Vatican releases Pope Benedict XVI’s spiritual will: ‘Stand firm in faith!’
Vatican releases Pope Benedict XVI’s spiritual will: ‘Stand firm in faith!’
In a spiritual will written in 2006 and released by the Vatican on Saturday (Dec. 31), Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI…......

01/05/2023

Bethlehem welcomes Christmas tourists after pandemic lull
Bethlehem welcomes Christmas tourists after pandemic lull
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus…......

12/21/2022

Assault in Toronto mosque highlights alarming rise of Islamophobia in Canada
Assault in Toronto mosque highlights alarming rise of Islamophobia in Canada
Canadian Muslim groups are raising concerns about a recent attack in which an imam was allegedly assaulted during a morning prayer…......

12/16/2022

Cuban Catholics look to eventful Christmas 2022
Cuban Catholics look to eventful Christmas 2022
Bishops in Christmas message recall the 25th anniversaries of Christmas as a public holiday and John Paul II's visit; call…......

12/07/2022

Census: Christians a minority in England; non-religious grow
Census: Christians a minority in England; non-religious grow
LONDON (AP) — Fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian, according to the most recent…......

12/01/2022

Religious Leaders Gather during COP27 to Call for a United Climate Change Response 
Religious Leaders Gather during COP27 to Call for a United Climate Change Response 
Representatives of religious faiths, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism assembled at the foot of Parliament Hill in…......

11/24/2022

Kishida: Bill to target donations demanded by religious groups
Kishida: Bill to target donations demanded by religious groups
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Nov. 8 announced his intention to submit legislation to the current Diet session to ban…......

11/10/2022

The International Buddhist Confederation Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Begins Construction of Center in Lumbini
The International Buddhist Confederation Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Begins Construction of Center in Lumbini
Buddhist delegates from around the world met in New Delhi on 5 November to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the…......

11/09/2022