NEWS OF THE WEEK
Like many others in the nation, faith groups are assessing the impact of this week’s election. According to exit polls, President Obama won a slight majority of Catholic voters overall, thanks largely to strong support from Latino Catholics. Mitt Romney … More
Faith-based groups continue to mobilize to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. On the East Coast, volunteers across the spectrum are serving food, providing shelter and helping with cleanup in a massive relief operation. This week, many of those efforts … More
British officials have announced the selection of the next Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. He is Justin Welby, the bishop of Durham, in England. Welby is 56 and a former oil executive who has been … More
In Egypt, the new Coptic pope urged Coptic Christians to become more active in public and political life. Pope Tawadros II also voiced his opposition to calls from some Islamist leaders for a constitution heavily based on sharia law. The … More
At the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI this week canceled a high-level papal delegation slated to travel to Syria to promote an end to the fighting there. The pope cited the region’s violence as the reason for canceling the trip, which … More
This weekend (November 10) members of the Sikh faith celebrate the birthday of their founder, Guru Nanak. Monday (November 11) Baha’is celebrate the birth of their founder, Baha’u’llah. For Hindus, the five-day festival of Diwali, known as the Festival of … More
Much of the East Coast is still grappling with the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. The storm affected at least 17 states, caused massive flooding, and left millions without power. Religious leaders, including Pope Benedict XVI, prayed for the victims and … More
On Election Day, four states will vote on same-sex marriage. Maine, Maryland, and Washington State have ballot initiatives to legalize it. In Minnesota, voters will consider a constitutional amendment to ban it. Religious groups have organized on both sides of … More
Many Christians this week observed All Saints Day (November 1), a time to remember saints and martyrs. Watch our 2006 story on the annual observances of All Hallow’s Eve at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington. Friars there choose … More
At the Vatican on Wednesday (November 1), Pope Benedict XVI held a special service to mark the 500th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel. The ceiling, dedicated in 1512, took Michelangelo four years to paint. Now, five million people visit annually. … More
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