Gunmen claiming to have links with the Islamic State group threatened to kill hostages, including a Catholic priest, who were taken from the southern Philippine city of Marawi on May 23.
Terrorism
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Pope Francis: our only “fanaticism” should be love
Pope Francis concludes his visit to Egypt calling for a “fanaticism” of love and imploring the U.S. and North Korea to step back from the brink of conflict.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Defiant and united, London carries on after Westminster Bridge killings
Across the capital Londoners have been resolute, demonstrating an absolute refusal to be intimidated by this or any terror event
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Guantánamo lawyer: Military tribunals are built on American apartheid
The Guantánamo tribunals create a precedent that endangers us all.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Scientology deserves your compassion: An interview with filmmaker Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux’s curiosity, open-mindedness and consternation is exactly why his films are successful; he will never run out of questions.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Quebec attack against Muslims shocks Canada
Police are now describing the shooting as a “lone wolf” event and report that they are not seeking other suspects.
Posted inPolitics & Society
Pope Francis condemns terror attack on Quebec mosque
Christians and Muslims must remain “united together in prayer,” the pope said.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
German Catholics search for consolation in prayer after Berlin attack
“The past night has struck us and shaken us deeply,” Bishop Gebhard Furst told attendees at Rottenburg’s Cathedral of St. Martin.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The future for Iraqi Christians has rarely looked grimmer
The struggle to liberate Mosul from ISIS militants has entered a third month of often savage combat.
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How Mosul descended into darkness under ISIS
The woman’s killing in a public square was the cruelest moment in the descent of this once proud city.