Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for […]
Dec 8, 2018 – swissinfo.ch KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Malay Muslims rallied in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to celebrate the Malaysian government’s refusal to ratify […]
Dec 7, 2018 – 20:57 The pact envisages reducing the pressure on host countries like Uganda, Lebanon, Turkey and Bangladesh. (Keystone) The Swiss Federal Council has approved voting in favour […]
Mitali Jahan Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, the legendary Bengali writer-activist whose leadership had transformed the lives of thousands of people in this region and beyond, was born on […]
By Mohammad Mazhari Zarathustra’s message seems to have impressed the Greeks: Professor Kreyenbroek International December 4, 2018 TEHRAN – “Zoroastrianism” as one of the oldest religions still in existence and […]
Most pilgrims — 1,094,403 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 96,523 entered by land and 35 arrived by sea. (SPA) Arab News December 01, 2018 The largest […]
Officially allies in fighting terrorism, Pakistan and US have a complicated relationship, bound by US’ dependence on Pakistan to supply troops in Afghanistan. World | Reuters | Updated: December 05, […]
Deirdre Shesgreen USA TODAY Published 5:12 PM EST Dec 7, 2018 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s pick for United Nations ambassador, Heather Nauert, could face a tough Senate confirmation process […]
Suggested reading Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran for 50 Minutes Video: Cat Stevens’ Path to Islam Ted Talk: A message of peace, hope and inclusion | Yusuf Islam […]
ANADOLU AGENCY DJIBOUTI “Turkey’s gift to Djibouti”, East Africa’s largest mosque being built in the capital city, is set to be inaugurated in two months’ time. The Turkish Diyanet […]
Source: Associated Press By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend martial law in the country’s south by another year amid continuing […]
Source: AL.com By Christopher Harress | charress@al.com charress@al.com The Archdiocese of Mobile released Thursday 29 names of Catholic priests, deacons and brothers who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing a […]
Source: Religion News Service By Mary Beth McCauley PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — Catholics in this city and places like it have been through hell in recent decades. The Catholic Church sexual […]
Source: BBC News By Valeria Perasso Jessica Hayes bought herself a wedding gown, a veil and a ring. But when she stood at the altar facing the bishop during a […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A Massachusetts church is mixing faith and politics in its nativity display this year ― placing a baby Jesus figurine in a cage to […]
Source: BBC News By Bernadette Young Anthony Mancinelli sits in a salon chair in New Windsor, New York, waiting for his next customer. Aged 107, Mancinelli is used to the […]
Source: Time By ALEX FITZPATRICK December 6, 2018 Captain America and Black Panther were about to defend Earth from the villain Thanos when Kevin Foley first noticed something was wrong. Foley, […]
Source: Associated Press By JIM GOMEZ and ANGIE WANG MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine immigration authorities have arrested an American Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting altar boys in […]
Source: Reuters By Thu Thu Aung, Simon Lewis YANGON (Reuters) – As the world was focused on abortive efforts to begin repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to […]
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen, south-east Asia correspondent A new exodus of boats carrying Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar has begun, with at least six boats carrying hundreds of refugees intercepted at […]
