Daily Religion Headlines

Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP
The Associated Press

White House expected to lift transgender ban in military as early as Monday
CNN

Biden is Catholic. He also supports abortion rights. Here’s what that could mean
NPR

In Biden’s Catholic faith, an ascendant liberal Christianity
The New York Times *

Some Black Southern Baptists feel shut out by White leaders
The Associated Press

Black churches step in to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines
Christianity Today *

FBI investigates explosion at anti-LGBTQ church in California
NBC News

Lawsuit: NRA’s rhetoric spurred deadly synagogue shooting
The Associated Press

Virginia moves toward banning capital punishment, in a shift for prolific death penalty state
The Washington Post *
 

Barred from U.S. under Trump, Muslims exult in Biden’s open door
The New York Times *

Ailing pope, reducing appearances, prays for homeless dead
The Associated Press

Violence erupts in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods over COVID restrictions
The Washington Post *

UK police break up COVID-19 rule-breaching wedding with 150 guests
Reuters

UK Jewish leaders use Holocaust Day to decry persecution of Uighurs
The Guardian

Malka Leifer: Israel extradites ex-principal accused of child sex abuse in Australia
BBC News

Argentina’s abortion law enters force under watchful eyes
The Associated Press
 

German foreign minister: Anti-Semitism keeps shape-shifting. This is what we are doing to stop it
CNN

Trump fueled conservative Christian power. But with Biden and Warnock, that can change
NBC News

Joe Biden’s Catholic moment
The New York Times *

Has Biden already burned bridges with conservative Christians?
Deseret News

The ‘Muslim ban’ is over. The harm lives on
The New York Times *

‘I only know one god – and that’s me’: non-believers on the meaning of life
The Guardian