NEWS OF THE WEEK
President Obama hosted the annual Easter prayer breakfast at the White House, with many prominent Christian leaders in attendance. He spoke about the Easter themes of hope and joy: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Easter is our affirmation that there are better … More
Rev. Gardner C. Taylor, considered one of the best preachers in America, died this week (April 5) at the age of 96. The longtime pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn, Taylor and his friend Martin Luther King Jr helped … More
Jews around the world end their eight-day celebration of Passover (April 11). Eastern Orthodox Christians, who follow a different calendar from the West, have been observing Holy Week, culminating this Sunday (April 12) with Easter or Pascha. Many Sikhs and … More
Western Christians around the world have been observing Holy Week. Beginning with Palm Sunday (March 29) and continuing to Easter (April 4), millions of Christians have been participating in special services and rituals remembering the Gospel stories of Jesus’ arrest, … More
In the U.S., Holy Week (March 29 – April 4) was an occasion for nearly 400 prominent Catholic and evangelical leaders to urge an end to the death penalty. They alluded to Jesus’ death on the cross, saying that “torture … More
There were dramatic clashes this week in Indiana over a law presented as greater protection for religious freedom, but also attacked as allowing anti-gay discrimination. The debate was especially intense because same-sex marriage was just legalized in Indiana. Critics argued … More
Outrage and mourning continue over the massacre that targeted Christians at a college in Kenya. At least 147 people were killed and 79 injured in the attack by members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group. Witnesses said the gunmen asked victims … More
In Kuwait, international donors pledged $3.8 billion in humanitarian aid for Syrians affected by the civil war. However, the sum is less than half of the more than $8 billion that the U.N. says is needed to address the crisis. … More
Islam is growing fast, and a new study from the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project says if the trend continues, Muslims will surpass Christians in this century as the world’s largest faith group. The report predicts that the Muslim population … More
Reverend Robert Schuller died this week at the age of 88. Schuller was one of the nation’s first televangelists. He founded the Crystal Cathedral megachurch in southern California, in addition to a popular television ministry called “Hour of Power.”
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