Mike Catalini

Mike Catalini is an author at Religion News Service.

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New Jersey police seek killer of a Muslim leader outside Newark mosque

By Mike Catalini — January 5, 2024
Sharif's shooting comes amid intensifying bias incidents against Muslims and Jews since Hamas committed terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, provoking a punishing war in the Gaza Strip.

Imam killed outside New Jersey mosque, and the shooter remains at large, authorities say

By Mike Catalini — January 4, 2024
(AP) — Imam Hassan Sharif was in his car when he was shot more than once at about 6 a.m. near the Masjid-Muhammad Mosque in Newark.

NJ diocese agrees to $87.5M deal to settle sex abuse suits

By Mike Catalini — April 20, 2022
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Catholic diocese has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the United States. The agreement between the Diocese of Camden, which encompasses six counties in southern […]
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