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 […]
Brazil shooting: Campinas cathedral gunman ‘mentally ill’
Source: BBC News Police investigating a deadly shooting in a cathedral in the Brazilian city of Campinas have identified the gunman. Euler Fernando Grandolpho opened fire in the Metropolitan Cathedral […]
Philippine Congress votes to extend martial law in south
Source: Associated Press BY Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Congress on Wednesday approved a request by the president to extend martial law in the country’s volatile south […]
4 days, 5 reports of hate crimes, and a disturbing trend developing in America
Source: CNN By Emanuella Grinberg (CNN)Over the course of four days, five reports of hate-related incidents recently made national headlines. The news illustrates a disturbing trend, civil rights groups say. […]
Michigan school board won’t remove three wise men display
Source: Associated Press NEWAYGO, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan school board has decided to keep a display of the three wise men at a public elementary school, despite complaints that […]
Fires at Jehovah’s Witness halls in Washington state puzzle authorities
Source: Associated Press By Tracy Simmons (RNS) — A pre-dawn fire engulfed a Jehovah’s Witnesses worship center near Olympia, Wash., last week, the fifth deliberately set blaze targeting the denomination […]