Source: Religion News Service BY Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, is being accused of fostering anti-Semitism after publishing […]
Woman fined $156 for wearing face veil in Denmark Source: Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A 28-year-old woman wearing a face veil has become the first person in Denmark to […]
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Beyonce revealed that she experienced toxemia, also known as preeclampsia, while she was pregnant with her twins, Sir and Rumi. The condition left her swollen and […]
Saudi Arabia Is Pulling Thousands of Students From Canada in Escalating Dispute Over Human Rights Source: Time By BILLY PERRIGO Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it would be suspending all government-funded […]
Pittsburgh bishop to release names of accused priests Source: Catholic News Agency Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug 6, 2018 / 11:30 am (CNA).- The Bishop of Pittsburgh has pledged to release the […]
He’s a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — After the pain of […]
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Erin Alberty When a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho reported being sexually assaulted in July, she thought she could not be punished under the […]
Tales from a street of mosques, synagogues, churches and temples Source: Aljazeera By Jenny Gustafsson Siraj Khan is a caretaker at the Beth El synagogue. Kolkata’s synagogues have always had […]
Banning Muslim Veils Tends to Backfire—Why Do Countries Keep Doing It? Source: The Atlantic BY SIGAL SAMUEL Denmark this week wrote the latest chapter in a global story that is becoming […]
Duke Divinity School dean steps down as diversity struggle continues Source: Religion News Service BY Yonat Shimron DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Duke Divinity School’s first woman dean, Elaine Heath, has […]
Washington’s Policy Is a Strategic Blunder and a Humanitarian Disaster By Daniel Byman The Trump administration’s top goal in the Middle East is clear: counter Iran, which U.S. President Donald […]
Source: Reuters KABUL (Reuters) – Thirty-nine people were killed in a suicide bombing of a Shi’ite mosque in eastern Afghanistan, and the death toll may climb further, police and government […]
Khan married the British socialite Jemima Goldsmith in 1995. Goldsmith is not Jewish, but has ethnic Jewish roots and recounts being “made familiar with Jewish tradition.” By CHARLES DUNST/JTA August […]
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS PublishedAugust 5, 2018 First lady the U.S. Melania Trump stepped away from her husband’s criticism of NBA star LeBron James to compliment his work on behalf of children […]
Lombok earthquake: Expert warns of strong aftershocks in Indonesia Source: BBC News Indonesian geologist Danny Hilman Natawidjaja warns of strong aftershocks of up to magnitude 6 following the latest earthquake […]
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has admitted his son met a Russian lawyer in June 2016 “to get information on an opponent”, but argues it was legal. Donald […]
Lombok quake: Thousands evacuated after dozens die on Indonesia island Source: BBC NEWS Some 10,000 people have been evacuated on the Indonesian island of Lombok after a powerful 6.9 magnitude […]
This content was published on July 31, 2018 The summer heat turns asphalt into a paw-burning torture. (Zurich City Police) Police in Zurich have launched a campaign to encourage […]
Reuters International This content was published on August 5, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), speaks after voting in the general election in Islamabad, […]