RELIGION

Texas judge temporarily blocks attempt to shut down Annunciation House
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
(RNS) — A state judge has temporarily blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to investigate and close Annunciation House,

India’s new citizenship law that excludes Muslims has them worried. Here’s what it says
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a

Safeguarding Israel with Torah study
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
(RNS) — It’s a perennial but repeatedly back-burnered issue in Israel: Should haredim (often called “ultra-Orthodox Jews”) who are studying

Mexico’s presidential candidates sign commitment for peace with church leaders concerned by violence
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s presidential candidates on Monday signed a commitment for peace with Catholic Church leaders that proposes

A Gaza family uprooted by war and grieving their losses shares a somber Ramadan meal in a tent
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — It was a somber scene as Randa Baker and her family sat on the ground

New FFWPU USA President vows to work toward a nation of peace, love, and compassion
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) USA, commonly referred to as the “Unification Church”, is thrilled to

The Netherlands opens a Holocaust museum as protesters oppose Israeli president’s presence
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch

Baltimore to pay $275k in legal fees after trying to block far-right Catholic group’s 2021 rally
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay $275,000 toward the legal fees of a far-right Catholic media group to

Florida public schools could make use of chaplains under bill going to DeSantis
- By West virginia digital
- . March 12, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school districts could opt to allow volunteer chaplains in schools under a bill the Legislature

The anti-Zionist Jews countering mainstream support for Israel
- By West virginia digital
- . March 11, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — In the weeks following the Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, those protesting Israel’s