Is Isaac Newton a Part of the Muslim Heritage: His Religious Views?
Alexander Pope‘s couplet: “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in Night. God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light!” Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
French actor breaks silence on child sex abuse within church
PARIS (AP) — At the age of eight, Laurent Martinez was sexually abused by a priest. Forty years later, he has chosen to make his story into a play, to show the devastating consequences and how speaking out can help victims heal and rebuild. The play called “Pardon?” is drawn […]
Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb receive trophies for Zayed Award for Human Fraternity
Source: Arab News The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity is an independent global award recognizing individuals and entities who are making profound contributions to human progress VATICAN CITY/ROME: Pope Francis […]
Thousands of paedophiles active in French Catholic Church since 1950, commission finds
Source: France 24 Some 3,000 paedophiles have operated inside the French Catholic Church since 1950, the head of an independent commission investigating the scandal told AFP, days ahead of the […]
Canada: Bishops apologize for abuse of Indigenous children
The discovery of more than 1,000 unmarked graves of children has prompted anger against the Catholic Church in Canada. The church has now admitted to “grave abuses.” The discovery of […]
How organized religion stays in and out of politics: Pope Weighs In on Calls to Deny Communion to Biden Over Abortion
Source: New York Times By Elisabetta Povoledo, Richard Pérez-Peña and Ruth Graham Sept. 15, 2021 ROME — Pope Francis weighed in on Wednesday on a debate roiling the Roman Catholic Church in the United […]
Bishop John Shelby Spong, who took resurrection as a metaphor dies at 90
Source: Washington Post By Harrison Smith The Right Rev. John Shelby Spong, a liberal theologian and former bishop who shook up the modern Episcopal Church, championing the inclusion of women and […]
Pope hopes many countries take Afghan refugees and young Afghan Women are educated
Source: Yahoo News Pope Francis Religious leader VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was praying that many countries take Afghan refugees and, in an apparent […]
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, […]
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, […]