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September 2019

September 11, 2019

On being a Muslim at a Catholic school

On this especially meaningful and sober day of remembrance, the Houston Chronicle published this hope-filled...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Sri Lanka: Where Public Prayer Has Vanished

From CNN: The ongoing hunt for terrorist suspects in Sri Lanka, and fears of reprisal...

March 2019

March 27, 2019

WATCH: The Invocation That Sparked a Protest

This happened in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Monday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=RLVrgWygwQo It didn't go over well with some...

March 19, 2019

Beautiful: Pittsburgh Jewish Group Creates Fund to Support New Zealand Muslims

Details: With the shock still fresh and hearts still mending some five months after the...

March 15, 2019

Catholic Bishops in New Zealand: ‘We hold you in prayer…Peace, Salaam’

The horrifying attack on mosques in New Zealand has prompted a response from Catholic bishops...

October 2018

October 28, 2018

Solidarity: Muslims raise $60,000 for Pittsburgh synagogue victims—UPDATED

From The Forward: A crowdfunding campaign formed by two Muslim groups has raised more than...

June 2018

June 03, 2018

Report: Trump to host Ramadan dinner at White House

From Politico: President Donald Trump will host an iftar dinner at the White House next...

May 2018

May 17, 2018

President Trump marks Ramadan, noting ‘the richness Muslims add to the religious tapestry of American life’

An interesting development, as reported by The Washington Post: Offering warm greetings on Ramadan and...

May 08, 2018

Fake news: That report on Saudis striking a deal with Vatican to build churches

From John Allen at Crux, an update on a story that generated significant buzz last...

May 04, 2018

Report: Saudi Arabia signs deal with Vatican to build churches for Christians—UPDATED

The Vatican has yet to confirm this report, but if true, it's huge: In wake...

April 2018

April 25, 2018

WATCH: When a Catholic marries a Muslim in Iowa

From Slate: What happens when a devout Muslim and devout Christian commit to each other...

April 03, 2018

Muslims converting in Europe: ‘They’ve found Muslim immigrants to be much more open to the message of Christianity’

This development continues a trend that has been building for a couple years: The refugee...

March 2018

March 26, 2018

Why are some Muslims converting to Christianity?

Mustafa Akyol in The New York Times has this insight: The antigovernment protests that erupted...

March 22, 2018

Fake news: No, ‘Muslim migrants’ did not ‘storm a church in France’

A video has been making the rounds—you can see it here—that describes an "invasion" of the...

October 2015

October 22, 2015

Trump: I’d close down some mosques, “I think that’s great”

This is what we have come to. From The Washington Post: Republican presidential candidate Donald...

October 22, 2015

Trump: I’d close down some mosques, “I think that’s great”

This is what we have come to. From The Washington Post: Republican presidential candidate Donald...

October 21, 2015

Meet the Imam who sat next to the pope

Last night, I attended the bi-annual joint Clergy Convocation for the Diocese of Brooklyn— bringing...

October 21, 2015

Meet the Imam who sat next to the pope

Last night, I attended the bi-annual joint Clergy Convocation for the Diocese of Brooklyn— bringing...

October 16, 2015

Meet the Muslim who became a Catholic bishop—and later baptized his father

Who knew? A surprising interview from Diane Montagna in Aleteia, about Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of the...

October 16, 2015

Meet the Muslim who became a Catholic bishop—and later baptized his father

Who knew? A surprising interview from Diane Montagna in Aleteia, about Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of the...

October 08, 2015

Renovation of university chapel for Muslims prompts backlash

From The Wichita Eagle: Muslims at Wichita State University wanted a better place to pray....

October 08, 2015

Renovation of university chapel for Muslims prompts backlash

From The Wichita Eagle: Muslims at Wichita State University wanted a better place to pray....

September 2015

September 05, 2015

In Germany: “Muslim refugees converting in droves”

Some stunning and hopeful news, courtesy The Anchoress: Tertullian said “the blood of martyrs is...

September 05, 2015

In Germany: “Muslim refugees converting in droves”

Some stunning and hopeful news, courtesy The Anchoress: Tertullian said “the blood of martyrs is...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Muslims raise over one hundred thousand dollars to rebuild black churches in the South

From Huffington Post, some news that should get wider circulation: Three Muslim organizations have raised...

July 22, 2015

Muslims raise over one hundred thousand dollars to rebuild black churches in the South

From Huffington Post, some news that should get wider circulation: Three Muslim organizations have raised...

July 10, 2015

RIP Omar Sharif: Catholic who became a Muslim

Noting the movie star's death, Variety reports: Omar Sharif, the dashing, Egyptian-born actor who was one...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Mosque aids Catholic church that was vandalized

Details: A mosque in Mississauga, Canada, has donated thousands of dollars to help a neighbor...

June 30, 2015

Mosque aids Catholic church that was vandalized

Details: A mosque in Mississauga, Canada, has donated thousands of dollars to help a neighbor...

June 19, 2015

Why is a Catholic fasting during Ramadan?

Rudy Lopez explains: As someone once told me; "Fasting without prayer is just going hungry."...