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Monday, 16 March 2020

Faith in quarantine: Why are some people praying at home while others flock to pews?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

The coronavirus and us: Exploring the "ultimate dimensions" of COVID-19 as Americans prepare themselves for a season of quarantine and isolation
(Richard Rosengarten, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

For millions of Americans, no church on Sunday is coronavirus’s cruelest closure so far
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

‘Prayer in the Time of Coronavirus’: LA parishioners worship in mostly empty pews
(Hayley Smith, Religion News Service)

Being old in a time of coronavirus
(Chiara Bertoglio, MercatorNet)

Israel turns to anti-terror technology to counter coronavirus
(Mazal Mualem, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

Coronavirus shutdowns disrupt America’s soul, closing houses of worship
(Alejandra Molina, Jack Jenkins, Claire Giangravé, Bob Smietnat, Religion News Service)

Thinking about faith during a plague: Input from Singapore on dealing with coronavirus crisis
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

Campus chaplains, religious clubs advocate for students in a moment of anxiety
(Aysha Khan, Religion News Service)

In livestreamed National Cathedral Eucharist, Presiding Bishop preaches on the simple power of soap and love
(Egan Millard, Episcopal News Service)

Ghanaian National Chief Imam calls on Muslims to adhere to government’s coronavirus protocols
(Ghana Web)

Muslim officials: Al-Aqsa mosque, third holiest site in Islam, closes over virus concerns, prayers to continue outside
(Associated Press)

At D.C. churches that remained open Sunday, a mixture of defiance, encouragement and faith
(Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

CDC director ‘not shy about his Catholic faith,’ says Baltimore pastor
(Tim Swift, Catholic News Service)

First batch of Coronavirus vaccines sent for human testing
(Mikaela Mathews, Christian Headlines)

Saturday, 14 March 2020

New website on Law, Religion and COVID-19
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Friday, 13 March 2020

How religious communities are modifying traditions to prevent coronavirus spread
(Harmeet Kaur, CNN)

Coronavirus oblivious to Israeli, Palestinian borders
(Akiva Eldar, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)

New podcast: Stop and think. How will coronavirus affect nurseries, worship and last rites?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

A deserted city: Dispatches from Rome in the time of coronavirus
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service)

Vatican strengthens its measures against COVID-19
(Nicolas Senèze, La Croix International)

Shul in the Time of Coronavirus
(Tablet Magazine, Tablet Magazine)

Opinion: Coronavirus is a physical and spiritual threat
(Thomas Reese SJ, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)

Did I shake hands with the rector? COVID-19 hits a highly symbolic altar inside DC Beltway
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)

LDS Church suspends all worship services worldwide due to coronavirus
(Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Coronavirus (COVID-19): more guidance from Church of England and government
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Opinion: Why mainline Protestants might fear COVID-19 the most
(Ryan Burge, Religion News Service)

A French bishop calls on Catholics not to pit civil law against divine law, says being careless in dealing with COVID-19 is tantamount to 'tempting God'
(Héloise de Neuville, La Croix International)

Two elderly Jesuits in Lebanon ill with COVID-19, others remain in isolation
(La Croix International)

Thursday, 12 March 2020

To stop the coronavirus, New Jersey rabbis decide to shut down their Jewish community
(Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Some Louisville religious leaders question governor's call for halt to services to combat coronavirus
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

Churches aren't 'viral threats': Ministers confused by Beshear's call to suspend services
(Bailey Loosemore and Emma Austin, Louisville Courier Journal)

Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Under the Vatican dome, shops risk closure due to coronavirus fears
(Claire Giangravé, Religion News Service Opinion)

Washington DC homeless shelter serves the poor despite coronavirus fears
(Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency)

Fordham University suspends campus classes over coronavirus
(Catholic News Agency)

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Church of England coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for churches: updated
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Monday, 9 March 2020

India: Hindu nationalists are pushing magical remedies for the coronavirus
(Bhavya Dore, Foreign Policy)

Church and state in Italy work together to prevent spread of coronavirus
(Vatican News)

Saturday, 7 March 2020

Scottish Episcopal Church updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 6 March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Friday, 6 March 2020

Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj
(Ken Chitwood, The Conversation)

Have Iraqi religious centers contributed to the spread of coronavirus?
(Lujain Elbaldawi, Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East)

Thursday, 5 March 2020

Ten cases of coronavirus contracted in 'megachurch' in France
(Malo Tresca, La Croix International)

Church in Wales updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 5 March
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Church of England updates Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance – 5 March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity closes over Covid-19 fears ahead of Easter
(Jewish News)

Faith-fueled satellite TV combats coronavirus ‘wave of fear’
(Press Release, Religion News Service)

How we respond to coronavirus outbreaks may depend on what we want from religion
(Jamie Aten, Religion News Service)

Wednesday, 4 March 2020

Fleeing coronavirus and finding our mortality
(Tara Isabella Burton, RNS Column: Religion Remixed)

Worship in the age of coronavirus: Prayer, elbow bumps, hand sanitizer
(Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith, The New York Times)

Tajik believers encouraged to refrain from collective prayers over coronavirus
(Interfax-Religion)

In photos: Balinese Hindus perform purification ritual amid pandemic
(Agoes Rudianto, Religion Unplugged)

Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Church issues new Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)

Monday, 2 March 2020

Infectious religion: Religion and its surprising-but-not-unprecedented role in the spread of the coronavirus
(William Schweiker, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

South Korea: Coronavirus and Shincheonji: Stopping the Witch Hunt – Urgent Appeal from Human Rights Groups
(Forum for Religious Freedom Europe)

Saturday, 29 February 2020

Cults and conservatives spread coronavirus in South Korea
(S. Nathan Park, Foreign Policy)

US Chinese churches on the front lines of coronavirus vigilance
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)

Monday, 24 February 2020

Religious groups in China step Into the coronavirus crisis
(Ian Johnson, The New York Times)

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Philippine bishops release additional guidelines to fight coronavirus
(Ryan Harms, Catholic News Service)

Worship in a time of coronavirus: Chinese churches in U.S. fight fears
(Rebecca Tan, The Washington Post)

Tuesday, 18 February 2020

Hundreds gather at Western Wall to pray for China, end to coronavirus
(Michael Foust, Christian Headlines)

Sunday, 16 February 2020

Religion and politics, Klobuchar, coronavirus and the Eucharist, polygamy, faith-based treatment of vets, no to married priests, state of the church survey
(World Religion News)

Friday, 14 February 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – latest news
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Monday, 10 February 2020

Diocese of London advice on coronavirus
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)

Monday, 3 February 2020

China’s embassy in Israel apologizes for comparing coronavirus concerns to the Holocaust
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Tuesday, 28 January 2020

As coronavirus spreads, churches outside China take preventive measures
(Catholic News Service)

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