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*** Pope Francis will open the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized by Jews of staying silent on the Holocaust. Francis said the archive would be open to researchers starting next year.
The Vatican usually waits 70 years after the end of a pontificate to open relevant archives. But the Vatican has been under pressure to make the Pius XII documentation available while Holocaust survivors are still alive. The Catholic church has been widely criticized for not doing enough to stand up to the Nazi regime.
The Vatican has defended Pius, saying he used behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save lives.
*** Muslim prisoners in Arkansas have sued the state’s prison system for requiring them to attend a combined Friday prayer service with members of the Nation of Islam and Nation of Gods and Earths.
The three groups overlap in their histories and theology, but follow distinct religious teachings.
Council on American-Islamic Relations Litigation Director Lena Masri noted in a statement that Arkansas’ prisons currently offer separate prayer services for those who identify as Catholic, Jehovah’s Witness, Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Pentecostal, and Protestant and also offers general Christian services.
*** The Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds and state officials said they would end a separate legal fight over his refusal to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, and baker Jack Phillips said they agreed to end two legal actions: one against the baker for violating the civil rights of a customer, and a counter lawsuit the baker filed accusing the state of waging a “crusade to crush” him by pursuing a complaint over the gender transition cake.
The agreement resolves every ongoing legal dispute between the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in suburban Denver and the state.
*** “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek seeks prayers and support for his recently announced diagnosis of stage four pancreatic cancer. Up to 100 faith leaders, including Orthodox Jews, Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians and Episcopalians, will be participating in an interfaith Zoom conference. The service will be recorded and sent to Trebek.
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*** Pope Francis will open the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized by Jews of staying silent on the Holocaust. Francis said the archive would be open to researchers starting next year.
The Vatican usually waits 70 years after the end of a pontificate to open relevant archives. But the Vatican has been under pressure to make the Pius XII documentation available while Holocaust survivors are still alive. The Catholic church has been widely criticized for not doing enough to stand up to the Nazi regime.
The Vatican has defended Pius, saying he used behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save lives.
*** Muslim prisoners in Arkansas have sued the state’s prison system for requiring them to attend a combined Friday prayer service with members of the Nation of Islam and Nation of Gods and Earths.
The three groups overlap in their histories and theology, but follow distinct religious teachings.
Council on American-Islamic Relations Litigation Director Lena Masri noted in a statement that Arkansas’ prisons currently offer separate prayer services for those who identify as Catholic, Jehovah’s Witness, Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Pentecostal, and Protestant and also offers general Christian services.
*** The Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds and state officials said they would end a separate legal fight over his refusal to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, and baker Jack Phillips said they agreed to end two legal actions: one against the baker for violating the civil rights of a customer, and a counter lawsuit the baker filed accusing the state of waging a “crusade to crush” him by pursuing a complaint over the gender transition cake.
The agreement resolves every ongoing legal dispute between the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in suburban Denver and the state.
*** “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek seeks prayers and support for his recently announced diagnosis of stage four pancreatic cancer. Up to 100 faith leaders, including Orthodox Jews, Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians and Episcopalians, will be participating in an interfaith Zoom conference. The service will be recorded and sent to Trebek.