Daily Archives: April 1, 2022
Moving lightly through this world: Reflections on the weight of white Christian innocence
By Robert P. Jones — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — The persistent denial of our own culpability threatens to drown us all.
Photos of the Week: Indigenous delegation at Vatican, Ramadan preparations
By Kit Doyle — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes preparations for Ramadan and indigenous groups meeting at the Vatican.
As Afghan refugees celebrate Islam’s holy month, church gives Ramadan lessons
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — Somewhere between 75 and 100 UCC churches are actively sponsoring Afghan families — about 800 individuals — who have recently arrived in the US.
Activists seek to preserve ‘sacred’ land Japanese immigrants acquired before CA’s anti-immigrant land laws
By Alejandra Molina — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — 'When you remove these things from the landscape that tell other views, other chapters of American history, people lose that connection, and they don’t often consider them part of American history.'
The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Sniffen elected Dean of the Mercer School of Theology
By RNS Press Release Distribution Service — April 1, 2022
Young Black Catholics are still here and flourishing more than their peers
By Josh Packard and Byron Wratee — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — A new study found Gen Z Black Catholics are more traditionally religious than their Catholic peers of other racial groups.
Why Ramadan is called Ramadan: 6 questions answered
By Mohammad Hassan Khalil — April 1, 2022
(The Conversation) — The month of fasting and spiritual growth is one of the five 'pillars of Islam.'
Religious diversity: Corporate obstacle? Or asset?
By Kathryn Post — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — Some US companies are embracing religious diversity as good for people and for business.
Ukrainian communities in US prepare to support refugees
By Kathleen Ronayne — April 1, 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — 'No refugee is waiting for you to be ready for them,' said Eduard Kislyanka, senior pastor at the House of Bread church.
Transgender women are finding some respect in India, but a traditional gender-nonconforming group – hijras – remains stigmatized
By Liz Mount — April 1, 2022
(The Conversation) — A sociologist explains that the ability to claim transgender identities in India may appear progressive, but this can further marginalize historically stigmatized gender-nonconforming groups.
Ukrainian archbishop: Minority faiths at risk if Russia wins
By Peter Smith — April 1, 2022
(AP) — Groups at risk include Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox who have broken away from the patriarch of Moscow, Archbishop Borys Gudziak said.
In Malta, Pope Francis models mercy for migrants while condemning corruption
By Claire Giangravé — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — Drawing from the islands’ deep Catholic roots, Francis is expected to encourage a rebirth of the local church, experts say.
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