The pastor’s murder is only the latest attacks in the West African nation. On Jan. 19, Boko Haram insurgents ambushed two separate Nigerian army patrols, killing 17, and slaughtered a bridal party on Dec. 27.
Interreligious Dialogue
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The U.S. killing of Soleimani could have devastating consequences for Iraq’s Christians
Christians have just begun to trickle back to communities that had been devastated first by ISIS then by the Iraqi and U.S. coalition forces that drove out ISIS. Those forces include the Shiite militia that have been targeted by the Trump administration over the last week.
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Indian cardinal says religion should never be basis for citizenship
As India continued to experience violent protests against a controversial citizenship law, Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai said citizenship should never be based on a person’s religion.
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Mideast Catholic patriarchs pray for those suffering, appeal for dialogue
“The wounds of the Islamic State have not been healed yet, together with the ongoing violence, poverty, unemployment and poor services that have pushed thousands of people, especially youth, to demonstrate peacefully, demanding the right to live with dignity and freedom in a stable, secure and strong independent homeland,” Cardinal Louis Sako, patriarch of Chaldean Catholics, said of anti-government protests.
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Pope Francis: Religious fundamentalism is a ‘plague’
“We must beware of fundamentalist groups; each (religion) has their own.”
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Why I brought my family to a mosque after Sunday Mass
Truth and beauty can be found outside the walls of church, in a space that belongs to those who worship differently.
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Muslims and Christians must unite against hate
Christians and Muslims must, as never before, join hands to bear witness to God’s sovereignty, to God’s love for each and every member of the human family, to God’s desire that we lead upright lives.
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Anti-Semitic hate crimes must be universally denounced
Every citizen, whether aligned with the political right or the left, must denounce these crimes against our Jewish brothers and sisters.
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The prayers of the faithful in the wake of massacres
Upon hearing about some unthinkable violence somewhere in the world, the first thing I do when I get to the church on Sunday morning is pencil another intention into the prayers of the faithful. In some small way, it feels like a solemn duty.
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In South Carolina, a Protestant-only ministry opens its doors to Catholics
For the first time in its 82-year history, Miracle Hill Ministries will allow Catholics to serve as volunteers and employees in its vast network of homeless shelters, thrift stores and drug-recovery programs and as parents to foster children in its government-funded foster care agency.