NEWS OF THE WEEK
Muslims are demanding that presidential candidate Donald Trump apologize for remarks he made about the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq. The soldier’s father, Khizr Khan, addressed the Democratic National Convention last month and criticized the Republican candidate’s … More
A wide range of religious groups, including black Protestants, Latino evangelicals, and Reform Jews, have launched a massive voter drive dubbed “Together We Vote.” Organizers say they plan to talk to a million voters and focus on issues such as … More
Pope Francis has created a commission to study whether women can serve as deacons in the Catholic Church, a role now reserved to men. The pontiff first hinted that he would create such a commission in May, when he met … More
Pope Francis reflected on last week’s trip to Poland for World Youth Day where he joined hundreds of thousands of young people. Francis said that despite cultural differences, the youths were able to create a “mosaic of brotherhood.” The pontiff … More
A Palestinian manager of the international Christian aid organization World Vision has been charged with funneling $43 million in charity funds to Hamas over the last six years. Israeli officials arrested the World Vision employee in June. World Vision says … More
According to the United Nations, about 60,000 people have fled South Sudan since fighting began last month. In all, almost 900,000 have left the country since civil war broke out in December 2013. Recent clashes have repeatedly threatened a tentative … More
An archaeological team excavating a 5th-century synagogue near the Sea of Galilee has uncovered mosaics that appear to portray monumental events of antiquity. Said to be of “extremely high artistic quality,” one picture shows a fish swallowing one of the … More
Tish’a B’Av (August 13-14) is the annual day of fasting commemorating the tragedies that have fallen on Jews around the world, including the destruction of the first and second temples.
The writer Frederick Buechner celebrated his 90th birthday last month (July 11). He is an ordained Presbyterian minister who has never pastored a church and rarely even attends one. But his books and his message on Facebook and on Twitter … More
Pope Francis is in Poland to celebrate World Youth Day. After arriving, Francis urged Poles to show more compassion toward migrants. Poland has forcefully rejected Europe’s plan to welcome migrants and refugees. The pontiff also visited the Jasna Gora monastery … More
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