Religion comes with the USDA food box
Some faith-based groups taking part in USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box giveaway, the Trump administration’s answer to hunger during the pandemic, are mixing religion with their taxpayer-financed charity work, reported The Counter on Tuesday. The groups include letters saying the food is …
Catholic church nixes gluten-free bread at communion
The Vatican has confirmed a 2003 directive, instructing parishes that they can’t serve truly gluten-free breads but are allowed to offer believers low-gluten substitutes during communion. The Church saw the need to clarify this policy given that, “[T]he confusion can be great when these ‘breads’ are advertised as gluten-free alongside what are described as gluten-free but are in fact low-gluten altar breads,” according to the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Conaway sets precedent with Agriculture Committee prayers
House Agriculture chairman Mike Conaway has decided that every hearing or markup at his committee will begin with a prayer, says Roll Call.