Daily Religion Headlines

Supreme Court rules against Calif., doubles down on religious rights amid pandemic
NPR

Some California churches hold indoor services after ruling
The Associated Press

Arizona Senate panel approves bill that bans abortions for Down syndrome
NBC News

Election turmoil splits West Virginia city’s evangelicals
The Associated Press

Catholic schools in U.S. hit by unprecedented enrollment drop
The Associated Press

For Latter-day Saints like Andy Reid of Kansas City Chiefs, football and faith go hand in hand
Religion News Service

Farmers’ anger melts thanks to co-op that’s bridging Amish, modern worlds in county in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *
 

‘A door has opened’: Pope Francis appoints first woman to senior synod post
Agence France-Presse

Years after a massacre, Yazidis finally bury their loved ones
The New York Times *

Young Saudi Shiites have death penalties commuted to 10 years in jail
Reuters

Pakistani PM urges Kashmir referendum, talks with India
The Associated Press

Virus hastens exit from Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community
The New York Times *

UK faith leaders join to counter fears over vaccine in minority ethnic communities
The Guardian

Pope Francis says the world is ‘seriously ill’ from the consequences of the pandemic
The Washington Post *

Egypt releases Al-Jazeera journalist detained since 2016
The Associated Press

Mexican census: Evangelicals at new high, Catholics at new low
Christianity Today *
 

A century ago, White Protestant extremism marched on Washington
The New York Times *

Henry Louis Gates’ new book and TV series distills centuries of Black church history
Religion News Service

How one Supreme Court decision increased discrimination against LGBTQ couples
The Atlantic *

The death penalty is in the death throes
The Washington Post *

We’re being too Protestant about the vaccine rollout
America

The military coup in Myanmar presents opportunities to Buddhist nationalists
The Conversation