A new federal court order says a Mississippi city must allow construction of a mosque, two months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city on behalf of two Muslim men who want to develop…
Quebec shutters houses of worship in response to Omicron variant
The Omicron coronavirus variant has made Quebec the only Jewish community in North America with no synagogue services for the foreseeable future.
Future of prayer site in doubt under Israel’s fragile govt
When Israel’s new government took office last June, it indicated it would press ahead on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem’s Western Wall — a sensitive holy site that has emerged as a point of friction between Jews over how…
U.S. Wage Inequality Continues to Increase
Wage inequality in the U.S. continues to increase, with the nation’s top earners consistently seeing a significantly higher percent increase in annual wages each year, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) published in mid-December.
Indian Government Blocks Major Funding For Mother Teresa’s Charity
The Indian government blocked foreign donations to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity over the Christmas holiday, cutting off a major source of funding for the Roman Catholic organization that provides housing, food and medical care for thousands of poor, disabled…
Last parent of a child killed in 1963 church bombing dies
Maxine McNair, the last living parent of any of the four Black girls killed in a 1963 Alabama church bombing, died Sunday. She was 93.
Bible Translators Add 400 Sign Languages to To-Do List
The completion of the first sign language Bible translated from the original languages prompted cheers and celebrations in the fall of 2020.
‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at a state funeral Saturday for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africa’s apartheid regime of racial oppression and for championing the rights of LGBTQ people.
5 Catholic Storylines You Need To Follow Closely In 2023
There are only a few days left to go in 2022. It was a busy news year — loaded with stories with strong religion angles.
Exceptions for ‘Jewish tourism’ rankle US Christians blocked from Israel at Christmas
There will be no U.S. church choirs singing carols in Bethlehem’s Manger Square to mark Jesus’ birth this year at Christmas.
What Does It Mean to Say Jesus Was a Refugee?
On December 25, 2019, then-presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg tweeted a Christmas message celebrating “the arrival of divinity on earth, who came into this world not in riches but in poverty, not as a citizen but as a refugee.”
Mormon billionaire leaves faith, rebukes LGBTQ rights stance
An advertising-technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and rebuked the faith over social issues and LGBTQ rights in an unusual public move.