US to end COVID-era order blocking migrants at Mexico border
Washington DC, USReuters US health officials are planning to end a sweeping, pandemic-related expulsion policy that has effectively closed down the US asylum system at the border with Mexico by 23rd May, a US official familiar with the matter told Reuters, adding that the decision had not yet been finalised. A draft notice by the […]
Is it safe to sing at church yet? In the US, it depends who you ask
RNS On Pentecost Sunday, some members of Southwood Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, sang hymns without masks for the first time in more than a year. They vocalised Multilingual Grace in four languages after music director Denise Makinson taught them how to express thanks in Spanish, Arabic, Swahili and Korean. “I do have to say it […]
South Korea pastor tests positive amid virus spike at church
Seoul, South KoreaAP A conservative South Korean pastor who has been a bitter critic of the country’s President has tested positive for the coronavirus, health authorities said Monday, two days after he participated in an anti-government protest in Seoul that drew thousands. More than 300 virus cases have been linked to Rev Jun Kwang-hun’s huge […]
US officials cite mistakes as CDC removes coronavirus guidance
New York City, US AP US health officials removed some coronavirus reopening tips for religious organisations only hours after posting them late last week, deleting guidance that discouraged choir gatherings and the use of shared communion cups. A federal health official on Friday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a version of […]
Not mutually exclusive: For top US virus experts, faith and science work together
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins was recently awarded the 2020 Templeton Prize. ELANA SCHOR, of Associated Press, reports on how religion is – or has been – part of life of some of the top coronavirus experts in the US…
In reversal, White House tells CDC to post church guidance
Washington DC, USAP After refusing for weeks to release reopening guidance for churches, the Trump administration on Thursday abruptly changed course – with the President saying he had instructed health officials to put the advice out. While visiting Michigan, President Donald Trump said he had discussed the issue with leadership at the Centers for Disease […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: WHY HAND-WASHING IS REALLY AS IMPORTANT AS DOCTORS SAY
In an article first published on The Conversation, MICHELLE SCONCE MASSAQUOI, of the University of Oregon, looks at proper hand-washing techniques…