NEWS OF THE WEEK
There was international outrage after Islamic State militants beheaded an 81-year-old Syrian antiquities scholar in the ancient city of Palmyra. Archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad was known for his longtime work to preserve Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ISIS had charged … More
Longtime civil rights leader Julian Bond died this week at the age of 75. He joined the 1960s civil rights movement when he was a student at Morehouse College and became one of the founding members of the Student Nonviolent … More
The dean of Washington National Cathedral, Gary Hall, has announced that he will step down at the end of the year. He said the Episcopal cathedral needs drastic financial overhauls due to its shrinking endowment and requires a 10-year commitment … More
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons, has appointed three women to leadership councils that previously only men had served on. Many welcomed it as a historic move for a church that has long reserved top leadership … More
People of faith across the nation took part in activities to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a white police officer. In Ferguson, Missouri violence erupted at some demonstrations. On Monday, more than 50 … More
In Nagasaki, Japan, prayers and remembrances were held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of that city by the US in World War II. Hundreds of Catholics attended a special mass at a rebuilt church that was … More
This week Pope Francis said he will designate September 1st as the “World Day for the Prayer for the Care of Creation.” With this move, the Catholic Church joins the Orthodox Church in observing the day of prayer for the … More
An ISIS affiliate in Egypt this week released an image claiming to show the beheading of a Croatian hostage kidnapped near Cairo. Egypt’s top religious institute Al-Azhar strongly condemned the apparent killing, calling it a “demonic act.” Meanwhile, civilians continued … More
The European Union has approved $2.6 billion in aid to countries struggling to deal with the worsening migrant crisis in Europe. This week 1,700 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast while attempting to cross over to Sicily. The UN … More
US Jewish groups are among those supporting an Israeli government crackdown on Jewish extremists after a wave of hate crimes in recent weeks. The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, or JCPA, specifically condemned comments by one extremist leader who used … More
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