
Pope Francis said that in our times, the shedding of blood for Christ has become a “shared experience” of Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, Protestants, Evangelicals, and Pentecostals, which is “deeper and stronger” than the differences that still separate Christians.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Nov 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

The turmoil over selecting a Speaker of the House to replace John Boehner seems positively tranquil compared to the debate over Serbian relations in the parliament of Kosovo. Someone decided to filibuster these talks by throwing tear gas grenades in the middle of a parliamentary session, causing two MPs to pass out
by John Hayward9 Oct 2015, 6:59 PM PST0

In a coordinated blitz early Wednesday morning, the Italian counterterrorism police (“Digos”) arrested three Italian Islamists and an Albanian in three different northern Italian cities as special units of the Albanian police made a connected arrest in Albania.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.1 Jul 2015, 8:42 PM PST0

22 die in Macedonian police gun battles with Albanian militants; Very brief generational history of Albanian – Macedonian conflict; Former Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son offers to make me rich
by John J. Xenakis11 May 2015, 5:57 AM PST0

ISIS urged Muslims in Western countries to kill “in any manner” those involved in a coalition fighting ISIS, singling out the French.
by John J. Xenakis23 Dec 2014, 8:28 PM PST0