Amid COVID-19, shofar lessons become pre-Rosh Hashanah necessity by Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service With synagogues shuttered, some Jews are taking online classes to learn how to play the ritual objects
Muslim detainees forced to pick between pork and rotten halal food: lawyers by Aysha Khan, Religion News Service ICE officers at a Miami facility have repeatedly violated detainees' religious freedom rights, advocates say
Children’s Bibles are North America’s unlikeliest publishing success story by Pieta Woolley Christian comics and storybooks aim to get scripture into the hands and hearts of a new generation
U.S. Jews use the day of lament to cry out to God for Black lives by Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service Tisha B’Av has become a means to collectively mourn violence against Black people
Barbecue Baptist Church delivers meals and a little levity by Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service Along with the food, a Texas outreach program offers a message of hope
York United is holding in-person services by Emma Prestwich Many people in the small congregation don't have internet access and were glad to be back, said the minister
Muslims grieve as hajj is drastically limited by Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil, Religion News Service The Saudi government has barred international visitors from participating in the ritual this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic
A call to prayer brought me closer to my father by Aleysha Haniff When my dad became ill, I had to confront my relationship with him and his faith
How churches rallied in a pandemic by Trisha Elliott As COVID-19 changed the way we worship, faith communities adapted to stay connected
How COVID-19 has changed ritual circumcision by Leah Borts-Kuperman Jewish families are finding ways to stay connected to loved ones while still observing the practice