NEWS OF THE WEEK
Humanitarian groups marked this week’s World Refugee Day (June 20) with growing alarm about the rising number of people displaced by conflict. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, almost 60 million people were forced from their homes by … More
Elisabeth Elliot died this week at the age of 88. She was a missionary and author, revered among many evangelical Christians for her ministry to an indigenous tribe in Ecuador that had killed her husband. She was also known for … More
This week (June 18) Muslims around the world began their Ramadan fast with the sighting of the new moon. During the month-long observance, Muslims who are able to do so are called upon to fast every day from dawn to … More
Pope Francis this week approved the creation of a Vatican tribunal that has the power to punish bishops who fail to protect children from clergy sex abuse. Hundreds of abusive priests have been defrocked over the last decade, but this … More
On Wednesday (June 10), Pope Francis met with Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. During their 50-minute closed-door meeting, the pope urged Putin to restore dialogue and make a “sincere” effort to achieve peace in … More
President Obama addressed a meeting of the nation’s largest organization of Catholic health providers, the Catholic Health Association. He thanked the group for its support of the Affordable Care Act, noting that the bill would not have passed without it. … More
Should people be required to be vaccinated? Even if it is against their religion? The AMA [American Medical Association] said this week that it would push for state laws that would require immunizations and not allow exemptions for nonmedical reasons, … More
Humanitarian groups are warning of a massive food crisis in South Sudan as that country plunges deeper into a civil war that has disrupted a crucial planting season. The Red Cross said nearly four million people, more than a third of … More
This coming week (June 17-18), with the sighting of the new moon, Muslims around the world will begin observing their holy month of Ramadan. Those who are able are expected to abstain from food and drink from sun up to … More
This week a wide spectrum of faith groups applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in favor of a young Muslim woman who had sued the Abercrombie & Fitch clothing chain, claiming it violated her religious rights. In 2008, Samantha Elauf … More
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