Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
Source: Associated Press By YURAS KARMANAU MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and […]
A Southern Baptist seminary just admitted its slave-owning past. But it didn’t touch the theology behind it.
Source: The Washington Post By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove This week, the Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship seminary released a detailed, historical accounting of its white supremacist founding. Over 71 pages, the Southern Baptist […]
Lists of Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse Are Spilling Out Across the Country
Source: The New York Times By Campbell Robertson PITTSBURGH — It was a list Charles L. Bailey Jr. had wanted to see for years: the names of the priests in […]
Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in Iraq
Murad survived the worst of the cruelties and brutality inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, by the Daesh group. (File/AFP) Reuters December 14, 2018 The laureate was […]
Jordan: Prince Hassan renews call for new world order based on human dignity
By JT – Dec 14,2018 -JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Hassan attends the launch of a review for Sustainable Development Goal 2, or ‘zero hunger’ (Petra photo) AMMAN — HRH Prince […]
What the tactics of Middle East dictators can tell us about Theresa May’s political situation today
Arab governments may face a few dissenters, but a rigged vote will ensure their survival. Our prime minister must envy this simple ‘democracy’ by Robert Fisk The Independent Voices […]
Leopard kills Indian Buddhist monk meditating in forest
Source: BBC News A monk meditating in a forest in the Indian state of Maharashtra has died in a leopard attack, officials say. Rahul Walke had been “meditating under […]
Egyptian novel explores Christians under controlling church
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — Shady Lewis Botros says his recently published novel — “Ways of the Lord” — can be broadly viewed as an attempt […]
Neglect and paradoxical rules on preservation threaten India’s historic Hindu Sun Temple
Source: Religion News Service BHUBANESWAR, India (RNS) — Brigitte Viollet, a French businesswoman, spends three months of every year in the company of the Sun Temple in Konark, an ancient […]
Nobel laureate returns to Iraq, pledges to work for peace
Source: Associated Press By SINAN SALAHEDDIN BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi activist Nadia Murad met her country’s president in Baghdad on Wednesday after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy […]
Somalia arrests ex-Islamist militant running for regional presidency
Source: Reuters BY Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia arrested on Thursday a former Islamist militant who seeking election as a regional president, sparking clashes between his supporters and security […]
French evangelicals face backlash at home after success of Trump and Bolsonaro abroad
Source: Religion News Service BY Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — When evangelical voters cheer on President Trump in the United States or newly elected leader Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, probably […]
Main suspect in Strasbourg attack killed in gun battle with police: officials
Source: Reuters By Christian Hartmann, John Irish, Emmanuel Jarry STRASBOURG/PARIS (Reuters) – The suspected gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg was shot dead […]
Attorney: Plea negotiations underway for one of 3 Illinois militia members accused of bombing Minnesota mosque
Source: Star Tribune By Stephen Montemayor From left, Michael Hari, Joe Morris and Michael McWhorter have been in federal custody since March on charges out of both Illinois and Minnesota, which […]
Abu Dhabi Forum: Pluralism and Covenant of the Prophet Muhammad
Prophet Muhammad’s Covenants w/ Christians laid out democratic values 1,100 years before the U.S. Constitution. That is remarkable fact. I spoke on this matter at the Forum for Promoting Peace […]
‘Every day I go to work and pray I’m safe’
Source: BBC News Hotel room cleaners have long battled sexual harassment by guests. Here’s how a group of them in New York City are protecting themselves. Video Here
Trump signs bill to help religious minorities in Iraq, Syria
Source: Associated Press By DEB RIECHMANN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday to help ensure humanitarian relief reaches the members of religious and ethnic minorities in […]
Pakistan denounces blacklisting by U.S. for religious freedom violations
Source: Reuters By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Wednesday denounced the United States for placing it on a list of countries violating religious freedoms, calling the designation politically […]
Pope cuts 2 cardinals from cabinet named in abuse scandal
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has removed two cardinals from his informal cabinet after they were implicated in the Catholic Church’s sex abuse […]
U.N. watchdog presses Saudi Arabia on alleged torture of activists
Source: Reuters BY Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights watchdog has urged Saudi authorities to free over a dozen rights activists detained in the kingdom, alleging that some […]