Daily Religion Headlines

As chaos hits Capitol, two forms of faith on display
Religion News Service

‘The power of life and death is in the tongue,’ Senate chaplain says in a powerful prayer calling for unity
The New York Times *

How the shofar emerged as a weapon of spiritual warfare for some evangelicals
Religion News Service

Chicago priest responds to sexual abuse allegation: ‘I am devastated, hurt and yes, angry’
Chicago Sun-Times *

Judge dismisses Covington Catholic students’ defamation suit against media outlets
The Cincinnati Enquirer *

LGBTQ people now eligible for domestic violence protections in all 50 states
NBC News

Death of 9 nuns highlights toll of coronavirus in convents
The Associated Press
 

Brazilian women head to Argentina to avoid abortion ban
The Associated Press

Some Orthodox Christians ignore COVID warnings on Epiphany
The Associated Press

Protests over killing of Hazara spread to Karachi, other cities in Pakistan
Reuters

Royal Mail ordered to pay £230,000 to harassed Hindu ex-worker
The Guardian

New cookbook celebrates the strong bond between Swiss Guards and popes
Religion News Service

Australian agency reviewing data on Vatican money transfers
The Associated Press
 

Sedition and silence: The future of democracy in America is at stake. But the growing power of a distinctive American heresy is also at play
Religion News Service

Evangelical leader Albert Mohler says he’s horrified by chaos at Capitol, but stands by Trump vote
Houston Chronicle *

More than the Capitol has been breached
Christianity Today *

Could Catholic moral theology light the way for a new GOP?
Religion News Service

Piety and pay: Why religious states like Utah have larger gender wage gaps
The Salt Lake Tribune *