South Carolina House passes bill banning most abortions

Rush Limbaugh, who shaped conservative Christian politics on the radio, has died
Religion News Service

South Carolina House passes bill banning most abortions
The Associated Press

North Dakota House rejects bill to make performing an abortion a felony
Grand Forks Herald *

Tennessee bill would grant fathers veto power over abortion, allow establishment of paternity without a woman’s consent
The Tennessean*

Dallas faith groups help shelter homeless Texans during deep freeze
Religion News Service

Catholic bishop calls Maine governor’s religious gatherings order ‘totally unacceptable’
Bangor Daily News *

‘We’ve lost almost an entire year’: COVID-fatigued communities prepare for a distanced Purim
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Georgia woman who led religious cult gets 30 years for child deaths
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution *

International headlines

Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families
The Associated Press

Pakistan police seek arrest of two Christians over blasphemy
The Associated Press

Delayed Legion of Christ extortion trial goes ahead in Italy
The Associated Press

In Naples, Muslim families struggle to bury coronavirus victims
Al Jazeera

French academics blast minister’s warning on ‘Islamo-leftism’
Agence France-Presse

BBC under fire over ‘strikingly hostile’ interview of Muslim Council of Britain head
The Guardian

Islamic 12th-century bathhouse uncovered in Seville tapas bar
The Guardian

Jerusalem’s Old City turns white after rare snowfall
Reuters

Analysis and commentary

Religious diversity belongs in the public square — and in your business
Deseret News

California’s shifting relationship with the Supreme Court
The New York Times *

Netanyahu allies with Jewish supremacists ahead of Israeli election
Axios

Black people still aren’t getting COVID vaccines. This California pastor isn’t having it
Los Angeles Times *

Lent advice from bishops around the world for this unusual year
America