NEWS OF THE WEEK
In line with Pope Francis’s many gestures celebrating simplicity, he accepted this week from a priest in northern Italy the gift of a used stick-shift 1984 Renault with 186,000 miles on it. The Vatican says Francis intends to drive it … More
Pope Francis this week named a new Vatican Secretary of State, the second highest position in the Vatican after the Pope. Francis chose Italian Archbishop Pietro Parolin, a longtime member of the Vatican diplomatic corps. Parolin is described as a … More
On Monday (September 9) Hindus celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, the 10-day festival dedicated to the popular elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha. Hindus mark the day by offering prayers and delicacies to the deity. Clay figures of Ganesha are often immersed in lakes … More
Church bells rang out at the National Cathedral and around the country Wednesday (August 28) to mark the moment 50 years ago when Martin Luther King delivered his “I have a dream” speech. At the Lincoln Memorial, several speakers recalled … More
The international community was deeply divided this week over military strikes against Syria in response to reports last week that the regime used chemical weapons, killing hundreds of people. In a speech Monday (August 26), Secretary of State John Kerry … More
There was renewed sectarian violence in Myanmar, the former Burma. A Buddhist mob destroyed several Muslim homes and shops in the latest wave of attacks on the country’s Muslim minority. In the past year, more than 250 people have been … More
US Muslim groups this week accused the New York Police Department of violating the civil rights of Muslims, after the Associated Press reported the department designated a number of mosques as terrorist organizations. That allowed police to spy extensively on … More
There was a changing of the guard this month at the venerable Chautauqua Institution in western New York State. The Reverend Joan Brown Campbell retired as director of the department of religion, after 14 years. Earlier, she had led the … More
This week, the holiest time on the Jewish calendar begins Wednesday evening (September 4) with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It ends 10 days later with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement (September 13).
Religious groups are among those marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with a series of events held throughout the country. At an interfaith service at the Mt Airy Baptist Church in Washington, a diverse group of clergy … More
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