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Adelle M. Banks

Adelle M. Banks is production editor and a national correspondent at RNS. She joined the staff in 1995 after working for more than 10 years at daily newspapers in the upstate New York communities of Binghamton and Syracuse, The Providence Journal and the Orlando Sentinel.

Half of churches say Sunday school, other education programs disrupted by pandemic

Overall, evangelical churches reported experiencing the least disruption to their educational programs, while mainline churches reported the most, followed by Catholic and Orthodox congregations.

Russell Moore: Sickness, death from COVID-19 likely reducing some vaccine hesitancy

Pastors are advocating for vaccines but misinformation has driven some evangelical hesitancy about getting COVID-19 shots, Moore told Washington Post Live.

Is it safe to sing at church yet? Depends who you ask

A mix of musical expression is likely to continue as congregations navigate the ‘new normal’ of the continuing pandemic with some people fully vaccinated and some not.

Church of Atlanta shooting suspect distances itself, urges ‘no blame’ on victims

The church said it is cooperating with law enforcement and added: ‘We pray for both earthly justice and divine justice.’

National Day of Prayer, reshaped by pandemic, includes interfaith and online events

The National Day of Prayer, like most events amid the coronavirus, will have a different look this year as it is marked on Thursday (May 7).

10 religious influencers who died in the decade: 2010-2019

Over the last decade, prominent people — household names and lesser-known leaders on social and moral issues — died after playing an outsized role in the realm of religion.

Religious leaders react to mass shootings, call for action from Trump, Congress

As the nation reacts to the weekend’s mass shootings and President Trump decries hatred that “devours the soul,” religious leaders called for action from his administration and Congress.

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