NEWS OF THE WEEK
In Texas and Oklahoma, people of faith were among those delivering aid and shelter to flooding victims after weeks of record-setting rainfall in parts of those states. More than 30 deaths have been reported, and last week the destruction prompted … More
More than 200 angry protesters gathered outside a Phoenix mosque this past week, hurling insults at Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. The organizers said it was a response to last month’s attack on an anti-Islam event in Texas. While protesters … More
A new report this week shows a huge increase in the number of Roman Catholics. The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate says that from 1980 to 2012 the world’s Catholic population grew by 57 percent, from 780 million … More
Pope Francis’s visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina this weekend is generating excitement among religious groups there. His Saturday visit (June 6) was planned to strengthen interfaith dialogue in a country that is still largely divided by ethnicity and religion after a brutal … More
Thousands of Nigerians are experiencing a grave shortage of food after fleeing Boko Haram militants, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. Boko Haram attacks in northeast Nigeria have forced hundreds of thousands from their homes, many of them … More
The world’s nearly 1.6 billion Muslims are preparing for their holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to begin around June 18 with the sighting of the new moon. Muslims who are able are expected to fast from sun up … More
R&E is moving its Washington office, so the news writing operation is on hiatus until June 5. For up-to-date religion headlines and stories visit the site of the Religion News Service and the R&E Facebook page.
News about changes in America’s religious landscape generated much discussion and debate this week. According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, the percentage of Christians in the country has declined significantly in the last seven years. At … More
In Washington, President Obama joined a panel discussion on poverty at a Georgetown University conference of Catholic and evangelical leaders. He spoke about America’s growing opportunity gap and praised people of faith for playing a unique role in the fight … More
The Vatican sparked international debate this week after it announced a treaty with “the State of Palestine.” The agreement covers treatment of Catholic entities under Palestinian jurisdiction. While the Vatican has been referring to a Palestinian state since 2012, this … More
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