Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bangkok Every morning at dawn, the food is dished out to Thailand’s monks in abundance: donations of sticky rice, cakes, noodles, sweet pudding, dumplings, […]
Source: Religion News Service EL KOSHEH, Egypt (RNS) — This Coptic Christian village about 280 miles south of Cairo calls itself “Little Jerusalem.” Around this time of year, many of the […]
Source: The Guardian BY Patrick Wintourand Harriet Sherwood The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has ordered an independent, global review into the persecution of Christians of all nationalities amid claims that not enough […]
Source: National Catholic Reporter By Joshua J. McElwee ROME — Three former members of Pope Francis’ commission on clergy sexual abuse are calling on the pontiff’s February Vatican summit on child protection […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — It has been a wretched year for Pope Francis, whose blind spot on clergy sex abuse conspired with events beyond […]
Source: NPR BY VIRGINIA ALVINO YOUNG 2018 has been an explosive year for the Catholic Church, with renewed revelations of clergy sexual abuse and cover up from one coast to […]
Source: The Conversation By Jerry Coyne; Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslims, generally speaking, believe in the existence of the unseen world, which generally includes besides Allah, angels, […]
After visiting American troops in Iraq, Trump left the country without meeting any Iraqi officials. (AFP) AP December 27, 2018 Politicians from both sides of Iraq’s political divide are […]
The exiting Defence Secretary has been presented as the restraining hand tugging at the sleeve of the insane Trump – the one man who could stop Nero burning Rome Robert […]
Source: Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president on Saturday signed a bill that orders the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to change its name to reflect its ties to Moscow. […]
Source: NPR BY SUSHMITA PATHAK Two years ago, Padmini Ray Murray created a controversial video game at a hackathon contest. But it’s not just a game. It a microcosm of […]
Source: Reuters BY Joyce Zhou, Christian Shepherd CIZHONG, China (Reuters) – Ruanna, a 77-year-old Tibetan woman living in a remote Chinese village overlooking the Mekong river, says her Catholic faith has […]
Source: The Guardian BY Paul Karp and Australian Associated Press The Catholic archbishop of Sydney has used his annual Christmas message to condemn the perceived erosion of religious freedoms in Australia. Archbishop Anthony […]
Source: NPR BY Julie Mccarthy Sleigh bells, snowy skies and a glowing fire evoke an idyllic Christmas. But the tropics can be just as festive as any wintry holiday this […]
Source: Associated Press By ISABEL DEBRE BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West […]
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of different nations, cultures, faiths, races or ideas, describing the […]
Source: Religion News Service BY Tracy Simmons SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) — Jeremy and Kristy Morris believe telling the story of Christmas is a ministry. So they drape their home in Hayden, […]
Source: The Hill BY MICHAEL BURKE A record low number of Americans says religion can serve as an answer to “all or most of today’s problems,” according to a new poll. […]
Source: BBC News An eight-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in US government custody, officials say, the second migrant child to die in US detention this month. The border agency […]