December 19, 2011
- United Press International
UPI: World's Christian populations surveyed
There are 2.18 billion Christians around the world, nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global population of 6.9 billion, a demographic study found.
December 14, 2011
- Today's Zaman
Today's Zaman: Dialogue and justice
The 4th UN Alliance of Civilizations Forum was held in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 11-13 with strong international participation.
December 13, 2011
- The Peninsula
Peninsula: Respect Arab democracies, West urged
A top European diplomat yesterday called on the West to stop patronising the Arab Spring and respect the results of the democratic elections that are taking place in the post-revolution Arab countries.
December 12, 2011
- National Catholic Reporter
National Catholic Reporter: Survey of Catholics illuminates life in the pews
The research team, commissioned by The National Catholic Reporter
(NCR), which included William D'Antonio of The Catholic University of
America (CUA), Mary Gautier of the Center for Applied Research in the
Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University and Michele Dillon of the
University of New Hampshire, recently completed the fifth survey of U.S. Catholics.
December 07, 2011
- The Denver Post
Denver Post: Campaign seeks lapsed Catholics' return to fold
Catholics Come Home, a lay organization
faithful to church teachings, is launching the church's first nationwide
television ad campaign inviting millions of inactive and former
Catholics to return to the fold.
November 21, 2011
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Religious lobbying groups multiply on Capitol Hill
The field of religious advocacy has mushroomed on Capitol Hill in
recent decades, a new survey shows, with the number of groups growing
fivefold since 1970 and hundreds of millions spent each year to
influence issues from school vouchers and immigration to the right of
women overseas to have abortions.
November 09, 2011
- America Magazine
America Magazine: Whom do Catholics support in 2012?
The
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life provides a portal into their
data on all questions of religion and politics in the scope of the
upcoming 2012 presidential election.
November 07, 2011
- Religion News Service
RNS: U.S. Muslims get their turn at reality TV
From rich housewives to hoarders to the Kardashian clan,
practically every kind of family has received the reality TV treatment —
except for American Muslims.