exiling of Belarusian archbishop
Reuters

Mexico unveils monument to murdered U.S. women, children
The Associated Press

Sikh diaspora drums up global support for farmers’ protest in India
Reuters

Supporters of hardline Indonesian cleric clash with police in Jakarta
Reuters

Somaliland cans female football tournament as un-Islamic
Reuters

India’s Jew Town only has a handful of Jews left. But Jewish traditions and landmarks remain
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
 

How to motivate millions of Americans to get vaccinated? Let faith help
Religion News Service

What is death? How the pandemic is changing our understanding of mortality
The New York Times *

The heart of El Paso: After an attack on a church strikes close to home, I wonder how to combat the silence around anti-Catholic incidents
Tablet

Nigeria school attack: Was it really Boko Haram?
BBC News