Source: Christianity Today Pew suggests one explanation for these handful of countries where young adults are not only as faithful as their elders, but more so: violent conflict. “The few countries where young adults are more religious than their elders all have something in common: a recent history of violent […]
Source: CT The Pew report comes just weeks after the US State Department reviewed an annual assessment of religious freedom across the globe.“The state of religious freedom is dire,” said Sam Brownback, ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, last month. “We have work to do. We must move religious freedom forward—we must defend […]
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Europol says armed jihadis plotted or carried out more attacks in Europe last year than in 2016, with a total of 33 attacks either […]
Source: The Washington Post By Christian Christensen June 20 at 1:04 PM Hogs are raised on Duncan Farms on June 6 near Polo, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Christian Christensen is a professor […]
Source: Time By KAMAKSHI AYYAR Yoga is among India’s most popular cultural exports. People across the globe have adopted the ancient practice for its physical, mental and spiritual benefits. But along […]
Source: BBC News By Rachel Nuwer You and everyone you’ve ever known will someday die. According to some psychologists, this uncomfortable truth constantly lurks in the back of our minds […]
Source: Time By PHILIP ELLIOTT President Donald Trump suddenly reversed himself on Wednesday, telling reporters that he would end the politically toxic practice of separating adults from children at the U.S.-Mexico border. […]
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein (iStock) The Vatican this month is showing unprecedented, if symbolic, outreach on issues of human sexuality, using for what’s believed to be the first […]
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman TURMAKHAND, Nepal — Not long ago, in rural western Nepal, Gauri Kumari Bayak was the spark of her village. Her strong voice echoed […]
Source: PRI By Tonny Onyulo Members of the al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab surrender to authorities in the north of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, Sept. 24, 2012. Credit: Omar Faruk/Reuters You can hear the anguish in Maalim […]
Source: Religion News Service By Vishal Arora NEW DELHI (RNS) — Hindu nationalist groups in India have carried out violent attacks against Muslims and their properties for decades. Now, a […]
Source: Haaretz In 2015, a jihadist killed a Jewish guard outside this capital city’s main synagogue, where Hannah Bentow was having her bat mitzvah party. Her sense of security as a Jew […]
Prince William has angered Israel’s Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin by referring to East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), in a statement detailing his upcoming trip to the Middle East. In a facebook post, Israel’s Elkin was enraged by the Prince’s OPT reference, claiming Jerusalem was […]
Source: Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A papal envoy looking into clerical sexual abuse is leaving Chile, but he says the Vatican will continue collecting testimony from people who […]
Source: Associated Press By AIJAZ HUSSAIN SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s federal government took direct control of Kashmir state Wednesday after the ruling Hindu nationalist party ended its long-troubled alliance […]
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the […]
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer A 4-year-old Honduran girl carries a doll while walking with her immigrant mother, after both were released from detention, from a Catholic Charities relief […]
Source: Politico By LORRAINE WOELLERT An influential evangelical group on Tuesday endorsed legislation to end the Trump administration’s practice of separating migrant families at the U.S. border, adding to a chorus […]
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME For more, visit TIME Health. As the White House doubles down on a zero-tolerance immigration policy that has led to the forced separation of families, medical experts are sounding alarms about […]
Source: Time By GARANCE BURKE & MARTHA MENDOZA / AP June 20, 2018 Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the […]