NEWS OF THE WEEK
A wide array of religious leaders joined forces to push for a new bill that would reform harsh sentencing guidelines. They gathered together on the U.S. Capitol’s lawn to hold a prayer vigil and to ask for swift action by … More
An investigation by the United Nations has found that ISIS committed genocide and other war crimes in their continued effort to exterminate the Yazidi religious minority in Syria and Iraq. The finding was based on actions taken by the Islamic … More
Pope Francis made his first visit to the World Food Program, a UN agency that provides emergency food aid to 80 million people around the world. In a speech in Rome to thousands of workers and diplomats, Francis said it … More
Friday (June 17) marked the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina that killed nine people. More than two dozen events were planned, including an ecumenical service at the church to … More
At their annual meeting in St. Louis this week (June 14-15), the Southern Baptist Convention took up the issue of the Confederate flag. It adopted a resolution that called the flag an emblem of slavery and asked that members discontinue … More
A new report by the International Organization for Migration said a record number of migrants worldwide—5,400— died last year in attempts to cross national borders. Children accounted for a third of the dead. The report also concluded that, increasingly, the … More
With Hillary Clinton now the presumptive Democratic nominee, both parties are ramping up efforts to unify their members. On the Republican side, Donald Trump continues trying to persuade evangelical voters to support him. Evangelicals are a key part of the … More
Atheists and other secular voters are trying to flex their political muscles. Thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington (June 4) for their second “Reason Rally.” The rally was organized to support science over religion, but this year’s main … More
Boxing legend and Muslim convert Muhammad Ali is being mourned across the nation. Ali died a week ago on Friday (June 3) after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Some 14,000 people attended a traditional Muslim funeral prayer service for … More
Muslims around the world have begun Ramadan, their month-long season of fasting from sun up to sun down. Observing Ramadan is particularly difficult for Muslim refugees living in camps and other makeshift housing. For some Syrian refugees, this is the … More
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