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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...
From Diwali parties to daily puja: Hindu campus houses push for deeper faith practice
(RNS) — With more than 20 South Asian cultural and religious organizations on the campus of University of Illinois, where 25% of the student population is Asian, Connecticut native Rishabh Bhandari felt spoilt for choice as an eager freshman. Yet despite the...
Minnesota faith groups sue DHS over access to immigrant detainees
(RNS) — A group of religious organizations and faith leaders in Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency is violating their religious freedom by denying them access to immigrant detainees at a local federal...
Prayer app Hallow faces backlash over Lenten partnership with Tucker Carlson
(RNS) — On Wednesday (Feb. 18), Tucker Carlson released the latest episode of “The Tucker Carlson Show” on X, drawing a furor of online discussion after announcing that Hallow, a Catholic prayer and meditation app, would sponsor the program during Lent. During the...