NEWS OF THE WEEK
Prayers and remembrances were held around the world this week to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day in World War II. On June 6th, 1944, allied forces invaded the French coast of Normandy, an event that ultimately led to the … More
International pressure is mounting on the U.S. government to intervene in the case of Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese Christian woman who was sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her faith. Ibrahim was also sentenced to 100 lashes for her … More
The Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia last week announced it is closing and merging 16 of its 235 parishes. Weekly church attendance in the Archdiocese has dropped by more than a quarter over the last decade.
President Obama unveiled a new plan this week to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by thirty percent over the next 15 years. Several religious groups, including the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, welcomed the new carbon pollution … More
On our calendar this week, Sunday (June 8) is Pentecost, when Christians celebrate God’s gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church. According to the New Testament, the Holy Spirit came to Jesus’s followers in the form of tongues of … More
Prayer vigils and other somber ceremonies were held this week after the killing spree in Isla Vista, California. 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six University of California-Santa Barbara students and wounded 13 others before taking his own life. Police said Rodger … More
Pope Francis is back in Rome after his trip to the Middle East this past week. He urged people around the world to join him in continued prayers for peace. Francis said he wanted his Holy Land pilgrimage to bring … More
Members of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops visited Capitol Hill this week to draw attention to the plight of undocumented immigrants. The bishops celebrated a mass for immigrants and their families and prayed for Congress to act swiftly on … More
American Jews are among those condemning last week’s deadly shooting at a Jewish museum in Brussels, Belgium. Two of the victims were Israeli tourists. A statement from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs said the attack “comes against the documented … More
Worldwide outrage continues in the case of a woman on death row in Sudan for refusing to renounce her Christian faith. This week, Meriam Ibrahim gave premature birth in prison to a daughter. Ibrahim was convicted of apostasy and sentenced … More
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