April 16, 1521: German reformer Martin Luther arrives at the Diet of Worms

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Behind the Story

From CT global correspondent Jill Nelson: While working on my article on the Iran war’s impact on global aid, I found arranging phone calls with Christian ministries during Holy Week challenging. One group responded, "With the short week (we’re out Friday and Monday) it’s a challenge tracking folks down." Other ministry leaders were in transit on their way to visit family.

Meanwhile, my husband and I were juggling our own travel logistics while visiting family in South Dakota. During a call with an aviation ministry on Good Friday, I could hear my husband in the background coordinating a rental car for our adult son, who had spent the night in a North Dakota airport and was facing yet another flight delay.

Despite the Holy Week sourcing obstacles, the story came together. Nearly all of the ministries I contacted looked into my detailed inquiries and found someone to speak with me. And my son drove six hours through an April snowstorm, arriving in South Dakota in time to bring several days of joy to his grandparents and extended family.

In Other News

Vice President JD Vance spoke at a mostly empty Turning Point USA rally, where young evangelical supporters criticized the war in Iran and Trump’s post portraying himself as Jesus.   A court ordered Air Canada to provide back pay to pilots who were put on unpaid leave after the company rejected their requests for religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine.  Jemar Tisby has gone into filmmaking, with a documentary on Christianity and immigration. April 16, 1521: German reformer Martin Luther arrives at the Diet of Worms, convinced he would get the hearing he requested in 1517 to discuss the abuse of indulgences and his "95 Theses." He was astounded when he discovered it would not be a debate, but rather a judicial hearing to see if he wished to recant his words.