NEWS OF THE WEEK
In the days leading up to the somberness of Lent, many places around the world hold festive parties, often with costumes. In Italy this week, one small boy wore his costume to St. Peter’s Square for the general audience with … More
The founding pastor of the world’s largest Pentecostal church has been convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison. The Assemblies of God-affiliated Yoido Full Gospel Church in South Korea has more than one million members. Founder David … More
In Washington, Muslim activist groups and Burmese American Muslims rallied in front of the Embassy of Myanmar, calling for an end to the persecution of the minority Rohingya Muslim population. They urged US officials to take stronger action to support … More
Religious groups prayed for peace and called for dialogue in Ukraine amid this week’s deadly confrontations between police and anti-government protestors. Many Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox leaders have been supporting the protests, which began in November, to push for constitutional … More
In Egypt, an Islamist militant group has warned all tourists to leave the country or face possible attacks. The group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Sinai Peninsula last Sunday (February 16) that killed two South Korean Christian … More
Cardinals from around the world gathered in Rome for a series of high-level meetings with Pope Francis. Early in the week, a special committee discussed possible reforms of the Vatican bureaucracy. Then the full group took up preparations for a … More
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to pay $13 million to settle 17 clergy sex abuse lawsuits. The settlement brings an end to all pending clergy abuse lawsuits against the nation’s largest archdiocese. A wave of litigation began … More
Faith leaders joined with undocumented immigrants outside the White House this week (February 17) to call for an end to deportations. The Obama administration is approaching a record two million deportations of immigrants, the most of any administration in history. … More
Three Catholic anti-war activists were sentenced to prison terms for breaking into a Tennessee nuclear weapons facility and defacing it. Among them was Sister Megan Rice, an 84-year-old nun. At her sentencing she asked the judge for no leniency, saying … More
The Dalai Lama is back in the U.S. This week he was in Washington, where he met with President Obama. He also talked about happiness and a better life at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. Watch our … More
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