"I know that he had strong Muslim beliefs," said a cousin of Douglas McCain, "but I didn't know that he was in support of ISIS. I didn't think he would be." The post American dies fighting for Islamic State appeared first on Religion News Service . ...
The newest Catholic in Congress! Robbie George and Pat Robertson say the U.S. may need to invade Iraq -- again. A corrupt priest had the same initials as Mary Mags, so he's good. Pro tip to pols: careful what Bible verses you cite. The post Invade Iraq? * Proof-texting * Magdalene=Maciel: Wednesday’s Roundup appeared first on Religion News Service . ...
I’m so troubled by all that is happening in our world. The forest fires this summer, the airplanes being lost or shot down, the fighting in Gaza. Where has God gone? The post Father Knows Best: So many bad things are happening. Where has God gone? appeared first on Religion News Service . ...
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (RNS) Bernice King and others from the King Center in Atlanta are meeting with Missouri high school students to help them channel anger over the police shooting of Michael Brown into positive change. The post MLK’s daughter seeks nonviolent Ferguson response appeared first on Religion News Service . ...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Poland’s ambassador to the Holy See has forcefully condemned the alleged sexual abuse of children by a Polish-born former archbishop and Vatican diplomat, and said Warsaw is considering a fresh request to extradite Jozef Wesolowski to face trial in his homeland. The post Polish diplomat raises extradition for Vatican official accused of sex abuse appeared first on Religion News...
(RNS) After last year's attack on U.S. citizens in Mecca, a coalition is petitioning the State Department to better protect pilgrims who undertake the Muslim hajj. The post US Muslims ask John Kerry for protection on Mecca pilgrimage appeared first on Religion News Service . ...
“Let’s hope it doesn’t come to the need to send American troops. But if it does, we’re going to have to stop them. We’re going to have to fight them somewhere. Do we want to fight them in New York? Or in Washington, D.C.? Terrorist attacks? Or should we fight them and defeat them in […] The post Quote of the Day: Robert P. George appeared first on Religion News Service . ...
(RNS) James Foley’s murder by terrorists of the Islamic State has prompted many Christians, especially Foley’s fellow Catholics, to argue that he should be considered a martyr, maybe even a saint. The post Is James Foley a martyr? A brutal death sparks a faith-based debate appeared first on Religion News Service . ...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Dominican Republic’s attorney general said it was “just and positive” for the Vatican to remove Jozef Wesolowski’s immunity and that the country would consider seeking the former archbishop’s extradition. The post Dominican Republic may seek ex-Vatican envoy’s extradition appeared first on Religion News Service . ...
“Religion should confirm what we’re doing, not be an escape. Some of us are so heavenly bound that we’re no earthly good. When Michael Brown was on the ground, what did you do?” –The Rev. Al Sharpton, speaking at the funeral for Michael Brown, an unarmed teen fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, […] The post Quote of the Day: The Rev. Al Sharpton appeared first on Religion News...
'Honour killing' in broad daylight outside Lahore high court involved father and brothers, police say A pregnant woman was stoned to death by her own family in front of a Pakistani high court on Tuesday for marrying the man she loved. Nearly 20 members of the woman's family, including her father and brothers, attacked her and her husband with batons and bricks in broad daylight before a crowd of onlookers...
Amnesty International condemns Peter Robinson's intervention as police investigate preacher's remarks to Belfast congregation Amnesty International has accused Northern Ireland's first minister, Peter Robinson, of letting down the victims of racist attacks in the region by siding with a born-again Christian pastor who has deemed all Islam evil and "the spawn of the devil". The first minister...
Afusat Saliu and her two daughters taken into custody after unsuccessfully campaigning to stay in the UK A mother who claimed asylum fearing that her daughters would be mutilated if they were sent back to Nigeria is due to be deported after being detained on Wednesday, her supporters have said. Continue reading... ...
Former chief City regulator heads campaign for archbishop of Canterbury to prevent vulnerable people falling into debt Hector Sants, the former chief City regulator, has introduced a national network of churches, communities and credit unions that aims to take on payday lenders. Sants, who headed the Financial Services Authority until 2012, is leading a task force set up by the Church of England as...
An atmosphere of antisemitism has been growing in Belgium for years this deadly attack was only a matter of time The attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels , which killed four people, has already started to take its psychological toll not only on the city's small Jewish community, to which I belong, but on all believers in diversity and peace in Europe. The CCTV images released by police are haunting...
Main US clerical sex abuse victims' group dismisses Pope Francis's planned meeting as a public relations coup The head of a US-based group advocating for victims of clerical sex abuse has dismissed news that Pope Francis is to meet with a group of abuse victims for the first time, reportedly labelling the planned encounter "utterly meaningless". Continue reading... ...
The pontiff's carefully chosen comparison shows his determination to excise the cancer of paedophilia Like every journalist who has ever been on a trip with the pope on board Shepherd One, as his plane is known, I am in no doubt as to the significance of the in-flight press conference. Being part of the Vatican press entourage means you're up close to the pontiff, but you hardly ever get an unscripted...
Church of Nativity suffers small blaze hours after pontiff pays respects at shrine, believed to be birthplace of Jesus Christ A fire broke out in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity on Tuesday, just hours after Pope Francis wrapped up a three-day Middle East pilgrimage during which he visited the shrine. Bethlehem's governor, Abdel-Fatah Hamayel, said it was a small fire caused by an oil lamp falling...
("BBC News," May 24, 2014) The Catholic church plays a powerful role in the Philippines but last month it lost a significant battle in its bid to prevent a government-backed family planning programme. Aurora Almendral asks if the church is losing its grip on the islands. In the last five years, Jennievic Betana, who is just 24 years old, has been pregnant four times....
Nicole Winfield (AP, May 26, 2014) (JERUSALEM) — Francis deviated from his whirlwind itinerary to visit a memorial to Israeli victims of terrorism, giving Israel his full attention a day after voicing strong solidarity for the Palestinian cause. At the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, Francis prayed before a crypt with ashes of victims and laid a wreath of yellow and white flowers in the “Hall of Remembrance....