US Supreme Court denies Nevada church’s appeal of virus rule
Reno, Nevada, USAP A sharply divided US Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church’s request late Friday to strike down as unconstitutional a 50 person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus. In a five to four decision, the high court refused to grant the request from the […]
In the US, evangelical, midwestern, southern churches most likely to be meeting in person again
RNS Which churches have resumed gathering in person amid the coronavirus pandemic? Mostly evangelical Protestant churches rather than mainline Protestant and, more often, those that are located in the south or midwest, according to a new survey released on Friday by LifeWay Research, the research arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. St Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in […]
Women seeking help from violence almost doubles in Mexico lockdown
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation The number of women and children seeking help at shelters for victims of violence has surged by more than 80 per cent in Mexico under the coronavirus lockdown, according to the country’s largest network of shelters for victims of violence. The National Network of Shelters, which includes about 69 refuges […]
“My world stopped spinning”: Life on hold for millions of Philippine migrant workers
MANUEL MOGATO, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected Philippines army of migrant workers…
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for Muslim prayers
Istanbul, TurkeyAP Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside Hagia Sophia, the Istanbul landmark that served as one of Christendom’s most significant cathedrals, a mosque and a museum before its conversion back into a Muslim place […]
WHO reports another record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 284,000
Reuters The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by 284,196 in 24 hours. Deaths rose by 9,753, the biggest one-day increase since a record high of 9,797 deaths on 30th April. General view during a press conference of the World Health Organization amid the […]