Rabbi Levi Notik had just finished preparing meals at the F.R.E.E. Synagogue food bank on Devon Avenue Sunday when he stepped outside and saw a yellow swastika spray-painted on the side of the building.
Pakistani Pastors Ambushed by Gunmen While Driving from Church
A Church of Pakistan lay pastor was gunned down and a priest wounded by unknown assailants as the leaders drove home from a worship service on Sunday in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, where Christians had suffered their deadliest…
Congregation facing eviction from nation’s oldest synagogue
A Jewish congregation in New York City has moved to evict Rhode Island congregants who worship at the nation’s oldest synagogue as part of a long-running dispute over control of the historic building.
Palestinian families are reunited as ‘discriminatory’ residency rule is set aside
The day in early 2001 when Danny Awad picked up his fiancee from Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport to take her home to meet his family in Bethlehem, he got a call from his father.
Appeals Court affirms right of inmate under RLUIPA to possess scented oil for daily prayers
Via Religion Clause, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week ruled in favor of a Nevada state prisoner seeking to use scented oils while praying in accordance with his religious beliefs.
Attorney: Waffle House shooter believed God commanded him
Attorneys for a man who killed four people in a shooting at a Nashville Waffle House said Monday that Travis Reinking believed the restaurant patrons and employees were government agents whom he had been commanded by God to kill.
Facing trial, Brian Houston steps aside as global senior pastor of Hillsong
Brian Houston, co-founder of the Hillsong megachurch and media empire, announced that he is stepping aside as global senior pastor, telling worshippers via a pre-recorded video played during the Sunday morning service at Hillsong’s Sydney, Australia, headquarters that he would…
Catholic leaders exploring history, legacy of Oklahoma Catholic Indian boarding schools
A Native American woman stood to face a group gathered after Sunday Mass at a small Pottawatomie County Catholic church recently.
Religious groups call for amnesty for Hong Kongers charged under national security law
A coalition of Christians and Catholics on Monday called on Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to drop charges against media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other political activists jailed or in custody under a China-imposed national security law.
Sharbat gula’s experience exemplifies the ‘white savior’ lens through which most Americans view Afghanistan
On August 29, 2021, in an emblematic end to America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, the US military killed 10 innocent people, including 7 children, in an armed drone attack on a dense residential neighborhood of the capital city, Kabul. The Hellfire…
NFL Standout Wide Receiver Cooper Kupp Furthers Faith And Football Family Legacy
Cooper Kupp helped punch the Rams ticket to the NFC championship and Super Bowl 56 this year with his stellar performance against the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then the San Francisco 49ers.
Cyprus Orthodox archbishop suspends 12 unvaccinated priests
The head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church said Sunday that he will suspend a dozen priests from his diocese because they refused to heed his call to get vaccinated against COVID-19.