Other Religion News

National Council of Churches elects all-female officers, approves NRSV update
https://religionnews.com/2021/10/14/national-council-of-churches-led-by-all-female-officers-approves-nrsv-bible-update/

New survey: Most U.S. churchgoers trust their clergy for covid vaccine guidance, but clergy aren’t really offering it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/10/15/pew-covid-church-evangelical-christian-vaccines/

Raphael Warnock honored with Four Freedoms award in ‘extra step’ for racial justice
https://religionnews.com/2021/10/15/roosevelt-institute-honors-warnock-with-faith-award-as-part-of-racial-justice-focus/

Washington National Cathedral dedicates carving to Elie Wiesel, the first modern Jew memorialized in the building
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/10/12/elie-wiesel-washington-national-cathedral-anti-semitism-human-rights/

Christian writer Danté Stewart seeks revelation in Black experience
https://religionnews.com/2021/10/15/how-do-i-be-black-and-christian-and-american-author-dante-stewart-asks-in-new-book/

How one church is stepping up to help Afghan refugees arriving in the Chicago area
https://religionnews.com/2021/10/08/how-one-church-is-stepping-up-to-help-afghan-evacuees-arriving-in-the-chicago-area/

Churches confront their role in residential schools for Indigenous children
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/10/08/methodist-lutheran-episcopal-native-american-residential-schools/

Pope to lawmakers: Climate change requires quick consensus
https://religionnews.com/2021/10/11/pope-to-lawmakers-climate-change-requires-quick-consensus/

Biden administration goes to church to spread the word about housing relief
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-administration-goes-to-church-to-spread-the-word-about-coronavirus-relief/

Taliban say they won’t work with U.S. to contain Islamic State
https://apnews.com/article/business-taliban-islamabad-middle-east-islamic-state-group-4d419bb70259f93f7165169889d05ff1

Pope Francis meets with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican
https://religionnews.com/2021/10/09/pope-francis-meets-with-u-s-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-at-the-vatican/

Biden restores Bears Ears, other national monuments cut by Trump
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-lifestyle-business-environment-1d8b5a0ff3814f78c5e8bc97c37fc32e