Republican Glenn Youngkin projected to have won Virginia governor race
Republican Glenn Youngkin has been elected governor of Virginia, Decision Desk HQ first projected about 90 minutes after polls closed in the commonwealth.
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How Christian nonprofits are leading international orphan care | Baptist Press
Of all those tragically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1.5 million children who lost parents or grandparents worldwide may be the most heartbreaking. In the wake of such loss, international child welfare advocates have bolstered efforts to care for these newly orphaned children.
Georgetown College fires president after sexual assault allegations | Baptist Press
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (BP) – The Board of Trustees of Georgetown College terminated the employment of William A. Jones as president of the college amid allegations of inappropriate conduct, the school announced on Tuesday.
No Supreme Court hearing for Catholic hospital sued for declining transgender surgery
The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a lawsuit against a Catholic hospital that declined to perform a hysterectomy on a woman who identifies as a transgender man on the grounds that doing so would violate Catholic ethics and the U.S. bishops’ directives.
What’s in (and isn’t in) the bishops’ draft document on the Eucharist?
A draft text of the U.S. bishops’ forthcoming document on Eucharistic coherence does not make explicit mention of denying the sacrament from certain high-profile Catholics and instead focuses on the importance of teaching the Real Presence of the Eucharist and the Eucharist as a tool for evangelization.
Ky. school district apologizes after students give teachers lap dances at homecoming assembly
A Kentucky school district has apologized in response to criticism over a skit that featured students giving teachers lap dances while dressed in bikinis and other revealing attire and female students dressed as Hooters’ girls.
17 missionaries remain captive in Haiti as families of American hostages around the world plead with Biden
The Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries urged continued prayers for their 17 missionaries being held captive by the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti as families of 26 Americans being held hostage around the world recently pressed the Biden administration to push more aggressively to free their loved ones.
Faith groups fight against climate change ahead of UN summit | Crux
Crux,Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders recently signed a joint appeal to governments to commit to targets at the Oct. 31-Nov. 12 summit in Glasgow.
N.Y. court to reconsider mandate for abortion coverage by religious groups | Crux
Crux,The Supreme Court sent a case back to a lower court Nov. 1 asking it to reconsider a ruling against the Diocese of Albany, New York,that challenged a mandate requiring employers to provide abortion coverage in their employee health insurance plans.
'We're Going to Do What Christ Compels Us to Do': Oregon Pastor Vows to Serve Homeless Daily Meals After City Restrictions
A pastor in Brookings, Oregon says he will not stop feeding the homeless despite an ordinance that was passed last month, limiting how often churches can feed the unhoused.
