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Father Michael Doyle and his ministry to the poor in Camden, New Jersey; the growing number of parents who refuse vaccines for their children. More
According to Father Michael Doyle, crime and poverty in Camden, New Jersey are worse today than when he first arrived there 39 years ago. But through his church’s ministry of feeding, housing, and educating the poor, Father Doyle sees hope for what the FBI considers the most dangerous city in America. “We’re working against the odds, but I think God is on our side,” he says. More
The bishops of the East and West meet in Istanbul; groups counter terrorist appeals to young Muslims; a vision in Mexico of the Virgin Mary inspires millions. More
“East and West are not contradictory to each other. They are part of the same body,” says Metropolitan Elpidophoros, a bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul. “And in the last years, thank God, we have extremely good relations.” More
US Muslims pursue programs to counter extremist recruiting; a church is moved over 2,000 miles; Jewish faith and social justice. More
Depopulation in rural Canada means “we end up having buildings for which we have no future use,” says Rev. Ken Vaughan, rector of a local Anglican parish in Nova Scotia. “The primary concern was that it continue to be a church for others. Better that than simply being torn down and destroyed.” More
For the young Jewish professionals he works with in Washington, DC, “social justice is their faith,” says Rabbi Scott Perlo of Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. “If someone needs help from me, I really have to give it, because they are worth, in God’s eyes, just the same as I am.” More
Young adults challenge religious traditions; a politician who also pastors three churches; an attack on Jews in 1938 that many ignored. More
“You had people watching synagogues burn. You had people looting businesses that had been plundered. You had people joining in on the violence.” More
A young woman’s choice to end her life raises ethical and moral questions; examining for-profit businesses with nonprofit aspirations; an author and spiritual story-teller is inspired by Native American rituals and traditions. More