Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
April 05, 2012
- The Irish Times
Irish Times: Opinion: Unchristian acts distort message of Jesus Christ
THIS WEEKEND, Christians around the world will mark the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. But what has been the legacy of the man with a simple message of love and peace, who sacrificed himself for humankind more than 2,000 years ago?
April 05, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Catholic fund cuts off aid over groups’ affiliations
For three years now, Compañeros, a small nonprofit organization in rural southwestern Colorado, has received thousands of dollars from the Roman Catholic Church to help poor Hispanic immigrants with basic needs including access to health care and guidance on local laws.
April 04, 2012
- The Moscow Times
Moscow Times: Church looks for place to put its homeless tent
Snow came down Tuesday, an unwelcome and unexpected April shower, the tail end of a harsh winter that has seemingly decided to never end — temperatures are predicted to go down to minus 7 degrees Celsius on Thursday night.
April 03, 2012
- The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Massachusetts leads fight on right to marry
Massachusetts will once again take center stage in the national debate over same-sex marriage as the state becomes the first to go before a United States appeals court to challenge a federal law that defines marriage as a union only of a man and a woman.
April 03, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Clergy group to air ad against AL immigration law
Ahead of Easter and Passover, faith leaders across Alabama have asked state lawmakers to hear "the cries of their people", reflect and revise what they deem the toughest-in-the-nation immigration law.
April 02, 2012
- Irish Times
Irish Times: French Catholic school a refuge for Muslims
It’s the Friday before mid-term break at Tour Sainte, and there’s a giddy mood in the yard as the children file out past Stéphane Thiébaut, the school principal. “Bonnes vacances,” he calls out to the parents and teachers milling about in the spring sunshine.
April 02, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Czech Government's plan to return Church lands stirs resistance
A blockbuster bill wending its way through the Czech Parliament would, if passed as envisioned this spring, transact one of the biggest property deals in any former Soviet bloc country by restoring more than half of church property nationalized after the Communists seized power in 1948.