Rabbis Share How Rosh Hashanah Will Be Affected By COVID-19
The Jewish High Holidays begin tonight with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Rabbis share how their sermons will be shaped by this year's events.
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Rabbis Look For Inspiration In Sermons From Time Of 1918 Pandemic Amid High Holidays
As the Jewish High Holidays approach this weekend, some rabbis have requested sermons from the time of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic for inspiration as to what they will say.
How Democrat Joe Biden's Catholic Faith Shaped His Life, Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's faith is central to how he sees the world. How does his Catholicism affect his politcs?
California Catholics Adjust To Outdoor Worship During Pandemic
Houses of worship are becoming more and more creative in how they meet during the coronavirus pandemic. At one congregation in downtown Sacramento, Mass involves a fire escape and an alleyway.
A Priest, An Editor And A Mariachi Player Talk Life In The Rio Grande Amid COVID-19
Their work and lives have been upended in this region devastated by the coronavirus, and where poverty and preexisting conditions like diabetes, hypertension and obesity are prevalent.
Black Pastor Wants His Mostly White Congregation To Understand Racial Justice
The racial justice movement asks what role white people should play in the struggle. Lenny Duncan's ministry tries to answer that question. He's a black pastor in the whitest denomination in the U.S.
Georgia Church Leaves United Methodist Over LGBTQ Clergy, Same-Sex Marriage
Asbury Memorial Church in Savannah, which supports LGBTQ rights, announced Thursday that it would split with the United Methodists, becoming the first congregation in the country to do so.
'Charlie Hebdo' To Reprint Muhammad Cartoons As Trial Linked To 2015 Attack Begins
The satirical weekly, whose Paris offices were stormed by Islamist extremists who killed several staff members, will reprint the controversial cartoons that apparently sparked the attack.
Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust
The Vatican has long maintained that Pope Pius XII did everything he could to save Jewish lives, but newly unearthed papers have renewed accusations of complicit silence against him.
Satellite Images Show China's Expansion Of Muslim Detention Camps
BuzzFeed News has used satellite images to document China's detention of religious minorities. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to reporter Megha Rajagopalan about the massive expansion of prison camps.