Source: Associated Press The Associated Press is joining with the Religion News Service and the nonprofit publisher The Conversation to form a global initiative to expand news reporting on religion […]
Source: Associated Press Houses of worship around the world, a place of reflection and peace, have been targeted for attack by extremists. Here are some of the deadly assaults over […]
Source: Religion News Service BY Aysha Khan (RNS) — This year saw wave after wave of new revelations about the extent of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis. It saw deadly […]
A group of Central American migrants near the El Chaparral crossing in Tijuana climb the fence between Mexico and the U.S. on Nov. 25, a day of turmoil at the […]
Source: BBC News By Dominic Lutyens Cutting-edge, sustainable architecture around the world is the subject of new book Green Architecture by Philip Jodidio. Experimental perhaps, but many green buildings today tap into […]
Source: BBC News By Bryan Lufkin 29 August 2018 If you’ve got a full-time job, chances are you’re working eight hours or more a day, probably Monday to Friday. Of […]
Source: Time By GABBY RAYMOND July 27, 2018 The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century, also referred to as a “blood moon,” will be visible across most of the world Friday […]
Source: Time By GABBY RAYMOND July 10, 2018 The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century is about to happen on Friday, July 27. While the 2018 lunar eclipse won’t be […]
Source: Time By JAMES STAVRIDIS Admiral Stavridis (Ret.) was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and is Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. I […]
Source: Pew Research Center Countries with the most extensive government restrictions on religion Most countries around the world have some form of restrictions on religion – whether it is through […]
Source: The Washington Post By Jason Samenow July 5 at 10:51 AM Simulation of maximum temperatures on July 3 from American (GFS) weather model at two meters above the ground. […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla CIRO FUSCO VIA GETTY IMAGES Pope Francis talks with journalists aboard a plane, at the end of his visit to Geneva on June 21 […]
There is a school of thought that believes human society was originally matriarchal. From around 1.5 million years ago, women were revered as priestesses and honoured for their ability to bear children. Archaeological evidence, such as ancient Venus statues, seems to support this. Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/international-womens-day-matriarchy-matriarchal-society-women-feminism-culture-matrilineal-elephant-a8243046.html
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER Globally in 2016, people living abroad sent an estimated $574 billion back to their home countries. Such remittances can be important economic resources, especially to developing […]
Source: BBC News By Nick Higham Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Christmas is meant to be a jolly time, the season of good will to all men. But Charles Dickens’s Scrooge wasn’t […]
Source: Huffington Post By Lee Moran 5.4k It’s been quite a year. And Google’s stirring review of 2017 will make you laugh, cry and experience pretty much every emotion in between: The […]
Source: Pew Research Center Current economic conditions a key factor in assessing progress BY JACOB POUSHTER Fifty years ago, the world was a very different place. The United States and its […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER In spite of widespread concerns across the globe about the future of democracy, public support for it remains strong, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted […]
Source: Al Jazeera There are about 1.8 billion Muslims around the world, most of whom only consume halal meat. The Arabic word “halal” means permissible, and in relation to food, […]
Source: Time ‘She broke the glass ceiling.’ What a jagged image we use for women who achieve greatly, defining accomplishment in terms of the barrier rather than the triumph. There […]