An interview with Drew Christiansen, S.J.
Terrorism
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: Pray to God to free us of the “inhuman violence” of terrorism
“We carry in our hearts the pain of the acts of terrorism that in these last days have caused numerous victims.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis condemns “the blind violence” of terror attack in Barcelona
The pope denounced the attack as “a grave offence against the Creator.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis expresses ‘great concern’ at Barcelona terror attack
A van drove into a pedestrian zone killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 80 others.
Posted inFaith, News
State Department religious freedom report focuses on threats by ISIS
“Religious persecution and intolerance remains far too prevalent,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis prays for Christian victims of violent attacks in Africa
“I hope that all forms of hatred and violence cease and that such shameful crimes are no longer committed in places of worship where the faithful gather to pray.”
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Remembering 9/11 as a Christian, not an American
Forgiveness is the only way out.
Posted inFaith, News
Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
At the Al Hidayah Islamic boarding school, founder Khairul Ghazali wants to prevent the sons of Islamic militants from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists.
Posted inFaith, News
Emmanuel Macron attends memorial for Father Jacques Hamel
French President Emmanuel Macron delivered an impassioned speech Wednesday after a Mass marking one year since the killing of a local French priest by two 19-year-old men who pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Once Guantanamo’s youngest prisoner, Omar Khadr seeks ‘renewal and reconciliation’ in Canada
In 2003, the U.S. Army’s Guantanamo Bay facility received a 16-year-old boy, Omar Khadr. Omar would become Gitmo’s youngest prisoner. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he had been captured by U.S. special forces in 2002; U.S. military believe he was responsible for the death of a U.S. service member during a brutal, four-hour firefight. Mr. Khadr […]