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Priest draws squirt gun in fight against coronavirus
By Natalie White — May 18, 2020
DETROIT (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area used a squirt gun to shoot holy water at parishioners while maintaining social distancing.
World Vision US president says ‘all hands on deck’ for pandemic
By Adelle M. Banks — April 3, 2020
(RNS) — ‘This is probably the most uncertain and concerning situation that World Vision has faced in our 70-year history,’ said Edgar Sandoval Sr.
Religious groups focus on Flint’s water woes
By Lauren Markoe — January 19, 2016
(RNS) People of faith rush to help Flint.
Water initiatives get congregations to pledge to conserve
By Adelle M. Banks — October 8, 2013
(RNS) Across the country, water has become more than a resource used in occasional baptism rites. It has become personal, a way for worshippers to live out their faith.
Heat poses challenge to Muslims fasting during Ramadan
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — July 10, 2013
(RNS) The 30-day fast known as Ramadan began Tuesday, and requires that believers forgo food and drink. At this time of year, that means 15 hours of parched throats and unquenched thirst.
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