RNS Morning Report: Psychedelic chaplains: A new form of spiritual guide emerges

RNS is the national expert at covering religion and belief – but we can’t do it without you. As a nonprofit, we depend on your support. Will you help our newsroom continue to thrive? Top Stories Psychedelic chaplains: In clinical trials, a new form of spiritual guide emerges (RNS) — Spiritual care practitioners are being trained to support patients undergoing psychedelic therapy in clinical trials and decriminalized settings.   Historic façade must go, Middle Collegiate Church tells New York landmarks commission (RNS) — ‘The way to be in our neighborhood is to take down the façade and build something else,’ the Rev. Jacqui Lewis said in an interview.   Jordan unveils $100 million master plan for the second millennium of Jesus’ baptism AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) — 'We decided on a biblical village theme that attempts to re-create a 2,000-year-old experience,’ said an official in charge of developing the site.   For World Cup visitors, a peek into Islamic art, heritage DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art, or MIA, provides visitors with a peek into diverse aspects of Muslim heritage, art and craftmanship with items spanning three continents and many centuries.   New Japan law aims at Unification Church fundraising abuses TOKYO (AP) — The new law allows believers, other donors and their families to seek the return of their money and prohibits religious groups and other organizations from soliciting funds by coercion or linking donations to spiritual salvation.   Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage returns unrestricted MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of thousands walk, ride bicycles or take buses on the pilgrimage. This year, the Mexico City government estimated a total of 11 million people visited the shrine over the last few days.   Pope on Mexican feast day sympathizes with migrant caravans ROME (AP) — Pope Francis sympathized Monday with the caravans of Latin Americans “seeking freedom and well-being” in the U.S. as he celebrated a major feast day dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe with a Mass. RNS Opinion Let Middle Collegiate Church rebuild  (RNS) — This is about more than a church or a façade. It’s about a community that has served New York City for hundreds of years.   Opposition to Respect for Marriage Act reflects bishops’ paranoia on religious freedom (RNS) — The U.S. Catholic bishops’ opposition to the Respect for Marriage Act is destroying their credibility.   The alienation of Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land,’ at 100, has come to feel like home (RNS) — The December birthday ‘The Waste Land’ shares with Christmas foreshadows the Easter that is to come.   What are Iran’s morality police? A scholar of the Middle East explains their history (The Conversation) — Morality police appeared in Iran soon after the Islamic Revolution of 1979.   In first nationwide election since Roe was overturned, voters opt to protect abortion access (The Conversation) — Five states broke in favor of abortion rights in the midterm elections. ICYMI Not only Catholic churches celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (RNS) — The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, on Dec. 12, marks the appearance of Mary to St. Juan Diego, an Indigenous man, on a hill of Tepeyac in Mexico in 1531. The brown-skinned Virgin, patron saint of Mexico, is honored during this time with Masses and other celebrations outside the church.   Church of England bishops head for showdown on marriage for same-sex couples LONDON (RNS) — In the next few months, the Church of England's long-running debate on marriage for same-sex couples may come to a head. In Other News Antisemitism is on the rise. Here’s what you can do about it. The pitfalls of Christian celebrity: An interview with Katelyn Beaty   Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Morning Report — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. Religion News Service is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today at religionnews.com/donate. If you prefer to mail a donation, please address to: Religion News Foundation, PO Box 1808, Columbia, MO 65205. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend