DOJ to Investigate City Council’s Rejection of Proposed Mosque Development
The U S Department of Justice is investigating an Oklahoma city s denial of a rezoning request that would have allowed construction of a mosque
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Showing Hospitality to Strangers: Texas Churches Welcome Afghan Refugees
As many as 50,000 Afghan refugees will soon be re-settling in US communities, most fleeing right after the Taliban takeover of their country in August. Dallas, Texas area churches are stepping up to help resettle refugee families.
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March for Life announces 2022 theme of ‘equality’
The theme for the upcoming March for Life will be “Equality Begins in the Womb,” event organizers announced at a press conference on Oct. 27.
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‘Equality begins in the womb’: March for Life unveils theme for 2022 DC event
The March for Life, the large annual gathering of pro-life activists in the nation’s capital, revealed that the theme for its 49th march next year is “equality begins in the womb.”
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Kidnapped American pastor freed in Haiti as gang holds 17 missionaries hostage
Jean Pierre Ferrer Michel, a 79-year-old American pastor who was kidnapped by the 400 Mawozo gang two weeks before 17 mostly American missionaries were abducted by the group earlier this month, has been freed after $550,000 was reportedly paid for his release.
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Liberty’s former spokesperson files lawsuit over dismissal
Liberty University is denying reports that it fired its former spokesperson Scott Lamb because of how the prominent Christian school responded to allegations of mishandling sexual abuse claims.
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Ecumenical patriarch, cardinal meet at Georgetown University chapel | Crux Now
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople — the primary spiritual leader of the world’s estimated 300 million Orthodox Christians — met with Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory Oct. 25.
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Ky. congregation confronts its slaveholding past, works for racial justice | Crux Now
Walking Together: Pilgrimage for Racial Justice” on Oct. 16 included a panel of Sisters of Charity discuss their congregation’s own pilgrimage – from its early years as slaveholders to its efforts today for racial justice.
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In Houston, #RallyNuns may be Astros’ secret weapon as World Series opens | Crux Now
There might be angels in the outfield, but in the Space City, the Houston Astros have Dominicans in the stands.
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New ‘Atlas of Vulnerability’ show where help is most needed post-COVID | Crux Now
Just in time for the convening of world leaders at the G20 Summit in Rome, two advocacy organizations have launched a database that illuminates existing vulnerabilities and growing challenges developing nations face due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Catholic doctor honored for service during COVID-19 pandemic
A neurologist who responded to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020 has been awarded this year’s Catholic Doctor of the Year Award.
