What is a Church, a Mosque or a Synagogue Now?
WHAT IS CHURCH NOW? BY CHRISTINA COLÓN Churches across North America grapple with how they’ll be different in the post-quarantine era. WHEN MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES was ordered into a lockdown […]
Bishops’ debate over Communion sparked by Biden seeps into holiest sacrament for Catholics
Source: Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein; July 30, 2021 at 4:49 p.m. EDT St. Stephen Catholic Church is the parish and school where Sara Smolenski grew up with her nine siblings, […]
Islamic instruction stirs fears over Pakistan’s school curriculum
Educationists in Pakistan feel it will prove equally harmful for both majority and minority faiths Peter Jacob, director of the Centre for Social Justice, speaks at an education conference in […]
Archbishop accuses media of distorted coverage of religion
Source: Irish Times The Irish media are “being managed to serve distorted and sometimes questionable ends, which are calculated to deprive us of our critical faculties”, the Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, Michael Neary, has declared. In a sharply worded criticism, he said “forces are endeavouring to reshape our values, fears and […]
Top U.S. Catholic Church official resigns after cellphone data used to track him on Grindr and to gay bars
Source: Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein, Marisa Iati and Annys Shin Today at 8:21 a.m. EDT The top administrator of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops resigned after a Catholic media site told the conference it […]
Trinity exposed: Can you think of an apple that is also a monkey?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Trinity: An apple cannot be […]
Twists and Turns of Organized Religion: As pope restricts Latin Mass, some Boston Catholics respond with praise, some with frustration
Source: Boston Globe Some Massachusetts Catholics are denouncing and someare extolling a move by Pope Francis on Friday to restrict celebration of the Latin Mass, the church’s standard form of […]
Vatican indicts 10, including a cardinal, in London deal
ROME (AP) — A Vatican judge on Saturday indicted 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal, on charges including embezzlement, abuse of office, extortion and fraud in connection with the Secretariat of State’s 350 million-euro investment in a London real estate venture. The president of the Vatican’s criminal tribunal, Giuseppe Pignatone, […]
German Catholics demand radical changes for a more inclusive church
COMMENTS By Valérie Gauriat In a quiet area of the city of Cologne in western Germany, rainbow banners stand proudly in front of St Pankratius Church. St Pankratius is one of […]
Archbishop says Canadian Bishops organizing meeting with Pope and Indigenous leaders
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Regina Donald Bolen says the meeting between Indigenous leaders and Pope Francis will take place before the end of the year. Author of the article: Alec […]
A Nobel for Karen Armstrong will bring the Christians and the Muslims closer
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful,for they will be shown mercy.Blessed are the pure in heart,for they will see God.Blessed are the peacemakers,for they will be called children of God. (Matthew […]
The Role of the Churches
This content is also available in French. View the French version of the Stolen Lives book. The Christian denominations supported the boarding or residential schools over themodel (though they also ran many of the […]
65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross
This post was originally made by Ghulam Ahmed Rabbi Author: Imam I. H. Kauser, National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Australia 1. Why crucifixion? Jews wanted him to be killed through crucifixion, […]
Driven by Biden presidency, U.S. bishops next month are expected to approve controversial Communion inquiry
Source: Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein; May 25, 2021 at 6:27 p.m. EDT U.S. Catholic bishops next month are expected to take a vote aimed directly at the question of whether […]
With Pope Francis’ blessing, Catholics pressed Biden White House to waive vaccine patents
By Claire Giangravé, Jack JenkinsShareTweet (RNS) — When U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Wednesday (May 5) that the White House would back efforts to suspend intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, it was a victory for Vatican officials and U.S. Catholic groups that had long supported loosening vaccine patents to help expand production of […]
Catholic Schools Are Losing Students at Record Rates, and Hundreds Are Closing
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Pandemic-fueled economic woes exacerbate schools’ challenges; some raise money on GoFundMe By Ian Lovett | for The […]
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive […]
Understanding the Nature of Jesus is Always a Heresy
Epigraph The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of […]
Vatican sends greetings to Muslims as Ramadan begins
SOURCE: VATICAN NEWS The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue releases a message addressed to “all Muslim brothers and sisters” to show solidarity and friendship as they start their month of […]
New Christ statue in Brazil’s Encantado to be taller than Rio’s
Source: BBC A new statue of Christ being built in Brazil will be taller than the famous Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. Christ the Protector in the southern city […]