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In this provided by the State of New York, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds up a new Thanksgiving-themed face mask during his daily coronavirus briefing at the Wyandanch-Wheatley Heights Ambulance Corp. Headquarters in Wyandanch, N.Y. After disclosing that he will no longer be celebrating Thanksgiving with his 89-year-old mother in-person, Cuomo asked New Yorkers to abandon plans for in-person Thanksgiving festivities. (Kevin P. Coughlin/State of New York via AP)

Andrew Cuomo blasts Supreme Court ruling on religious gatherings as 'irrelevant' political statement

President Donald Trump tosses a golf ball as he plays golf at Trump National Golf Club, on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump hails Supreme Court, hits links on Thanksgiving

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Catholic bishops split over abortion, gay marriage in Biden presidency

Members of North Korea's military divisions attend a meeting to pay respect to late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

'Rally of Hope' draws 1 million attendees seeking peace for Korean peninsula

The Universal Peace Federation hosted a worldwide virtual 'Rally of Hope.' (screenshot)

'Rally of Hope' marks 70 years since Korean War, offers optimism on reunification

Religious liberty 'cannot be quarantined' says new study

The Vatican's report on former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick took center stage at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The report faulted church hierarchy for enabling him to rise while looking past his actions. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

McCarrick report takes center stage at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, testifies during a Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the federal government response to COVID-19 on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Jake Tapper during Fauci interview: 'Christmas is probably not going to be possible?'

Sunlight pours into Grace United Methodist Church during the annual Historic Houses of Worship Tour Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, in Hagerstown, Md. (Dave McMillion/The Herald-Mail via AP) **FILE**

Methodists on the cusp of divorce

In this Sunday, March 10, 2013, file photo, U.S. Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley arrives to the Santa Maria alla Vittoria church in Rome to celebrate Mass. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) ** FILE **

Boston archbishop speaks against Massachusetts abortion amendment

In this Feb. 23, 2001, file photo, U.S. Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, D.C., shakes hands with Pope John Paul II during the General Audience with the newly appointed cardinals in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. McCarrick was one of the three Americans on a record list of 44 new cardinals who were elevated in a ceremony at the Vatican on Feb. 21, 2001. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File)

Vatican's McCarrick report forces debate on power and abuse

A rosary, scapular and Bible rest on a coffee table in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) ** FILE **

Religious persecution increasing, Pew Research Center report finds

Pastor Robert Jeffress appears with then-candidate Donald Trump at a presidential event in this file photo. President Trump said on April 10, 2020, that he would watch Mr. Jeffress's livestreamed worship service on Easter Sunday, April 12. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump-supporting pastor says Biden 'most likely' winner of White House race

In this April 18, 2005, file photo, U.S. Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick attends a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, as the cardinals who will elect a new Pope made their last public appearance before sequestering themselves inside the Sistine Chapel later in the day. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists packed St. Peter's Basilica and the square to take a last glimpse at the cardinals who elected the next head of the Roman Catholic Church during the Conclave. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)

Key findings in Vatican report into ex-Cardinal McCarrick

McCarrick sexual misconduct report faults Pope John Paul II for lapse in oversight

Ex-Vatican envoy faces sexual abuse charge in French court

UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms

In this March 4, 2015, file photo, then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick speaks during a memorial service in South Bend, Ind. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, Pool, File) **FILE**

Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017

A person carries a gun while marching on the night of the election, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Portland church stops homeless services because of damage caused by rioters

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2020 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump turn and yell towards the news media during a rally for evangelical supporters at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami. Trump's bond with white evangelical voters has long sparked debate. But misunderstandings persist about his support from a Christian voting bloc that favored the GOP long before he took office. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Softening of Trump's evangelical base may have proved critical

Carl Lentz appears during an interview on Oct. 23, 2017, in New York. Lentz, the pastor from global megachurch Hillsong, who once ministered to Justin Bieber and a bevy of other celebrities and sports stars, has been fired. He acknowledged on Instagram that he cheated on his wife. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Megachurch Pastor Carl Lentz fired, admits cheating on wife

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., gestures during a watch party on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, Atlanta. Loeffler will face Democrat Raphael Warnock in a Jan. 5 runoff. (Branden Camp/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Pro-life group to spend $4 million on anticipated Georgia runoffs for U.S. Senate

The Supreme Court in Washington on the day after the election, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court hears Catholic Social Services, Philadelphia adoption case

Liza Durasenko, 16, from Oregon City, Ore., prays during a rally in support of President Donald Trump, Aug. 29, 2020, in Clackamas, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein) ** FILE **

Record-breaking surge of faith voters flock to the polls to support Trump: Exit poll

The Supreme Court is seen on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump says he's planning an aggressive legal strategy to try prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election, a matter that could find its way to the high court. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Catholic Social Services case puts spotlight on Amy Coney Barrett's faith

Police officers stay in position at stairs named 'Theodor Herzl Stiege' near a synagogue after gunshots were heard, in Vienna, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Austrian police say several people have been injured and officers are out in force following gunfire in the capital Vienna. Initial reports that a synagogue was the target of an attack couldn't immediately be confirmed. Austrian news agency APA quoted the country's Interior Ministry saying one attacker has been killed and another could be on the run.(Photo/Ronald Zak)

Austrian minister: No indication of second attacker

Students line up for their classroom outside of Oak Terrace Elementary School in Highwood, Ill., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

'Red shirt' children: Public schools see plunge in student enrollment

Lewis Ferebee, chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

DCPS chief: Students will not return in-person next week

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments

Police officers and rescue workers block the access to the scene after a Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday Oct.31, 2020 while he was closing his church in the city of Lyon, central France. The priest, a Greek citizen, is in a local hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit in the abdomen, a police official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Orthodox priest shot at church in France; attacker at large

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