Source: Religion News Service BY Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After closing more than 700 churches and some mosques in March, Rwandan government officials have moved to institute guidelines for how faith groups […]
Source: SMITHSONIAN.COM By Emanuella Grinberg John Glass bowed his head as the cantor’s melody echoed through the cemetery in prayer for the children buried beneath the grassy-green surface. Church bells sounded in […]
Source: Associated Press By JAKE COYLE NEW YORK (AP) — The boys are out of the cave. Now Hollywood wants in. The producers behind Christian films like “God’s Not Dead” […]
Source: The Globe and Mail BY GLORIA GALLOWAY PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER The Vatican’s ambassador to Canada says Pope Francis is opening the door to an apology to the country’s Indigenous people […]
Source: The Jakarta Post BY Harry Pearl Agence France-Presse Jakarta | Wed, July 11, 2018 | 12:59 pm An Indonesian man views the Facebook page of Atheist Minang, operated by a group […]
Source: BBC News One of four Indian priests charged with allegedly raping a woman has handed himself in for police questioning in the southern state of Kerala. The Kerala high […]
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash JERUSALEM — A bill making its way through Israel’s parliament has sparked fierce debate over the foundations of democracy in the country and what it […]
Source: Fast Company BY RINA RAPHAEL Alma Hernandez doesn’t fit the description of a traditional politician. She’s Jewish, Latina, 25 years old, and she’s fundraising for migrant families at the border. Which […]
Source: The New York Times By Michele Margolis Ms. Margolis is the author of “From Politics to the Pews: How Partisanship and the Political Environment Shape Religious Identity.” CreditRonda Kimbrow/iStock, via […]
Source: Time By JULIA GLUM July 11, 2018 Within hours of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement announcement last month, Emily Hauser was standing at a drugstore counter asking a pharmacist for two […]
Source: Time By SOPHIA GOTTFRIED Hummus, the chickpea-based dip that’s a staple in many Middle Eastern cuisines, is on the rise in the U.S. Multiple factors are fueling its growing popularity, according […]
Source: Associated Press By ASSOCIATED PRESS Papa John’s says founder John Schnatter has resigned as chairman of the board. The company made the announcement late Wednesday, hours after Schnatter apologized for […]
Source: Time By TESSA BERENSON/BRUSSELS As a contentious North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Brussels began to wind down on Thursday, President Donald Trump claimed victory over defense spending and reaffirmed […]
Source: BBC News The cave complex in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their football coach were trapped for more than two weeks is set to be turned into a […]
Source: Religion News Service BY Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — For two and a half years, Ja’mel Armstrong and Matt Ness have jointly led One Church, a congregation striving to be […]
Source: Aljazeera By Lorelei Mihala 8 Jul 2018 Bucharest, Romania – In the basement of a new building in Giulesti, a neighbourhood on the periphery of Bucharest, pastor Peter Rong […]
Source: Reuters COLOMBO (Reuters) – A 37-year-old Sri Lankan Buddhist monk on Tuesday assaulted and strangled a police officer who sought to arrest him on a warrant for alleged sexual […]
Source: DW His controversial views have stirred much debate in Germany. Now Thilo Sarrazin has written a new book about Islam – and is battling his erstwhile publisher in court […]
Source: The Star Halifax By Brett Bundale HALIFAX—International Buddhist leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is apologizing for the “pain, confusion and anger” sweeping through the Shambhala community amid sexual misconduct allegations […]
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The Church of England will create more than 100 new churches to “revive the Christian faith in coastal areas, market towns and […]
