While clergy members in Las Vegas don’t expect post-pandemic worship to look much different, worshippers may see a few coronavirus-related ripple effects.
Religion
A new survey reveals that Nevada young adults’ knowledge of the Holocaust mostly mirrors that of other 18-to-39-year-olds across the country.
While the shofar, a ram’s horn, traditionally is blown in synagogues in observance of the new year holiday, the practice is being moved outdoors this year.
A Las Vegas man is charged in a scheme to steal more than $400,000 from two church funds, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
The annual Christmas concert by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ choir has been canceled because of lingering concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
The Rev. Henry Brian Highfill has been included on a list of “credibly accused” clergy, had local assignments from 1999 to 2005.
Series of three online sessions, sponsored by Jewish Nevada, begins Aug. 20 with “Irena’s Children.”
He last celebrated Mass at Christ the King Catholic Church on July 9 while wearing a face mask and using hand sanitizer, as diocesan protocol requires.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has asked all its members in Utah to wear face coverings when in public, a request that comes as confirmed infections in the state increase.
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted first-ever virtual gatherings for Jehovah’s Witnesses. About 13,000 Southern Nevadans are members of the denomination.
Diocese says Holy Family Catholic Church is temporarily closed and suggests that congregants who attended Wednesday Mass be tested.
Opposition from a group of mostly Northern Nevada-based religious leaders has resulted in the removal of a religion-themed statue from The Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay.
A federal judge denied motions from Calvary Chapel that would allow it to reopen at 50 percent capacity after the church sued state officials over COVID-19 closures.
The stress of dealing with an unknown virus and the isolation, loneliness and anxiety it has caused. What’s the spiritual lesson in all of this?
Pope Francis is cautioning against pessimism as many people emerge from coronavirus lockdowns to lament that nothing will ever be the same.