Daily Religion Headlines

How White evangelical Christians fused with Trump extremism
The New York Times *

Joe Biden’s Catholicism is all about healing. Now, he will lead a suffering America
The Washington Post *

‘A crisis moment’: States, advocates brace for new fight over abortion rights
NBC News

Democrats unveil legislation to abolish the federal death penalty
NPR

Samaritan’s Purse field hospitals much in demand as COVID case counts rise
Religion News Service

Xavier University announces its first female president
The Associated Press

Sheldon Adelson, billionaire donor to GOP and Israel, is dead at 87
The New York Times *
 

Probe highlights Vatican legal system’s limited protections
The Associated Press

Cardinal Parolin asked Vatican bank for loan to exit troubling London realty deal
Religion News Service

Netanyahu orders new Jewish settlement homes in Israeli-occupied West Bank
The Wall Street Journal *

Afghan Shiite leader in Pakistan after killings of miners
The Associated Press

Group takes legal action over lack of abortion services in Northern Ireland
The New York Times *

Ireland to apologize for abuses in unwed mothers’ homes
The Associated Press

She was a ‘guinea pig’ in an Irish institution. Now she’s hoping for justice
NBC News

Turkish televangelist gets life term for sex abuse, offenses
The Associated Press

Israel’s recognition of Utah marriages gives hope to ineligible couples
Religion News Service
 

Trump’s legacy in Israel
The New Yorker *

A scholar of American anti-Semitism explains the hate symbols present during the U.S. Capitol riot
The Conversation

A photo of an anti-Semitic shirt went viral after the Capitol siege. Here’s what the people sharing it got wrong and why it matters
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

My college tried to stop me from speaking about religion. Now, we’ll meet in the Supreme Court
The Washington Post *

Like JPII, Tommy Lasorda was a living lesson in the Catholic ‘both/and’
Crux