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Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked roads in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on September 13 to protest the arrest of a Talmudic student accused of dodging the…
Islam
Four months after they were beaten and detained in Turkey, 104 asylum seekers from a minority religious group, including 27 women and 22 children, are still…
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The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed serious apprehension over reports suggesting that the government of Uzbekistan is regressing from the positive…
Geoffrey Peters
Sep 25, 2023
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With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—the most significant celebrations on the Hebrew calendar—Jewish religious leaders and security experts geared up to address potential security threats that…
Geoffrey Peters
Sep 23, 2023
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According to Hartford International University for Religion and Peace in Connecticut, the international interfaith movement began in 1893. It was then that “religious leaders from around the world…
Catholicism
The Archdiocese of Denver and a pair of Catholic parishes have filed a lawsuit against Colorado, contending that they have been unfairly barred from participating in…
Catholicism
Nearly half a century after he helped raise global awareness about animal welfare and inspired the animal rights movement with the publication of his book, Animal…
Geoffrey Peters
Sep 12, 2023
Christianity
Newly uncovered documentation reveals that Catholic convents and monastic communities in Rome provided refuge to numerous people, including more than 3,200 Jews, throughout the Nazi occupation…
Catholicism
During the first papal visit to Mongolia, Pope Francis held an interfaith gathering with representatives from 11 diverse faiths as he sent a message promoting peace,…
Geoffrey Peters
Sep 11, 2023
Christianity
A high school football assistant coach who had been dismissed for quietly offering a brief prayer following football games has returned to the field after successfully…
Geoffrey Peters
Sep 5, 2023
Islam
In the latest in a series of contentious clothing restrictions associated with Muslims in France, President Emmanuel Macron has stated that French authorities will be “uncompromising”…
Geoffrey Peters
Sep 4, 2023
Catholicism
Hundreds of men attacked Christian communities and torched churches in a town in Pakistan on August 16 following accusations against two Christians of desecrating the sacred…
Geoffrey Peters
Sep 4, 2023