In Pelosi, Strong Catholic Faith and Abortion Rights Coexist - The New York Times

September 23, 2015

Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader with a lifetime of memories of meeting popes, says Republicans are mistaken to mix politics with Francis’s visit.

Source: In Pelosi, Strong Catholic Faith and Abortion Rights Coexist - The New York Times

California Legislature Approves Assisted Suicide Bill : The Two-Way : NPR

September 15, 2015

The bill that would allow physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to patients now rests in the hands of Gov. Jerry Brown.

Source: California Legislature Approves Assisted Suicide Bill : The Two-Way : NPR

New York City Health Board Repeals Rule on Consent Forms for Circumcision Ritual - The New York Times

September 11, 2015

A rule had required parents to sign a consent form before metzitzah b’peh, a ritual in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community that has been linked to herpes infections in infants.

Source: New York City Health Board Repeals Rule on Consent Forms for Circumcision Ritual - The New York Times

Affordable Heart Surgery | September 4, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

September 8, 2015

"I am very, very spiritual but I am not religious. I believe in the existence of God, and before I start an operation I pray to God, and after the surgery I again pray to him for taking me through the operation." More →

Source: Affordable Heart Surgery | September 4, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

August 28, 2015 ~ Environmental Justice in Mossville | August 28, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

September 3, 2015

In southwest Louisiana, a small African-American town has been overrun by petrochemical plants and oil refineries.

Source: August 28, 2015 ~ Environmental Justice in Mossville | August 28, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Pope Francis Announces Window To Forgive Women Who Had Abortions : NPR

September 3, 2015

Pope Francis is giving all priests a window of discretion to forgive women who have had abortions. The window is during the upcoming holy year, which will begin in December.

Source: Pope Francis Announces Window To Forgive Women Who Had Abortions : NPR

Big Crowds Show Support at Jimmy Carter’s First Bible Lessons Since Cancer Update - The New York Times

August 28, 2015

Mr. Carter, the 90-year-old former president, taught Sunday school here in his hometown for the first time since he disclosed on Thursday that cancer had spread to his brain.

Source: Big Crowds Show Support at Jimmy Carter’s First Bible Lessons Since Cancer Update - The New York Times

Aid-in-dying bill will be revived - LA Times

August 23, 2015

An emotionally charged aid-in-dying bill is seriously ailing in the California Legislature.

Source: Aid-in-dying bill will be revived - LA Times

Doctors Fail to Address Patients' Spiritual Needs (Op-Ed) - The New York Times

August 13, 2015

Studies have documented the importance of religion and spirituality to many patients, but doctors can feel unprepared to discuss the topic.

Source: Doctors Fail to Address Patients' Spiritual Needs - The New York Times

For some churches, food trucks are a vehicle for serving the poor - Religion News Service

August 7, 2015

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) Allen Lutes wipes his brow as he prepares another plate of food. The culinary school-trained chef is serving grilled chicken, fresh vegetables and rice pilaf. But this isn’t a typical restaurant and Lutes isn’t a standard chef; he’s an associate minister at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church and founder of its new ministry, Five & Two Food Truck. It was named after the biblical story of five loaves and two fishes feeding the multitudes. The converted 1995 Chevy plumbing... Read more about For some churches, food trucks are a vehicle for serving the poor - Religion News Service

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In Pelosi, Strong Catholic Faith and Abortion Rights Coexist - The New York Times

California Legislature Approves Assisted Suicide Bill : The Two-Way : NPR

New York City Health Board Repeals Rule on Consent Forms for Circumcision Ritual - The New York Times

Affordable Heart Surgery | September 4, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

August 28, 2015 ~ Environmental Justice in Mossville | August 28, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Pope Francis Announces Window To Forgive Women Who Had Abortions : NPR

Big Crowds Show Support at Jimmy Carter’s First Bible Lessons Since Cancer Update - The New York Times

Aid-in-dying bill will be revived - LA Times

Doctors Fail to Address Patients' Spiritual Needs (Op-Ed) - The New York Times

For some churches, food trucks are a vehicle for serving the poor - Religion News Service

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