middleeasteye.net: Picture this. A Muslim leader reaches out to a group of Christians and invites them to his country. The Christians happily accept the invitation, while the Muslim leader prepares his people for their arrival. This is the first time the two communities have met in an official delegation. Matters […]
BBC: Muslim farmers in a village in near the city of Gojra in Pakistan’s Punjab province are putting their savings together and helping build a church for the Christians in their neighbourhood. How does such tolerance and harmony exist in a place known for religious violence? Saba Eitizaz explores. Watch:
Source: RNS By Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) Creationist Christian tourists may soon flock to the Ark Encounter, a literal vision of Noah’s story in Genesis come to life in July […]
Source: The Atlantic By DAVID FRUM Even Christopher Hitchens’s detractors would concede him two great qualities: honesty and bravery. Hitchens spoke the truth as he understood the truth, without regard to […]
Source: Egypt Pulse Rania Rabeaa Elabd Contributor, Egypt Pulse Rania Rabeaa Elabd is an Egyptian journalist focused on issues concerning the parliament and political parties. The draft law on the construction […]
Source: Huffington Post By Jennifer R. Breedon Human Rights Analyst & Foreign Policy Expert Focused on Religious Extremist Ideology & International Law “We pray for the souls of the Islamic State militants that killed our families. We know they are motivated by evil and pray they can be freed.” I will […]
Source: The Economist In the heartland of eastern Christianity, at the very point where that faith intersects with Islam, some peculiar things are going on. A monument of vast historic resonance for both faiths […]
Source: Yahoo News By Gregory Danel Lyon (AFP) – One of France’s most powerful Catholic leaders, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, was questioned by police on Wednesday over allegations he covered up the […]
Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–9 (St. Gaudenzio Church at Ivrea). The Muslim Times has the best collection for rational understanding of Christianity Source: The Teaching Company […]
Source: Associated press By DANIELA BERRETTA Christian nuns watch as a team of experts begin the renovation of Jesus’ tomb in the Church JERUSALEM (AP) — A team of experts […]
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood in London and Philip Oltermann in Vienna A growing number of Muslim refugees in Europe are converting to Christianity, according to churches, which have conducted mass baptisms in […]
Guardian: A growing number of Muslim refugees in Europe are converting to Christianity, according to churches, which have conducted mass baptisms in some places. Reliable data on conversions is not available but anecdotal evidence suggests a pattern of rising church attendance by Muslims who have fled conflict, repression and economic […]
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Dhaka A Christian was knifed to death after Sunday prayers near a church in northwestBangladesh in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Police said […]
Source. The Local The film itself he sees as a perfect analogy for this struggle. “The Life of Brian is against dogmatism. It is against unquestioning obedience to leadership”, traits he sees as characterizing the Catholic Church. “The Catholic Church is sexist, dogmatic and authoritarian.” “[But] Germany recognizes the Vatican […]
Source: The Guardian BY Haroon Siddique and agency A Church of England vicar has been fined for a drunken brawl with police during which he swore at an officer and claimed to have diplomatic immunity through the Vatican. Gareth Jones punched, kicked, bit and spat at a police officer and paramedic who […]
Source: BBC Pope Francis has approved measures to sack bishops who mishandle child sexual abuse cases, a papal decree says. Bishops who are “negligent” in dealing with priests committing abuse […]
Source: The New York Times By ALAN COWELL LONDON — In these times of flux and challenge, when Britain’s post-imperial place in a globalized world has rarely been so minutely […]
Source: RNS By Naomi Howell, University of Exeter A small piece of bone thought to belong to St. Thomas Becket is, after centuries of exile in Hungary, returning to Canterbury […]
Source: The Washington Post By JESS BIDGOOD SCITUATE, Mass. — For almost 12 years, the parishioners of St. Frances X. Cabrini have prayed, eaten meals, watched the Super Bowl and […]
Source: The Washington Post By Barton Swaim Barton Swaim is author of “The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics” and a contributing columnist for The Post. A recent report on […]