by Debra Rubin | Feb 7, 2012 | News
(RNS) Growing up in Kuwait, Asif Balbale thought he wanted to become a chemical engineer. He never imagined enlisting in the U.S. Navy, much less becoming an imam. Balbale got his engineering degree after immigrating to the U.S. at age 21. With jobs hard to come by,...
by Bruce Nolan | Feb 6, 2012 | News
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) After months of urging from other Baptists around the country, the Rev. Fred Luter told his African-American congregation that he will seek to become the first black man to lead the predominantly white Southern Baptist Convention. Several Baptist...
by Omar Sacirbey | Feb 6, 2012 | News
(RNS) More than 30 Muslim and legal advocacy groups are urging New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to investigate the New York City Police Department after the second scandal in as many weeks involving Muslim Americans. On Thursday (Feb. 2), The Associated...
by Alessandro Speciale | Feb 6, 2012 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Ten years after the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted in the United States, Catholic bishops from all over the world will meet next week at a Vatican summit aimed at preventing abuse and protecting children. The conference, “Towards Healing...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 6, 2012 | News
Mitt Romney’s statement of disinterest in the well-being of America’s poor has drawn sharp criticism from Christian leaders and commentators. “I’m not concerned about the very poor,” Romney said in a CNN interview the day after he won the...
by Alessandro Speciale | Feb 3, 2012 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Nearly four centuries after the Roman Catholic Church branded Galileo Galilei a heretic for positing that the sun was the center of the universe, the Vatican is co-hosting a major science exhibition in his hometown. The Vatican is teaming with...
