Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
March 31, 2013
- The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: Buddhism in the Midwest
Inside the main hall of the Drepung Gomang Institute, gilded statues of Buddha and brilliantly colored images of fierce deities adorn the altar. As the smell of incense wafts through the air, a Tibetan monk chants a sutra, his low tones weaving a soothing, meditative melody.
March 30, 2013
- The Economist
Economist: Catholicism and economics: The poor pope
Pity the pontiff. Not only does he face the urgent task of sorting out sordid power struggles in the heart of the Vatican; in the wider world of Catholicism, rival political camps are eagerly looking forward to his first pronouncements on social and economic questions.
March 30, 2013
- The Economist
Economist: Communal violence in Myanmar: When the lid blows off
When Myanmar’s newly installed president and former soldier, Thein Sein, kick-started the country’s political transition two years ago, he hoped to usher in a clean and steady advance towards some sort of orderly democracy. Now, however, things are starting to turn out rather differently.
March 24, 2013
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Navigating a niche market: Selling technology to synagogues
Bethesda resident Andrew Rosen said his young daughter, like a lot of kids, was no fan of attending weekly religion classes. One morning he found her in tears, clinging to the dining-room table, refusing to go to the Hebrew school run by his local synagogue.
March 22, 2013
- The New York Times
NYT: Pope appeals for more interreligious dialogue
Pope Francis appealed for more intense dialogue with Islam on Friday, while calling on church leaders to renew diplomatic discourse with countries that do not have official ties with the Holy See, like China.
March 21, 2013
- The New York Times
NYT: Setting themes of humility, a new archbishop of Canterbury is installed
At his installation as archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday, Justin Welby, a former oil executive who made an unusually rapid rise to the leadership of the Anglican Church, used the ceremony in Canterbury’s nine-century-old cathedral to set themes of simplicity, modesty and innovation that echoed the tone Pope Francis has set for his week-old papacy.
March 20, 2013
- The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Obama message may not resonate with Israeli youth
By choosing to deliver his landmark speech to Israel in an auditorium filled with students and young people, President Obama is once again turning to a core audience that has always been responsive to his message of hope and change.
March 18, 2013
- The Miami Herald
Miami Herald: Argentina's Jewish community celebrate Pope Francis
Tucked into an alcove of Argentina’s National Cathedral, right beside an icon of the Virgin of Luján, is a wall of yellowed documents written in delicate Hebrew. The pages were rescued from the death camps of Auschwitz, the ruins of Berlin’s synagogue and the remains of this city’s Jewish community center.