Monday’s Religion News Roundup

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins today, with everyone from believers in war-town Tripoli, Libya to famine-stricken Somali refugees in Kenya joining in the traditional fasting and feasting. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is defending the right to display religious symbols at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, including the much-discussed World Trade Center […]

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins today, with everyone from believers in war-town Tripoli, Libya to famine-stricken Somali refugees in Kenya joining in the traditional fasting and feasting.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is defending the right to display religious symbols at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, including the much-discussed World Trade Center cross.

A new study is attempting to record the experience of gay Mormons.


The trial for Texas polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has resumed just three days after he warned that “sickness and death” would afflict all present if the proceedings continued.

Naser Abdo, the soldier recently accused of planning an attack on Fort Hood similar to the kind carried out in 2009, reportedly shouted the 2009 shooter’s name while being led out of a courtroom on Friday.

Conservative Muslims reportedly dominated a protest in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, calling for the state to adhere to strict religious law.

A Chicago-based Catholic group is leading a public protest against the Vatican’s ban on the ordination of women.

Pope Benedict XVI’s brother is set to release his own memoir in September entitled “My Brother, The Pope.”

Meanwhile, German nuns are readying for a visit from the Pope by baking thousands of communion wafers for him to bless.

Muslim rebels in the Philippines are asking the government to halt oil and gas explorations, saying they could stall peace talks between the two groups.


A century-old ranching operation at a North Dakota abbey is shutting down and riding off into the sunset, citing a lack of cowboy monks. No word on whether a devout John Wayne will ride into town at the last minute and save the day, pilgrim.

–Jack Jenkins

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