Mending Vatican ties: Al-Azhar wants pope to declare Islam peaceful
CAIRO: ARAB NEWS Saturday 8 June 2013 An envoy from Al-Azhar in Cairo, raised the prospect of restoring ties with the Vatican yesterday but called on Pope Francis to take […]
Maronite patriarch calls on Christians to remain in the region (‘Middle East’).
Story Summary Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai issued a plea Sunday for Christians to remain in Lebanon and the Middle East to preserve their presence in the region. The Maronite patriarch […]
What Catholics say about Protestants: Protestant Idolatry
No, I’m not talking about Bibliolatry. I’m talking about that time of the year when almost every Protestant goes into the woodshed and retrieves this: And this collection of plastic […]
Seeking Ethical Foundations in Pluralistic World
Book Review by Atif Munawar Mir of the book “The Dialects of Secularization” What should be the main source of morality and law in a pluralistic world? In pre-modern times, religion was the source of morality and law. The members and leaders of religious societies would consult scriptures when formulating […]
Switzerland: Moving away from the churches
The Swiss people’s relationship with religion is undergoing significant change. There are twenty times more Swiss with no religious affiliation today than forty years ago. Faith also plays a less […]
Church foreign volunteers embrace diversity as they provide care for Ajloun children
by Rula Samain | Oct 13, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AJLOUN — More than six years ago when Father Hugo Alaniz came from Argentina to Jordan, his mind was set […]