NEWS OF THE WEEK
This week the nation has been remembering Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died unexpectedly last Saturday (February 13) while on a hunting trip in Texas. Watch our conversation on Justice Scalia’s legacy and the impact his death may have … More
Tibetan Buddhists are celebrating what they call a Month of Miracles. Approximately 10,000 monks and other Buddhist followers gathered in India with the Karmapa Lama, one of the top leaders in Tibetan Buddhism. They offered prayers for world peace.
This week (February 12) brought an historic moment in the thousand-year-old divide between Eastern and Western Christianity. On his way to Mexico for a five-day visit, Pope Francis stopped in Cuba, where he met with the leader of the Russian … More
Bishop Michael Curry, the first African-American presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, addressed the National Press Club in Washington this week (February 8). He said the church will not change its positions on gay issues, even though it was sanctioned … More
As religious groups continued to help residents of Flint, Michigan by distributing supplies, democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke at a church there about the lead poisoning that’s affected thousands of children: Hillary Clinton: “What happened in Flint is immoral. … More
A 17-member commission established in 2013 by Pope Francis to help combat child sex abuse announced it had voted that one of its members take a leave of absence. Peter Saunders is one of two sexual abuse survivors on the … More
In response to growing anti-Islamic rhetoric, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced that it is launching a new National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue group. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich is slated to lead the initiative. It is expected to launch in … More
The professor at an evangelical Christian college who created controversy by wearing a hijab announced she is leaving the school. The professor had also noted on social media that Muslims and Christians worship the same God. Larycia Hawkins has been … More
President Obama reached out to American Muslims with an impassioned speech this week (February 3) at a Baltimore mosque. In his first visit to a mosque in the United States, Obama reassured Muslims they have a place in America. The … More
In Washington, a coalition of American Muslim groups joined with other Western Muslim leaders to announce a new joint council. It will combat issues of common concern to Muslims, such as anti-Muslim prejudice and violent extremism.
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