NEWS OF THE WEEK
For Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan begins next weekend (June 28) the annual period of prayer, good deeds and fasting, from dawn to sunset every day.
There was a surge in militant violence this week threatening the Iraqi government and state. Christians were among the estimated 500,000 people who fled the country’s second-largest city, Mosul, after it was seized by Sunni Islamist militants. The U.N. condemned … More
The national debate over gun control rages on after an Oregon high school shooting that left two dead earlier this week. It is one of several recent high-profile shootings. Last week a gunman opened fire at Seattle Pacific University, a … More
Faith leaders are urging President Obama and the Sudanese government to act now to free Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese Christian woman who faces a death sentence for refusing to renounce her faith. This week the Family Research Council and other … More
The Southern Baptist Convention held its annual meeting in Baltimore this week to discuss a range of issues facing the country’s largest Protestant denomination, such as declining membership and changing sexual mores. Southern Baptists approved a resolution opposing efforts to … More
Two Mormon activists are facing the possibility of excommunication for pushing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to let women become priests and to accept openly gay members. One of the accused is Kate Kelly, a human rights … More
The United Methodist Church has decided to divest from a security company it says is involved in Israel’s unjust treatment of Palestinians. The United Methodist Church is the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the U.S. and has an investment portfolio … More
At the famous Riverside Church in New York, the Reverend Amy Butler became the first woman to be chosen as senior minister. Riverside is associated with both the United Church of Christ and the American Baptists. Butler has been the … More
This weekend, Pope Francis is continuing the push for peace he began during his recent visit to the Middle East, as he hosts Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres for a special Vatican prayer meeting. Francis … More
Pope Francis raised eyebrows with some comments about families. He blamed a “culture of well-being and comfort” for convincing some married people not to have children. He lamented that some people think it’s easier “to have a puppy or two … More
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