Priest draws squirt gun in fight against coronavirus
Detroit, USAP A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area has taken aim at his parishioners in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, using a squirt gun to shoot holy water. Photos posted on social media by the St Ambrose Church show Rev Tim Pelc shooting water into a car window as it […]
Chaldean Christian deported by Trump administration dies in Iraq
RNS A Chaldean Christian immigrant who was deported from Michigan to Iraq has reportedly died because he was unable to obtain insulin to treat his diabetes, drawing fire from critics of the Trump administration who charge that the death is a result of disregard for the well-being of deportees. According to the American Civil Liberties […]
US preacher plumbs the art of the sermon by yielding the pulpit to passers-by
Grand Rapids, MichiganRNS A pulpit is often regarded as a sacred and in many ways exclusive space. Most religions allow only the ordained to speak to congregants from this place. Ordinary voices seldom have access to the power of the pulpit. Steve Norman wants to change that. Steve Norman, seated, created ‘The Preachers’ art exhibit for […]