UN warns against letting Syria crisis ‘spiral’ out of control
By AFP – Apr 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Washington – The United Nations warned world powers against letting the crisis over an alleged chemical attack against civilians in Syria from […]
Young Catholics tell Pope Francis the church is indifferent and judgmental
Source: The Washington Post By Amanda Erickson March 25 Email the author Pope Francis waves as he celebrates the Vesper prayer in the Church of San Gregorio al Celio, in central Rome. (Andreas […]
‘I paid $90,000 to free my family from IS’
Source: BBC News By Lizzie Porter Sharya, Iraq Image copyrightLEILA MOLANA-ALLENImage captionKhalid Taalo Khudhur al-Ali with nephews and nieces who also made it to safety in August 2014 Khalid Taalo Khudhur al-Ali fled with his wife and children as Islamic State militants attacked their town in Iraq in 2014, but 19 […]
Why Tuesday Could Define Trump’s Presidency
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT April 10, 2018 Historians judge presidents by how they react in times of crisis, and during an unseasonably cold April in Washington, Trump is facing two major ones: how to respond to a brutal chemical strike in Syria and what to do about investigations reaching his […]
They Were Jailed for Miscarriages. Now, Campaign Aims to End Abortion Ban.
Source: The New York Times By ELISABETH MALKIN APRIL 9, 2018 Women at risk of premature birth resting at El Hospital de La Mujer in San Salvador.CreditFred Ramos for The New York Times SAN SALVADOR — When Teodora del Carmen Vásquez walked out of the Ilopango women’s prison a few weeks ago, […]
LDS prophet poised to launch global tour Tuesday after making historic changes to help boost international Mormonism
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack By any measure, the new Mormon prophet is an optimist. In a move at once audacious and somewhat inexplicable, for example, 93-year-old Russell M. Nelson stood at the pulpit at the conclusion of his first LDS General Conference as the faith’s 17th president […]
‘An oasis of calm’: Quakers broadcast 30 minutes of silence
Source: The Guardian Podcast of quiet Nottingham group gathering, inspired by BBC’s ‘slow radio’ season, clocks 400 tune-ins BY Frances Perraudin North of England reporter The Silent Special podcast featured the ambient sounds of a clock ticking and rain falling. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo It’s not the most obvious subject for […]
France’s Macron asks Catholics to voice euthanasia concerns
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is encouraging religious leaders to voice their concerns ahead of a proposal to change the country’s laws on assisted reproduction and euthanasia. Speaking to Catholic bishops in Paris —a rare occasion in the historically Catholic country attached to its secular […]
After ‘no hell’ report, Pope gives the devil his due
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has put Satan in his place, citing the devil repeatedly in a document published on Monday following a Vatican rebuke last month of a journalist who quoted him as saying hell does not exist. Pope Francis arrives to […]
‘Two or three illegal’ church crosses torn down in central China
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have torn down “two or three” crosses adorning Christian churches in one county because they were “illegally built”, state media quoted an official as saying on Tuesday. The officially atheist ruling Communist Party has tightened restrictions and oversight of religious practice in China […]
Somaliland elders approve ‘historic’ law criminalising rape
Source: Reuters BY Nita Bhalla NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rapists in Somaliland face up to 20 years in jail after the break-away conservative Islamic region passed its first law against rape in a drive to combat gender violence, a senior official said on Monday. The bill, which passed parliament’s […]
Will Pope Francis Cause a Schism in the Catholic Church?
Source: The New Yorker By Vinson Cunningham Illustration by Javier Jaén; photograph from iStock / Getty https://www.wnyc.org/widgets/ondemand_player/thenewyorker/#file=https://downloads.newyorker.com/mp3/180416cr_critics_cunningham_audm.mp3 Audio: Listen to this story. To hear more feature stories, download the Audm app for your iPhone. For the better part of the past two years, Catholics around the world have been fighting over a footnote. In […]
Mormon church to celebrate end to ban on blacks entering the priesthood
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack On an otherwise unremarkable June day nearly four decades ago, the LDS Church made a momentous declaration: It was opening its priesthood to “all worthy males,” ending a centurylong ban on black men and boys being ordained, and on black women […]
Thousands join March for Humanity to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Source: myAJC By Rosalind Bentley and Ernie Suggs – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Martin Luther King III, center, holding hands with his daughter Yolanda Renee King, leads the March for Humanity Monday commemorating the funeral procession for his father. Rosalind Bentley / rbentley@ajc.com Updated: 4:16 p.m. Monday, April 09, 2018 | Posted: 3:18 p.m. Monday, April […]
State And Local Republican Officials Have Been Bashing Muslims. We Counted.
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Hannah Allam and Talal Ansari BuzzFeed News Reporter A BuzzFeed News analysis found that Republican officials in 49 states have openly attacked Muslims with words and proposed legislation since 2015, and few have faced repercussions. A state lawmaker in Oklahoma refused to meet with Muslim constituents unless they replied […]
More States Are Pushing for ‘Free-Range Parenting’ Laws. Here’s What That Means
Source: Time By LINDSAY WHITEHURST / AP (SALT LAKE CITY) — After Utah passed the country’s first law legalizing so-called free-range parenting, groups in states from New York to Texas are pushing for similar steps to bolster the idea that supporters say is an antidote for anxiety-plagued parents and overscheduled kids. […]
Couple Can Reunite in ‘Love Jihad’ Case, India’s Supreme Court Rules
Source: The New York Times By MARIA ABI-HABIB and SUHASINI RAJAPRIL 10, 2018 The Supreme Court ruled that Hadiya, center, had a right to choose her spouse and convert to another religion. CreditSivaram V/Reuters India’s Supreme Court has upheld the right of citizens to choose their spouse and convert to another religion, a landmark […]
In April 2014, more than 200 girls were kidnapped from a school in Nigeria. The world responded: #BringBackOurGirls
Source: The New York Times Kidnapped as Schoolgirls by Boko Haram: Here They Are Now The New York Times met and photographed dozens of the students abducted by Boko Haram. Now at a university, they say they are the lucky ones. But their celebrity has a price. By Dionne Searcey […]
Adelaide archbishop Philip Wilson denies he was told of abuse
Source: The Guardian By Australian Associated Press Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson has declared under oath that two former altar boys never told him they had been sexually abused by a fellow priest. […]
Myanmar official meets Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camp
Source: Associated Press By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Myanmar Cabinet minister on Wednesday visited a sprawling refugee camp in Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims, who described the violence that forced them to flee Myanmar and presented a list of demands for their repatriation. Social Welfare Minister Win Myat […]