Daily Religion Headlines

Wuerl retiring from Vatican roles as McCarrick report unveiled
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *

NYPD will no longer force women to remove hijabs for mug shots
The New York Times *

‘This case is about hatred’: Prosecutors say prejudice motivated bomber of Minnesota mosque
Star Tribune *

LA megachurch pastor mocks pandemic health orders, even as church members fall ill
Los Angeles Times *

Southern Baptist churches are dropping Southern identity as SC churches consider change
Greenville News *

Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., Trump evangelical adviser, has died
Religion News Service

U.S. Buddhist group challenges $24 million Vegas monorail sale
Bloomberg Law *
 

Vatican’s McCarrick report says Pope John Paul II knew of misconduct allegations nearly two decades before cardinal’s removal
The Washington Post *

Vatican faults many for McCarrick’s rise but spares Pope Francis
The Associated Press

Myanmar Muslim MP-elect vows to be rights champion
Agence France-Presse

Firebrand Indonesian cleric returns from three-year Saudi exile
The Associated Press

The politics of terrorism in a combustible Europe
The New York Times *

Austrian authorities raid suspected Islamic radicals
The Associated Press

India Love Project: The Instagram account telling tales of ‘forbidden’ love
BBC News

Gunmen kill 82-year-old minority Ahmadi man in Pakistan
The Associated Press

Church of England could rethink stance on LGBTQ+ issues by 2022
The Guardian
 

The Vatican’s Theodore McCarrick report: Eight things you need to know
The Washington Post *

A reader’s guide to McCarrick report: Beware of bad guys, smoking guns
Crux

Soul of the nation: How Joe Biden’s faith will shape his presidency
The Guardian

In the Armenia-Azerbaijan war, religious nationalism threatens peaceful settlement
Religion Unplugged

France’s Muslims could learn from the African American Muslim experience
Foreign Policy *

Buddhist nuns and their crusade for recognition in Southeast Asia
Vice