INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis says it has brought a Syrian refugee family into the state despite Republican Gov. Mike Pence’s request that it not do so.
TEL AVIV – A menorah was found vandalized in a park in New York City after a candle-lighting ceremony marking the first night of Hanukkah. This is the second time a menorah has been vandalized during the Jewish festival of
TEL AVIV – In honor of Hanukkah, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo of a dog dressed in a yarmulke and tallit – the Jewish prayer shawl – to his Facebook page. The photo attracted a litany
JERUSALEM — Time Magazine unearths the history behind Jews and doughnuts, the traditional food consumed during the festival of Hanukkah. Today in Israel, more people eat doughnuts on Hanukkah than fast on Yom Kippur. Emelyn Rude, a food historian and cookbook
TEL AVIV – Led by a structural engineer, a group of parents and kids built a giant menorah out of Lego in Fort Worth, Texas, reported the local CBS affiliate. The congregation of Ahavath Sholom synagogue in Fort Worth used
TEL AVIV – A Christmas tree erected on the campus of a West Bank university is decorated with pictures of Palestinian terrorists in lieu of traditional ornaments.
Islam promotes a “culture” that “thinks you can kill in the name of God” and is in need of a reformation, according to former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. He also believes Western Civilisation should have more confidence in its innate
Amidst unprecedented security measures, tens of thousands of pilgrims flocked to Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City early Tuesday for Pope Francis’ inauguration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy and the opening of the Holy Door. The crowds started arriving
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – For four years, llana Lerner Kalmanovich rode a hot and crowded bus three hours each day to reach the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where she was pursuing degrees in physical education and nutrition.
The plummeting popularity of the Common Core standards has extended to Catholic schools in the United States—about half of which were signed onto the nationalized standards by their bishops despite a push back from many Catholic educators and theologians.
Last night, President Obama used his third prime-time address from the Oval Office to try to allay widespread concerns in the aftermath of the San Bernardino attack that he neither understands the nature of the enemy that perpetrated that and similar acts of terror here and abroad nor has an effective strategy for defeating it.
Imams from the east London borough of Newham have claimed the government’s anti-radicalisation programmes are “divisive” and lead to a “breakdown in trust” with young Muslims. In a statement published by the activist group “Stand Up To Racism”, the religious leaders — supported by
A menorah was stolen and vandalized from a synagogue in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday, the night before the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The menorah was pilfered from the local Chabad Lubavitch Jewish synagogue and then resurfaced damaged and
Christianity should be phased out of public life as Britain is no longer a Christian nation, a report by a former senior judge has said. A two-year commission chaired by former judge Baroness Butler-Sloss said, among other things, that faith
Sunday following President Barack Obama’s address to the nation about the threat of terrorism, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) offered his response in video posted to YouTube. Sasse explained that we were not at war with “terrorism,” which he said was a
U.S. President Barack Obama tonight addressed lectured the American people about the San Bernardino attack, gun control, Islamic State (or rather ‘ISIL’ – still better than Daesh) and Muslim Americans.
A florist in Birmingham has been told by council killjoys that he faces a court appearance if he continues playing Christmas carols on his flower stall as the annual ‘War on Christmas’ resumes. City council scrooges have ordered 52-year-old Allan Poole to stop playing
On December 6, the Catholic Church as well as many other Christian denominations celebrate the memory of Saint Nicholas, who inspired the modern Christmas figure of Santa Claus.
Sunday on MSNBC’s “Politics Nation with Al Sharpton,” Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said Republicans “words are terrorizing” Muslim-Americans. Schakowsky said, “You know, they want to define terrorism right now, frankly, Reverend Al, as Muslims, and I’m not even talking about
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said using the term “radical Islam” is not wise because it “sounds like we’re declaring a war against religion.” Host George Stephanopoulos asked, “You have been reluctant to say we’re fighting
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (pictured) urged Saudi Arabia on Sunday to stop supporting religious radicals amid growing concern among some lawmakers in Berlin about the funding of militant mosques by the world’s biggest oil exporter. The unusual
Historical souvenir vendors from the oldest Roman Jewish families took to the streets this week in protest of new regulations that forbid street vendors from selling their wares near the Vatican. Though ostensibly a security measure, the vendors—called urtisti—see the
Bradford, ENGLAND – Around 60 people gathered outside Bradford Town Hall in the driving wind on Saturday afternoon in support of Nissar Hussein, a Christian ex-Muslim who was brutally beaten outside his home by Muslim neighbours in November. His attackers believe he is
Italian counterterrorism forces are taking no chances of an incident for the opening of the holy door of Saint Peter’s Basilica on December 8 and have prohibited the transport of fuel and natural gas in the city, as well as ammunition, weapons, and toxic gases.
On Saturday’s broadcast of “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC, host Melissa Harris-Perry reacted to the “prayer aspect” of the San Bernardino attack, saying she feels like non-Muslim Americans think they are praying to “some kind of god that is anti-Muslim” or
