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The Significance of Christian Rings Explored
It would be erroneous to consider rings just as fashion accessories. While it’s quite a common gift that you like to present yourself (with or without any special occasion round the corner) you may also select it for others during birthdays or anniversaries. Let us...
Interesting Myths About Religion You May Not Know
Religion while meaningful to individuals, is often the source of conflict and disagreement throughout the world. A possible cause of such conflict is that people believe a lot of myths and falsehoods perpetuated against various religious groups. Here are some...
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War and displacement mar the run-up to Eid al-Fitr holiday for many in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Back home, Lilian Jamaan would have been shopping for clothes for her daughter and buying meat and sweets in preparation for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. But now, “there’s no joy for Eid or...
A hidden cloister in the center of Rome has a turbulent past etched on its walls
ROME (AP) — A hidden cloister just a few steps from Rome’s Pantheon is a peaceful place for silent meditation — if the millions of tourists who trudge past even know it’s there. Behind the large wooden door, its frescoed walls closed to the general public reveal...
Texas Created a Program to Fund Religious Schools. So Why Are Muslim Schools Missing?
Muslim families in Texas are asking: Does school choice include us? A Houston-area father went to enroll his kids in Texas’ new school voucher program and discovered their school wasn’t on the list — along with every other Islamic school in the state. Texas launched...
Shuttered stores, canceled pilgrimages: Can Bethlehem’s Christians survive another Easter?
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Every year before Easter, Elias Hazin’s phone would ring with pilgrims booking trips to visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. This year, Hazin says, there have been only cancellations. The tourism industry in Bethlehem is “basically dead,” said...
From Bush to Obama to Trump, White House faith office persists at 25 years
(RNS) — Influenced by a prominent pastor and a layman who led a prison ministry, George W. Bush in his first presidential administration embarked on an ambitious goal: to partner the federal government with faith-based groups. The concept already existed during the...
Vatican to host global summit on marriage, family in October
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On the 10th anniversary of “Amoris Laetitia,” Pope Francis’ 2016 apostolic exhortation on marriage and family, Pope Leo XIV announced he will hold a gathering of presidents of bishops’ conferences at the Vatican to address the same topics in...
In New York, fear of ICE raids casts shadow over Ramadan for West African Muslims
NEW YORK (RNS) — Since the start of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting and prayer, once lively group chats among New York’s West African Muslims have grown quieter. Fearing immigration enforcement operations, mosques have scaled back gatherings — even encouraging...
Pope Leo XIV’s African visit a journey to the margins — and the heart of Christianity
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — As Pope Leo XIV prepares to travel to Africa, its Catholic leaders are underlining the significance of the visit to the continent, where Christianity is on an upsurge. Leo will visit Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea from April...
23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Three suspected suicide bombings have killed at least 23 people and wounded 108 others in northeastern Nigeria, police said Tuesday. It was one of the deadliest attacks targeting the city of Maiduguri in recent history. Residents and...
UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West Bank
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office Tuesday expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing,” denouncing an acceleration of Israeli settlements and displacements of thousands of Palestinians in large parts of the occupied West Bank that has grown “more...
Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the Islamic Republic’s leadership as it faces its greatest test in decades, and Iran responded Wednesday with renewed missile and drone attacks on its Gulf Arab...
Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools
(AP) – A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to extend the application deadline for private school vouchers until March 31 due to the state’s exclusion of Islamic schools from the program. The extension comes after four Muslim parents and three Islamic private...