Muslim Women, Who Are Likely to Make to US Congress
Two Muslim women are headed for Congress Source: Economist IN HIS first presidential campaign, George W. Bush received 42% of the Muslim-American vote, compared with 31% for Al Gore. The […]
Fall of a West Virginia Bishop Widens the Catholic Crisis Over Sex Abuse
Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein The blows seem to land nearly every day: Bishops are accused, investigations are ordered, resignations are demanded, damning documents are leaked. The […]
Woman sues Allentown Diocese over effort to ‘smear’ her over sexual abuse claims
Source: The Morning Call BY Peter Hall Of The Morning Call A woman described as a victim in Pennsylvania’s grand jury report on sexual abuse by clergy has sued the […]
Manafort will cooperate with Mueller as part of guilty plea, prosecutor says
Source: The Washington Post By Spencer S. Hsu and Devlin Barrett President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded guilty Friday to two criminal charges under terms of a plea deal that […]
Cardinal Donald to discuss his resignation with Pope Francis amid increasing pressure
Cardinal Donald Wuerl says he will go to the pope soon to discuss his potential resignation Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who has faced […]
Pope to meet US bishops Thursday over abuse scandal
SOURCE: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the Catholic Church in crisis once again over clerical sex abuse and cover-up, Pope Francis will meet Thursday with […]
Trump considering to sanction Chinese officials because of human rights violations
U.S. weighs sanctions against Chinese officials over Muslim detention camps Source: The New York Times By Edward Wong WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering sanctions against Chinese senior officials and […]
John Bolton threatens ICC with US sanctions
Source: BBC News The US has threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it goes ahead with prosecutions against Americans. The court is currently considering prosecuting US servicemen […]
Film review: Is Fahrenheit 11/9 truly incendiary?
Source: BBC News Fahrenheit 9/11, the 2004 screed against George W Bush, remains the highest-grossing documentary of all time. But many argued that despite its box-office numbers it had little […]
Florence is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane through landfall
Hurricane Florence Expected to Strengthen as It Barrels Toward North Carolina Coast Source: Time By CIARA NUGENT, ALIX LANGONE, and GINA MARTINEZ Hurricane Florence is tracking farther north and is expected to gain […]
A Bishop Says The Church Will Cooperate With Vermont Investigators After BuzzFeed News’ Investigation Of Abuse At A Catholic Orphanage
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Talal Ansari The Diocese of Burlington will cooperate fully with authorities looking into allegations of abuse at the St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Bishop Christopher Coyne said Sunday, […]
Catholic clergyman calls on Wuerl to resign, says he’ll refuse to participate in Mass with him
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 10 at 2:37 PM A highly visible member of Washington’s Catholic clergy has made a dramatic declaration calling on Cardinal Donald Wuerl to resign, […]
NY attorney general subpoenas state’s Catholic dioceses in connection with sex abuse investigation
Source: CNN By Mark Morales and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN)The New York attorney general has issued civil subpoenas for all eight Catholic dioceses in the state as part of a civil […]
Unprecedented mass denials from a U.S. asylum program leave Christians from Iran stranded in Vienna
Source: Los Angeles Times By SARAH PARVINI Even as it cracked down on immigration from predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa, the Trump administration stressed that the safety […]
Stirred by Sexual Abuse Report, States Take On Catholic Church
Source: The New York Times By Sharon Otterman and Laurie Goodstein Attorneys general across the United States are taking a newly aggressive stance in investigating sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, opening […]
The Princeton University Press Wants the Muslim Times to Review this Book, for Our Commitment to Interfaith Tolerance
Christian Martyrs under Islam Publisher: Princeton University Press By Christian C. Sahner, who is associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Oxford and a fellow of St Cross […]
Catholic Schools And Parents Grapple With Whether To Address Abuse Report
Source: NPR By SARAH SCHNEIDER During the first Mass of the school year, two students at St. Bernard Elementary School in suburban Pittsburgh stand in front of the congregation and lead […]
Catholic priests accused of having sex in a car spark international uproar
Source: Washington Post By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. September 5 at 2:55 PM The men having sex inside the Volkswagen Beetle were so involved that a Miami-Dade police officer said he […]
Amish couple sues 2 agencies over photos their faith forbids
Source: Associated Press By RICK CALLAHAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Amish couple with 13 children sued the federal government on Wednesday, accusing officials of violating their constitutional rights by insisting […]
Small Missouri college ends Nike affiliation over Colin Kaepernick ads
Source: Yahoo News BY Nick Bromberg The College of the Ozarks wants you to know it does not like Nike’s ad campaign with Colin Kaepernick. The private Christian school located south of […]