ISIS
Church in northern Iraq reopened after two years under ISIS control
By guest — November 20, 2016
Women trilled to celebrate the moment when a new crucifix was erected on the church, replacing one that was broken by the Islamic State militants.
Letter from Irbil: ‘As sisters, we are worried about the legacy of our land’
By guest — November 1, 2016
(RNS) 'On the one hand, we are grateful that our towns are eventually being recaptured. On the other hand, it is heartbreaking to see the damage that ISIS had caused,' write the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena.
Iraqi army drives ISIS from Christian region near Mosul
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 22, 2016
QAYYARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Earlier this week, Iraqi special units also captured Bartella, a Christian village north of Qaraqosh.
What has Jesus got to do with ISIS? A lot
By Tahir Nasser — October 21, 2016
(RNS) ISIS is exploiting the belief in the Second Coming by millions of Muslims worldwide, while giving it a nationalistic and barbaric twist.
ISIS driven out of ‘doomsday’ village where it prophesied end times battle
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 17, 2016
BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.
Pope Francis eases sainthood process for murdered priest
By David Gibson — October 3, 2016
PARIS (Reuters) The Rev. Jacques Hamel was 85 years old when he was knifed to death at the altar by Islamist militants in July.
Islamic State says Minnesota mall stabbing carried out by ‘soldier’
By RNS staff — September 18, 2016
The man, who was wearing a private security uniform, made references to Allah and asked at least one person if they were Muslim before he assaulted them at the Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud.
Attacker at Indonesian church injures priest
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 28, 2016
MEDAN, Indonesia -- Indonesian police are investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Sumatra.
Turkey’s leader says US has ‘no excuse’ to keep imam blamed for coup
By RNS staff — August 24, 2016
(RNS) The Turkish government has long said it wants the imam extradited. Now the request is official.
Pope Francis meets French president in wake of priest’s slaying
By Josephine McKenna — August 17, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The private meeting came just three weeks after an elderly priest was brutally murdered by Islamist militants in northern France.
Radical UK imam guilty of inviting support for ISIS
By RNS staff — August 16, 2016
(RNS) The notorious imam, blamed for inciting numerous would-be terrorists to act, faces 10 years in prison.
‘Hey ISIS, you suck!!!’ New campaign by #ActualMuslims pulls no punches
By David Gibson — August 5, 2016
(RNS) 'It's about shouting out, ‘ISIS does not represent me, I’m Muslim, I say the word ‘sucks,’ I’m like everyone else in my country,' ' said Leena Suleiman of the PR agency behind the ads.
Pope Francis condemns slaying of French priest
By Josephine McKenna — July 26, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The pope expressed his “pain and horror over this absurd violence" as armed men burst into the church in a small town in Normandy and slit the throat of the Rev. Jacques Hamel.
After Nice attack, French Muslims feel fear and alienation
By RNS staff — July 19, 2016
(Reuters) Many Muslims feel their community is being unfairly blamed for the Bastille Day attack that killed 84 people, and they fear that discrimination and social divisions will grow in its wake.
Wounded fight for life in Nice as killer’s brother tells of pre-attack call
By RNS staff — July 18, 2016
(Reuters) As of Sunday no evidence had been produced to show how Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel underwent a rapid transformation from someone with no apparent interest in religion.
