Author: Tom Heneghan
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Saudi-backed interfaith center boosted by crown prince’s surprising reforms – Religion News Service
Kowthar Musa Alarbash, a Saudi blogger and member of the kingdom’s advisory Shura Council, addresses an interreligious conference in Vienna on February 27, 2018. Behind her are the flags of the Holy See, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Spain and the conference sponsor, the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue. RNS photo…
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Jews and Muslims invited to celebrate Carnival in Germany
A float depicts German Chancellor Angela Merkel as black widow with the skulls of former political opponents in front and the writing “Next one please” during the traditional Rose Monday parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Shrove Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Martin Meissner A float depicts German Chancellor Angela Merkel as black widow…
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In Germany, Catholic Church grapples with blessings for gay marriage
(RNS) — Germany’s unexpected legalization of gay marriage last year has created a pastoral dilemma for the country’s Roman Catholic bishops, who campaigned against the “marriage for all” bill and now have to maintain that doctrinal stand while also showing respect for gay and lesbian parishioners. Roman Catholicism firmly opposes same-sex marriage as unnatural, so…
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Germans debate how to combat ‘imported anti-Semitism’
People of Berlin’s Palestinian and Arabic communities protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Markus Schreiber People of Berlin’s Palestinian and Arabic communities protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 12, 2017.…
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Morocco goes digital to counter radical Islam online
Chababe director Yassine Souidi, left, and colleague Driss Qarqouri sit in the Chababe studio in Rabat, Morocco, where they record interviews for audio and video clips. RNS photo by Tom Heneghan
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Berlin exhibition highlights how the Nazis exploited Martin Luther’s legacy
“Überall Luthers Worte … ” — “Luther’s Words are everywhere,” the title of the exhibition highlighting how the Nazis exploited Martin Luther’s legacy during the Third Reich. RNS photo by Emily McFarlan Miller
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‘Neo-Protestant’ challenge seen in France’s political upheaval
Régis Debray, writer, thinker, and activist, turns a spotlight, in his latest book, “Le Nouveau Pouvoir” (The New Power), on last May’s sweeping election victory by Emmanuel Macron in France. Régis Debray, writer, thinker, and activist, turns a spotlight, in his latest book, “Le Nouveau Pouvoir” (The New Power), on last May’s sweeping election victory…
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Scientists, theologians ponder if latest biological findings are more compatible with religion
A pamphlet for the “Religion, Society, and the Science of Life” conference, top, and the ceiling of the Christ Church Cathedral at the University of Oxford. Pamphlet courtesy of University of Oxford, photo courtesy of Hans Bernhard/Creative Commons A pamphlet for the “Religion, Society, and the Science of Life” conference, top, and the ceiling of…
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Reformed churches endorse Catholic-Lutheran accord on key Reformation dispute
Leaders of the World Communion of Reformed Churches sign copies of the declaration in the Saint Mary’s City Church in Wittenberg, Germany, expressing support from Reformed churches for the Catholic-Lutheran Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Photo courtesy of WCRC/Anna Siggelkow Anna Siggelkow Leaders of the World Communion of Reformed Churches sign copies of…