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Are Catholics Disappearing in Latin America?

Are Catholics Disappearing in Latin America?


clock icon 19 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


Nearly 4 in 10 Catholics are Latin American, but the latest study released by Pew indicates the religious landscape in Latin countries is changing. Almost 40% of Catholics, 425 million or so, hail from...

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Indonesia Drafts New Law for Religious Freedom

Indonesia Drafts New Law for Religious Freedom


clock icon 19 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


Indonesia's president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, and the Ministers for Religious and Home Affairs drafted a new law to protect religious freedom for minorities. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is keeping...

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Father Bernard Kinvi: Catholic Priest Risks His Life to Help Muslims

Father Bernard Kinvi: Catholic Priest Risks His Life to Help Muslims


clock icon 18 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


Father Bernard Kinvi, who recently won a Human Rights Watch Award for his work, believes the conflict in CAR is misunderstood. Through the Violence, Good Shall Prevail Father Bernard Kinvi, a Roman...

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20% of Americans Use Social Media Networks to Talk About Religion

20% of Americans Use Social Media Networks to Talk About Religion


clock icon 17 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


1 in 5 Americans share their religious thoughts and experiences on social networks, and nearly half said they saw someone else post “something about their religious faith” on the Internet, according...

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30 Parliamentarians Meet With USCIRF In Oslo To Sign A Freedom Of Religion Charter

30 Parliamentarians Meet With USCIRF In Oslo To Sign A Freedom Of Religion Charter


clock icon 13 Nov 2014
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition to Advance Religious...

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Was Jesus Married with Children? This Book Claims He Was

Was Jesus Married with Children? This Book Claims He Was


clock icon 13 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


After studying an ancient manuscript, the writers of The Lost Gospel believe they found evidence that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and the two had children. An ancient manuscript was brought to the British...

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Christians Flee to Jordan for Refuge from ISIS

Christians Flee to Jordan for Refuge from ISIS


clock icon 12 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


About 4,000 Christians left the Iraqi city of Mosul for Jordan in the last three months, forced out by Islamic State fighters. With the capturing of Mosul, the city in Iraq, by the Sunni militant group...

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NY Parishes are Closing: How Will the Catholic Church React?

NY Parishes are Closing: How Will the Catholic Church React?


clock icon 12 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


Attendance is falling so low that New York will close some parishes and merge others. How will the Catholic Church respond to reinvigorate the faithful? As we go through the years we see many practices...

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Christian Music Artist Vicky Beeching Finds Peace Identifying as a Gay Christian

Christian Music Artist Vicky Beeching Finds Peace Identifying as a Gay Christian


clock icon 11 Nov 2014
author icon Krista R. Burdine


The successful Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) singer’s experience coming out as a lesbian last August only strengthened that desire. She is now ready to be a role model and lend her platform...

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Pope Francis Urges Catholics to Stop Economic Injustice and Save the Environment

Pope Francis Urges Catholics to Stop Economic Injustice and Save the Environment


clock icon 10 Nov 2014
author icon Alison Lesley


Pope Francis delivered an off-the-cuff mini-encyclical on the rights of the poor, the injustices of unemployment and the need for environmental protection Tuesday, saying he's not preaching communism,...

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