A country calling: Rural chaplains support communities facing hate groups, isolation and labour shortages
KATHRYN POST, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports on how rural chaplains in the US and UK are supporting communities amid an onslaught of pandemic-era challenges caused by labour shortages, ecological crises and changes in supply and demand…
Tokyo Olympics: Faith events look different as COVID spikes – here’s how
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, report on faith outreach initiatives at the Tokyo Olympics…
Offering “spiritual help”: Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
SAM MEDNICK, of Associated Press, reports from West Africa on the challenges facing military chaplains amid ongoing conflict…
In Australia, spiritual care at the heart of a first responders summit
Sydney, Australia Who cares for the carers? Those who first arrive on the scene of an emergency or healthcare workers in daily emergency work will face the impact of other people’s trauma, albeit often in a delayed response. That’s why after more than a year of bushfires and COVID-19 in Australia – on top of […]
Facing changing spirituality on campus, historic chaplain US groups merge
RNS Two august chaplain organisations that serve the spiritual, ethical and religious needs of college campus communities in the US have agreed to unite to form a single organisation, the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education or ACSLHE (pronounced ‘Axle’). The merger, between the 73-year-old National Association of College and University Chaplains […]
“Heavy and hopeful”: For hospital chaplains, being vaccinated first brings a mix of emotions
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on the complicated emotions hospita chaplains in the US are experiencing as they receive COVID-19 vaccines…
Faith and comfort amid protests: Guard chaplains reflect on Floyd protests, lessons learned
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of The Associated Press, reports on the experiences of National Guard chaplains during recent unrest in the US…
US election: Poll chaplains plan to bring a ‘prayerful presence’ to precincts this Election Day
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on the role ‘poll’ or ‘precinct’ chaplains will play at the polls in the US on Election Day…
After pushback, US Navy agrees to retain contracts with civilian Catholic priests at California naval bases
RNS The US Navy will retain contracts with civilian Catholic priests at naval bases in California for at least another year, the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, said. This announcement came days after The San Diego Union-Tribune on 5th September reported that Catholic Masses at San Diego Navy bases had ended because the Navy, as part […]
CHAPLAINS: AS AMERICANS BECOME LESS RELIGIOUS, THE ROLE MAY GROW
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, writing for Religion News Service, reports on an effort in the US to better understand the role of chaplains…