NEWS OF THE WEEK
Shiites from around the world observed the Ashura day of mourning (October 10), which commemorates the killing of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson in Iraq in 680 AD. Next week marks the seven-day festival of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles (October … More
Faith-based relief groups are among those gearing up to help victims of this week’s massive Hurricane Matthew. Many religious agencies are seeking donations, and some are already organizing teams of volunteers to help with cleanup. Aid workers are paying special … More
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. The vote came as a surprise to some. Just days earlier, Colombians rejected a plan Santos helped draft that would have ended 52 years of civil war. Santos, … More
On the campaign trail this week, Hillary Clinton visited an AME church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she urged the nation to do more to address racism and gun violence. Donald Trump visited a nondenominational Christian academy in Las Vegas … More
Pope Francis has had a busy week. On Tuesday (October 4), he made a surprise visit to Amatrice, the Italian town devastated by a powerful earthquake that killed nearly 300 people. As he toured the ruins, Francis urged the townspeople … More
In the US, a group of LGBT Catholics and their supporters held a rally in New York City urging the church to show more compassion to their community. Organizers called the rally a “Pilgrimage of Mercy,” citing Pope Francis’s proclamation … More
Jacques Hamel, the French priest killed by Islamic extremists this past summer, could become a saint. The announcement was made at the Mass celebrating the reopening of the church where Hamel was murdered. The French Archdiocese of Rouen has officially … More
The bodies of four young Catholic missionaries have been found in Mexico. They were half-naked, obviously tortured, wrapped in plastic bags, and left on the side of the road. The men were all members of a missionary group called “Rainbow.” … More
The Jewish High Holidays conclude with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement (October 11-12). Jews traditionally observe the day by fasting and refraining from work. They attend synagogue services and reflect on their sins of the past year. This week … More
Religious groups were among those weighing in on this week’s presidential debate. The Interfaith Alliance expressed disappointment with what it saw as “the further coarsening of political language, incivility, and degradation that emerged in many of the exchanges.” The Christian … More
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