Religion

Catholic Bishops Consider Whether Pro-Choice Politicians Should Be Denied Communion

5:52am June 15, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Heidi Schlumpf of the National Catholic Reporter about U.S. Catholic Bishops considering whether pro-choice politicians should be prohibited from taking communion.

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Just 10% Of Popular Movies Had A Muslim Character. Riz Ahmed Wants To Change That

12:24pm June 12, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

The Oscar-nominated actor is launching an initiative on Muslim representation in movies, after a new study showed less than 10% of the top films between 2017 and 2019 depicted Muslims on screen.

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Four Afzaal family members were killed in the London, Ontario, truck attack. Not shown is the youngest son, who survived.

Hate Wiped Away A Muslim Canadian Family. Here's How Friends Want Them Remembered

12:00pm June 12, 2021

by Dalia Faheid

As friends gather for the funeral, they want the Afzaal family remembered as more than just victims of a heinous hate crime.

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Southern Baptists Prepare To Meet To Elect A Leader Following A Rocky Year

6:29am June 11, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Ed Stetzer, a pastor and a professor at Wheaton College, about the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Nashville following a year marked by high-profile departures.

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Uyghurs living in Turkey protested China in March for the country's human rights abuses in its western Xinjiang province. A new Amnesty International report substantiates these abuses, calling them "crimes against humanity."

New Report Details Firsthand Accounts Of Torture From Uyghur Muslims In China

8:00pm June 10, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jonathan Loeb, a senior crisis adviser and the lead author of Amnesty International's new report on the persecution of Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang.

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Zahid Quraishi was confirmed as a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

The Senate Has Just Confirmed The First Muslim American Federal Judge In U.S. History

5:29pm June 10, 2021

by Saeed Ahmed

Zahid Quraishi was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by a Senate vote of 81-16.

Prosecutors say Mary Margaret Kreuper, the 79-year-old former principal of St. James Catholic School in Torrance, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to stealing $835,339 from a Catholic elementary school where she was the principal — in part to fund her

A Nun Stole $835,000 From A School To Feed A Gambling Habit, Prosecutors Say

11:59am June 10, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, agreed to plead guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of wire fraud. The federal charges carry a maximum prison term of 40 years.

4 In Muslim Family Killed After Targeted By Driver Motivated By Hate, Police Say

4:24pm June 08, 2021

by Emma Jacobs

Police in Canada have charged a 20-year-old man with murder for the deaths of four people killed when hit by a truck. Police say the driver deliberately targeted the family because they are Muslim.

People attend a rally denouncing antisemitic violence on May 27 in Cedarhurst, New York. Following a surge in antisemitic hate crimes triggered by last month's Israel-Gaza conflict, some Jews are wondering why the condemnation hasn't been stronger.

Antisemitism Spikes, And Many Jews Wonder: Where Are Our Allies?

5:09pm June 07, 2021

After turning out for racial justice and other movements in the U.S., they are frustrated by the response to attacks and hatred directed at Jews following the latest Mideast violence.

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Pope Francis speaks from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square on Sunday. Francis expressed sorrow for the treatment of Indigenous people in Canada, but did not offer an apology.

Pope Francis Expresses Sorrow But No Apology For Indigenous School Deaths In Canada

7:30pm June 06, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Francis urged political and religious officials to work toward "healing and reconciliation," but he did not formally apologize for the church's role in the forced reeducation of 150,000 children.