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Shooting incidents unsettle Muslims as Ramadan begins
(RNS) — Days after the holy month of Ramadan began, shootings targeting an imam in Utah and an Islamic center in Pennsylvania have rattled Muslim Americans as they look forward to weeks in which they gather frequently and in large numbers. In Utah, a gunman shot...
Photos of the Week: Dalai Lama longevity; St. Francis death anniversary
This week’s photo selection includes prayers for the Dalai Lama's longevity, the 800th death anniversary of St. Francis and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Religious ties shape how Black Americans define family, Pew study finds
(RNS) — Black Americans are more likely to consider people not related to them by blood or marriage part of their families, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. Religious affiliation, Pew found, is a key factor in forming these alternative family...
Supporters of jailed Ugandan opposition figure pray for him after president tries to stop it
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye held a defiant prayer service inside a Catholic cathedral on Monday to press authorities to free him after more than a year without trial on treason charges, saying he is...
Syria’s TV dramas are testing Ramadan series’ boundaries after Assad’s fall
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Ramadan in the Arab world is a time of fasting and prayer, but it brings another beloved tradition: the much-anticipated TV drama series shot each year to be aired during the holy month. After iftar, the evening meal that breaks their daytime...
Two new DC congregations cater to Black Jews
(RNS) — With two new congregations led by and for African American and Caribbean Jews, Washington, D.C. is emerging as a center of Black Jewish life in the United States. Ohel Eidot Chemdat’a (“Tent of the Precious Congregations”), or OEC for short, will hold its...
Lawns light up for Ramadan as Muslim families give holy month the Christmas treatment
(RNS) — Every Christmas season as her neighbors draped their house and grounds with festive lights, Jasmina Husic’s children asked the same question: “Mama and baba, why don’t we decorate for Christmas?” she said. The mother of five, who lives in Kennesaw, Georgia,...
Greece’s crackdown on mosques is aimed at flushing out migrants, Muslim advocates say
ISTANBUL (RNS) — In early February, a few weeks before the beginning of Ramadan, Greece’s minister of migration and asylum, Thanos Plevris, announced a nationwide sweep to close down “illegal places of worship,” specifically mentioning more than 60 unregistered...
33 historically Black churches receive $8.5 million in preservation grants
(RNS) — Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church are among 33 Black churches receiving millions of dollars for preservation of their sacred and historic buildings. They are recipients of the fourth annual round of...
Display of St. Francis of Assisi’s bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians
ASSISI, Italy (AP) — The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to Christians of venerating a saint’s relics. Nearly 400,000 people registered...
Catholic Italy’s Olympic host cities offer different access for Muslims to observe Ramadan
MILAN (AP) — This year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games are located in Italy, a historically Catholic nation. And they coincide with Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that’s a time for dawn-to-dusk fasting, religious reflection and communal celebration. One of the two host...
What’s Next for American Jews and Israel? A Half-Century of Consensus Weakens.
Are six decades of solidarity giving way to generational strain? For much of the last half-century, support for Israel was a defining pillar of American Jewish life. It shaped institutions, philanthropy, politics and identity. The consensus wasn’t always quiet — but...