Today the only Christians in the Arabian Peninsula are migrants, and the pope’s visit is a cause of great joy for them.
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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Preview: Francis makes first-ever papal visit to Arabian Peninsula
Pope Francis will visit Abu Dhabi to attend an international interfaith meeting on “Human Fraternity,” organized by Muslim leaders, and will celebrate Mass for migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates.
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Pope Francis beatifies ‘Of Gods and Men’ martyrs
“By beatifying our 19 brothers and sisters, the church wishes to bear witness to her desire to continue to work for dialogue, harmony and friendship.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What I learned from challenging Islamophobic language in public
Confronted with a political candidate’s Islamophobic language, the author chose not to walk away or to pounce in anger, but to reach across a divide.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will visit Abu Dhabi in February to promote peace
Francis is the first pope to visit the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, a majority-Muslim country of 10 million people.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Who will give Asia Bibi asylum? A blasphemy case in Pakistan puts Britain in a difficult spot
Fearing reprisals from militant groups, Britain shies away from offering asylum to Asia Bibi, a Catholic woman whose death sentence for blasphemy against Islam has been thrown out by judges in Pakistan.
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U.N. investigator: Genocide still taking place in Myanmar
Genocide is still taking place against Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar and the government is increasingly demonstrating it has no interest in establishing a fully functioning democracy, U.N. investigators said Wednesday.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: An accurate look at Muslim beliefs
Two timely texts can help elevate our thinking and improve the ways we relate to our Muslim brothers and sisters.
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China says camps for Muslims lead them to ‘modern’ life
China on Tuesday characterized its mass internment of Muslims as a push to bring into the “modern, civilized” world a destitute people who are easily led astray — a depiction that analysts said bore troubling colonial overtones.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
What a deal for Catholics in China could mean for Uighur Muslims
Pope Francis, in keeping with his predecessors, has sought every opportunity to improve relations with the Chinese government. With the news that a historic agreement is imminent, the Vatican faces a risk and an opportunity.