Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
July 02, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Pope taps German theologian to head orthodoxy post
The pope named Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller to head the Vatican's all-important orthodoxy office Monday, tapping a German theologian like himself to head the congregation he presided over for nearly a quarter-century enforcing Catholic doctrine.
July 02, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: The Mormon lens on American history
For a century and a half, Mormonism has been something of a paradox in the history of the American West: passionately argued about by the church's adherents and detractors, but largely ignored by professional scholars unsure of what to make of the religion Joseph Smith founded in 1830 or the communities created by what Mormon scripture itself described as a ''peculiar people.''
June 27, 2012
- Agence France-Presse
AFP: German circumcision ruling slammed
Agence France-Presse
AFP: German circumcision ruling slammed
Staff
2012-06-27
A key German Muslim association on Wednesday sharply criticised a court ruling that said circumcising boys on religious grounds amounted to grievous bodily harm.
"The Cologne ruling is a serious attack on religious freedom,
June 24, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Fox News reporter hired as Vatican media adviser
In an effort to shore up its communications strategy amid a widening leaks scandal in a troubled papacy, the Vatican has hired the Fox News correspondent in Rome as a senior communications adviser.
June 22, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Thai Buddhist film festival seeks to spark faith
Religion can be a tough sell nowadays, so instead of waiting for disciples to make their way to temple, some promoters brought 36 films with Buddhist themes to the heart of modern Thailand earlier this month.
June 21, 2012
- The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: New Muslim cemeteries to give urgent last rites
Soon after Suleiman Gardee’s mother died, as he and his relatives grieved, the family tried to arrange a burial for the 92-year-old. “In Muslim tradition, you bury within 24 hours max,” he said. “Otherwise, it’s not a good thing.”
June 19, 2012
- Reuters
Reuters: Vatican accuses media of "imitating Dan Brown"
The Vatican 's number 2 accused the media on Monday of trying "to imitate Dan Brown " in their coverage of the VatiLeaks scandal and said the Roman Catholic Church 's latest travails were part of the Devil's attempt to destabilize it.
June 18, 2012
- The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune: Marco Rubio’s book explains why he left Mormonism
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio credits his short-lived time as a Mormon for providing a moral compass in his youth, though he also discloses for the first time his family’s struggles with the constraints of the faith and his eventual return to the Catholic fold.
June 17, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Non-Orthodox Jews start making inroads in Israel
With the holy city of Jerusalem visible in the background, a man and woman standing side-by-side lead prayers for about 50 congregants who have come to welcome the Sabbath in this suburb's Reform synagogue.
June 17, 2012
- The Associated Press
AP: Pope to Irish: Child abuse by clergy 'a mystery'
Pope Benedict XVI told Irish Catholics on Sunday it is a mystery why priests and other church officials abused children entrusted in their care, undermining faith in the church "in an appalling way."
June 12, 2012
- The New York Times
NYT: Evangelical groups call for new stance on illegal immigration
Some of the nation’s most influential evangelical groups urged a solution to illegal immigration on Tuesday that defies the harsh rhetoric of the Republican primary race, which continues to undermine Mitt Romney’s appeal to Hispanic voters.