A popular pope, but how powerful? Francis still fights internal battles
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – When Pope Francis wanted to appoint a woman as deputy head of the Vatican press office in 2016, he quickly ran […]
Climate change is a top spiritual priority for these religious leaders
Source: The Washington Post By Juliet Eilperin ABOARD THE SHIP MORE SPACIOUS THAN THE HEAVENS —Off the island of Spetses, the leader of 300 million Christians worldwide told a group of nearly […]
King of Jordan wins Templeton Prize for fostering Muslim cooperation
Source: Religion News Service BY Chris Herlinger (RNS) — King Abdullah II of Jordan has won the 2018 Templeton Prize for promoting dialogue and cooperation between Muslims of differing traditions. […]
Noel Conway: Terminally-ill man loses assisted dying challenge
Source: BBC News A terminally-ill man who wants to be helped to die has lost his legal challenge at the Court of Appeal. Noel Conway, 68, who has motor neurone […]
Prince William’s Jerusalem visit highlights unique ancestor
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — When Prince William caps his historic royal tour of the Middle East with a visit to the holy city of Jerusalem, […]
House arrest for polygamy pair after Canada’s first convictions in a century
Source: The Guardian Former bishops of breakaway Mormon sect avoid jail over offences spanning decades Reuters Winston Blackmore, convicted for marrying 24 women, outside a British Columbia court in 2017. […]
Spirit of mythical princess looms over Thai cave crisis
Source: Associated Press By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — Along a muddy mountain path not far from the entrance to a flooded cave where 12 […]
U.N. starts registering Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Source: Reuters BY Zeba Siddiqui NAYAPARA REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The United Nations and the Bangladesh government have started formally registering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have […]
Mexico election: why is the leftwing frontrunner so quiet on social issues?
Source: The Guardian By David Agren in Mexico City In both of Mexico’s last two presidential elections, Julieta Brambila voted for Andrés Manuel López Obrador because she supported his plans to tackle corruption, curb […]
More than 200 people killed in weekend violence in central Nigeria
Source: Reuters BY Joshua Inuwa JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – More than 200 people were killed over the weekend in violence in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, the state governor said, making […]
Poland backs down on Holocaust law, moves to end jail terms
Source: Reuters BY Pawel Sobczak WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish lawmakers voted on Wednesday to water down a Holocaust law that angered the United States and Israel, and remove parts that […]
Trump Travel Ban: How It Affects the Countries Image
Source: The New York Times By Rick Gladstone To President Trump’s supporters, the Supreme Court decision upholding his travel ban from seven countries — five with Muslim majorities — was an affirmation […]
‘What’s next?’ Muslims grapple with Supreme Court ruling that they believe redefines their place in America
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail HauslohnerJune 26Email the author Ramy Almansoob’s children have been asking every day for weeks: “Do we have a decision yet? Do we have a decision […]
Travel ban: Trump hails ‘tremendous’ Supreme Court ruling
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has hailed a Supreme Court ruling upholding his travel ban which covers people from several Muslim-majority countries. Lower courts had deemed the ban […]
In Travel Ban Ruling, High Court Repudiates Notorious Japanese Internment Case
Source: NPR BY SCOTT HORSLEY In the sharply divided decision over President Trump’s travel ban, the Supreme Court repudiated a notorious case from the last century: one that justified the internment […]
Abortion and Travel Ban Rulings Are Victory for G.O.P. Tactics on Gorsuch
Source: The New York Times By Elizabeth Dias and Sydney Ember WASHINGTON — The consequences of President Trump’s nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court — and the Republican blockade of […]
Sessions’ pastor addresses ‘firestorm’ over church charges against AG
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)One of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ pastors told her congregation on Sunday that she does not agree with the “zero-tolerance” immigration policies that […]
Presbyterians demur on divestment from fossil fuels
Source: Religion News Service BY Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) — For the third time in a row, the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly decided against divesting from companies invested in fossil […]
Does the Supreme Court have a double standard on religion?
Source: CNN BY Analysis by Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Less than a month ago, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Christian baker who refused to make a […]
Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Provide Drug For Ariz. Woman With Unviable Pregnancy
Source: NPR By Kat Chow When 35-year-old Nicole Arteaga walked into a Walgreens in Peoria, Ariz., last Wednesday, she was nine weeks pregnant. But, she says, her doctor had told […]