New report shows U.S. Catholics have negative, limited views of Islam
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In grappling with the issue of Islamophobia, a Georgetown University research group conducted an examination of conscience of sorts by looking at Catholic perceptions of Islam and how these views may have been influenced by Catholic news outlets and publications. The results are a mixed bag, showing how Catholics often have negative […]
Muslim Groups Mobilise Protection for Christians
The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) Nigeria and the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) have urged Muslims across the country to protect Christians against the threats of Boko Haram militants. In separate statements, the MPAC Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor and MURIC Director, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, condemned the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS)-appointed leader […]
Pope: It’s Not Right to Equate Islam With Violence
Pope Francis has said it is “not right and not true” to identify Islam with violence following the brutal murder of a Catholic priest by extremists in France, which was claimed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). The 79-year-old Argentine pontiff, was speaking on his return flight from Kraków, Poland, where he had led […]
Normandy mosque in mourning: Muslims pays tribute to slain priest
Hundreds gathered at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray’s Yahia Mosque, including three Catholic priests, for a minute’s silence to honour slain priest Jacques Hamel. Strong bonds already existed in this small community. The Catholic Church donated the land on which the Yahia Mosque stands. The new priest in charge of the parish Father Auguste Moanda told worshippers to strengthen […]
Christians and Muslims: Beneficiaries and instruments of divine mercy
KUWAIT: The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue at the Vatican City sent the following message to commemorate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the advent of the Islamic holiday of Eid Al-Fitr: ‘Dear Muslim brothers and sisters, The month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr is an important religious event for Muslims around the world, […]
Church brings joy of Ramadan to underprivileged children
By Rula Samain – Jun 30,2016 – Last updated at Jun 30,2016 Children from the SOS Children’s Village break their fast in Amman on Tuesday at an iftar banquet organised by church scouts in cooperation with the Restaurant of Mercy (Photo by Rula Samain) AMMAN — “People should strive to put joy and happiness in […]
Breaking bread, reaching out to refugees
Foundation for Ethnic Understanding cohosts welcome to Syrians Women with their babies and small children during the program before the iftar meal. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg Men and women were served the meal on opposite sides of the room. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg Men and women were served the meal on opposite sides of the […]
Evangelical Christians Reach Out to Muslims to Combat Islamophobia
Every day for five years, youth pastor Rich Reaves has arrived to work in the shadow of a cross and a crescent moon. There, at his Houston church, he and senior pastor Elliott Scott discuss ways they can live out “true Christianity” by loving their neighbors–in this case, members of a mosque next door. Meanwhile, […]
Pope Francis to host Sunni Muslim leader at Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Francis is to meet the grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar at the Vatican on Monday in an unprecedented encounter between the leader of the world’s Catholics and the highest authority in Sunni Islam. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, who heads the mosque and seat of learning considered the most prestigious institution in […]
Republican chaplain tries to block Muslim nominee because ‘Islam and Christianity do not mix’
Pastor Trevor Gordon doesn’t mix with the U.S. Constitution, as he tried to stop a Muslim from becoming a precinct chair in Harris County, Texas. Syed Ali, 62, who the Washington Post reports has been a Republican since the Reagan administration, was tapped to be one of those precinct chairs, before Gordon interrupted with his […]