Guthrie, 52, has long relied on prayer to navigate challenges or setbacks in her life, such as the death of her father when she was a teenager and a brief failed marriage in mid-30s. She admits she turned to faith during her career ascent to the anchor desk at “Today,” which was fraught due to longtime viewers’ anger over the treatment of her predecessor Ann Curry. And she still looks for spiritual guidance to get her through tough assignments. (Battaglio, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreThe majority of MPs say women should no longer be prosecuted if they end pregnancies beyond the 24-week legal time limit, The Times can reveal, with less than one in four in favour of criminal action. (Hayward, The Times UK)
Read MoreJesus has billions of followers. But what he needed was a top-of-the-funnel marketing campaign. That’s according to Ken Calwell, chief executive of Come Near, the nonprofit behind the “He Gets Us” Jesus-focused campaign seen in a pair of Super Bowl commercials earlier this month. For marketers, the top of the funnel is where they try to raise name recognition and awareness for their product or cause, as opposed to “lower funnel” work like generating sales. (Graham, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreGude’s group is just the latest of many to protest against the church, which has been dogged by controversy for decades, and his complaints will sound familiar to former members and other critics who’ve tangled with it publicly (Goldberg, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreIn some Southern and New England states, including Massachusetts, where overdose deaths are particularly high, nearly one in two adults has a personal connection to someone who suffered a fatal overdose. (Bebinger, WBUR)
Read MoreThe Catholic Church in South Korea needs to consider the possibility of changing to a hybrid church that utilizes both online and offline services considering the post-Covid situation, say Catholic experts. The suggestion was made in a Pastoral White Paper of the Catholic Church in Korea, which was released on Jan. 31 by the Korean Catholic Pastoral Institute of the national bishops' conference. (UCA News)
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