Religion

A Virginia Pastor Has A Mission To Encourage Vaccination Among Congregants

8:01am August 07, 2021

As part of Weekend Edition's Outbreak Voices series, Pastor Allen Jessee of Abingdon, Virginia shares how he's been trying to get help get his congregation and his community vaccinated.

Theodore McCarrick is just the latest Catholic official to face criminal charges for sexual abuse in the U.S. Lawyer Mitchell Garabedian has represented survivors for decades and offers the long view on law enforcement investigations into the Church.

More Clergy Abuse Is Finally Being Prosecuted, No Thanks To The Church, A Lawyer Says

5:40pm August 06, 2021

Over the years, Mitchell Garabedian has represented hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse. His latest is a civil case against former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

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McLean Bible Church Congregants Worry About The Direction The Church Is Going

8:02am August 02, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist and pastor David Roach about an ideological rift at a Washington, D.C.-area church that highlights similar divisions in evangelical groups across the U.S.

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Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Is Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Teen

8:09am July 30, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter about McCarrick facing charges in Massachusetts for alleged sexual abuse of a minor decades ago.

News Brief: Delta Variant, Defrocked Cardinal Charged, Taliban Revenge Killings

5:40am July 30, 2021

CDC document reveals the danger of the delta variant. Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick is charged with sexually assaulting a teen. The Taliban are executing Afghans who worked with foreign troops.

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Has Been Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Teen In The '70s

4:45pm July 29, 2021

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1970s. He's the highest-ranking Roman Catholic official to face criminal charges for sexual abuse in the U.S.

In this May 16, 2006 file photo former Washington Archbishop Theodore McCarrick pauses during a press conference in Washington. McCarrick, the once-influential cardinal who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adu

Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Is Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Teen

12:49pm July 29, 2021

by The Associated Press

Court documents obtained by The Boston Globe show that McCarrick is charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception in the 1970s.

The Vatican Is Holding Its Biggest Criminal Trial In Modern History

5:17pm July 27, 2021

by Sylvia Poggioli

The Vatican is holding its biggest criminal trial in modern history. The case alleges 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal, of defrauding the Holy See of tens of millions of dollars.

Forsyth County Couple Sues Tyson Farms Over Alleged Discrimination

4:30pm July 20, 2021

by Keri Brown

Two former employees at the Tyson processing plant in Wilkesboro recently filed a civil rights discrimination lawsuit against the company.

Religion

Churches Are Doing Christmas Over With Holiday Services In July

7:25am July 19, 2021

by Deena Prichep

Many churches spent December under lockdown, canceling traditional holiday services. This summer, some congregations are using loosened restrictions to hold a do-over: Christmas in July.