NEWS OF THE WEEK
Jubilant immigration activists gathered outside the White House to celebrate the president’s executive order to protect up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation. Meanwhile, Obama visited a Las Vegas high school to rally support for his immigration plan. He … More
In Washington, Obama presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the family members of three fallen civil rights workers, 50 years after they died. In 1964, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan … More
At the Vatican, Pope Francis conferred sainthood on four Italians and two Indians. The Indians were a priest and a nun from India’s state of Kerala, and they were honored for their lives of service to the poor and sick. … More
This week a Muslim prayer service was held in Indiana for Peter Abdul-Rahman Kassig, the American aid worker who was beheaded by ISIS militants. The 26-year-old Kassig had converted to Islam prior to his abduction in Syria last year, a … More
The Christian organization Bread for the World this week identified as one of the major causes of hunger the way the world treats women. The report says poverty, discrimination, unpaid work, and barriers to education all combine to make women … More
It’s been 20 years since the death of the revered Lubavitch leader Rabbi Menachem Schneerson. This year, as usual, rabbis in his movement mourned his loss at his gravesite in Queens. They enjoyed each other’s company and their mission of … More
Advent starts this Sunday (November 30), the Christian season of preparation for Christmas. For many families, part of the tradition is the Advent calendar, with its tiny doors opening up to a new religious symbol each day. But this year, … More
This week (November 20) President Obama announced he will take executive action that will protect up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and make many of them eligible for work permits. The new measures will not create a pathway … More
Amid protests in Ferguson, Missouri, local clergy and leaders from the National Council of Churches prayed for justice and peace in response to the shooting death of Michael Brown. They met ahead of a grand jury’s decision on whether to … More
In Jerusalem, thousands joined in mourning for the four men who were brutally killed by two Palestinian attackers at a synagogue. Three of the victims had dual Israeli-U.S. citizenship, among them Boston rabbi Moshe Twersky, who belonged to a distinguished … More
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