Daily Religion Headlines

Pope Francis is a Biden fan, but some U.S. Catholic leaders give president a frosty reception
Los Angeles Times *

As Biden prays for healing, Catholics clash over president’s faith
ABC News

Faith-based groups cheer, share hopes for Biden’s family reunification task force
Religion News Service

Appalachian snake handlers put their faith in God—and increasingly, doctors
National Geographic *

Apaches’ fight over Arizona copper mine goes before U.S. court
The Associated Press

Video shows a retired police employee in an anti-Semitic rant. She says she’s the one being ‘persecuted’
The Washington Post *

Pope Francis tells Catholic journalists he has hope for ‘courageous’ U.S. church
Religion News Service
 

As Poland’s church embraces politics, Catholics depart
Reuters

Future of Catholic Church ‘must be different’, says new Archbishop of Dublin
The Irish Times *

‘Their goal is to destroy everyone’: Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape
BBC News

Coronavirus: Sri Lanka’s forced cremations spark anger among Muslims
Deutsche Welle

‘Uber for imams’ app offers Muslims virtual khutbahs — and community
Religion News Service

Afghan officials: Bombings in Kabul kill two, including cleric
The Associated Press

Twitter labels Turkish minister’s LGBT post hateful as students protest
Reuters
 

What Myanmar’s coup could mean for the Rohingya and other persecuted minorities
Vox

What to expect from President Biden on international religious freedom
Deseret News

En banc Seventh Circuit to hear an important church autonomy case in Demkovich v. St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
National Review *

Originalism is dead. Long live Catholic natural law
The New Republic *

The politics of nostalgia
Religion & Politics