Why you eat more when you’re in company
Source: BBC News By Yao-Hua Law 16 May 2018 How well do you remember the dinners you enjoyed with your friends, the ones where you left feeling as if you […]
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Charity during Ramadan means public safety, religion at odds
Source: Free Press As Ramadan nears, Rabih Najdi, the manager at the Super Greenland Store in Dearborn, is preparing to be asked to give to charity — sometimes by the same […]
Louisiana school agrees to stop broadcasting public prayer for good
Source: CNN By Mallory Simon and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN)A school district in Louisiana has acknowledged that some of its customs and practices, including sponsoring morning prayer over the public address system, have […]
Maverick cleric’s election upset could rattle U.S.-Iraq relations
Source: The Washington Post By Tamer El-Ghobashy and Mustafa Salim May 14 Email the author BAGHDAD — The surprisingly strong showing of a ticket backed by maverick cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Iraqi elections over the weekend […]
Indonesian family that bombed churches well off, friendly
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The Muslim family that carried out suicide attacks on three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city, killing a dozen people as […]
Italy anti-abortion posters spark outcry in Rome
Source: BBC News “Abortion is the prime cause of femicide in the world,” declare the black-and-white posters that have appeared in several areas of Rome. But the campaign has provoked […]
Chilean bishops open to resignations, reparation for abuse
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Chile’s Catholic bishops said Monday they were open to whatever Pope Francis proposes to overhaul the Chilean church, including the […]
Cardinal George Pell’s Sexual Abuse Trials May Be Held in Secret
Source: The New York Times By Damien Cave May 14, 2018 SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian court is to decide on Wednesday whether two planned trials for Cardinal George Pell, the […]
For some, the U.S. embassy’s move to Jerusalem fulfills divine prophecy
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin | 19 hours ago JERUSALEM (RNS) — When American and Israeli officials inaugurated the first-ever U.S. embassy in Jerusalem Monday (May 14) in a festive red, […]
Religion A Large Presence As U.S. Embassy Opens In Jerusalem
Source: NPR BY TOM GJELTEN The religious leader invited to give the opening prayer at the dedication of the American Embassy in Jerusalem is an evangelical Christian who once said that […]
Film review: Fahrenheit 451: a place where books are burned
Source: BBC News Imagine a future where books aren’t just banned, they’re burned. That’s the dystopian United States described by Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451, which has been made into […]
Black Yale Student Says White Student Who Called Police on Her Should Be ‘Held Accountable’
Source: Time Lolade Siyonbola, the Yale University graduate student whose classmate called the police on her last week for napping in the common area of their dorm, said Monday that she wants to […]
Your Complete Guide to Ramadan, Including the Proper Greeting and When It Starts
Source: Time By KAMAKSHI AYYAR This week marks the start of Ramadan for more than a billion Muslims around the world. The month-long observance — which starts on either May 15 […]
Fewer Catholics Of All Ages Are Attending Mass, Gallup Study Finds
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla MONASHEE FRANTZ VIA GETTY IMAGES Only 39 percent of American Catholics say they attend church in any given week, according to a new Gallup report. […]
Pope Francis warns of two false paths to holiness
Source: Religion News Service By Thomas Reese (RNS) — As a spiritual guide to those seeking to be better Christians, Pope Francis recognizes that many are tempted to follow the wrong […]
President Trump just unveiled a new White House ‘faith’ office. It actually weakens religious freedom.
Source: The Washington Post By Melissa Rogers May 14 President Trump signs an executive order establishing a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative on May 3. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) An Orthodox […]
Muslim scholars: Suicide attacks violate Islamic principles
Source: Associated Press BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim scholars from three countries issued an edict Friday saying that violent extremism and terrorism, including suicide attacks, are against Islamic principles, in an effort to convince the Taliban to end their violence. Seventy prominent scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia issued the […]
Cleric Sadr, in surprise comeback, set to win Iraq election
Source: Reuters BY Ahmed Aboulenein, Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States, led in Iraq’s parliamentary election with more than half the […]
Pope to give Chilean bishops a dressing-down on abuse errors
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican made it clear Saturday that Pope Francis had summoned Chile’s bishops to Rome for a papal dressing-down because […]
Iran urges Muslims to develop sciences to shake off U.S. hegemony
Source: Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called for unity among Muslims and efforts toward scientific advancement, saying this would make it impossible for […]