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Friday, 20 May 2022

Relics and militants: Vatican fraud trial sprawls the globe
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Cardinal: Pope ordered auditor to resign over spying charge
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

The lies they tell about the Temple Mount
(Erielle Davidson, National Review)

Pope condemns human trafficking at conference involving Church leaders, police
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Mexican priest killed in border community
(David Agren, Catholic News Service)

Multi-faith forum in Saudi Arabia convenes to promote peace
(Muath Alamri, Real Clear Religion)

The cathedral of Russian Church desecrated in Vilnius
(Interfax-Religion)

Kazakhstan: Nine known Muslim prisoners of conscience - torture, solitary confinement
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Kazakhstan: Post-prison "there's a block everywhere!"
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

New Timor-Leste president vows to defend all regardless of religion
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Costa Rica: Bishops concerned over rise in violence in Costa Rica, seek "necessary action"
(La Croix International)

Afghanistan: Taliban say female Afghan TV presenters must cover faces on air
(Al Jazeera)

Faith-Based Organizations
(Stockholm+50)

Launching an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
(Chiara Giorgetti, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

Putin's decision on Ukraine operation 'moral choice,' not geopolitics - top Kremlin official
(Interfax-Religion)

Ukrainian media report support for Russians by Moscow clergy
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Pope Francis's refusal to condemn Putin draws criticism
(The Washington Post)

Secretary for Relations of the Holy See with the States met with the UGCC hierarchs
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Hong Kong: Why Catholics are worried over free speech
(William Yang, Deutsche Welle)

Hong Kong – The tragic arrest of Cardinal Zen (90)
(Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe)

Hong Kong: Arrest of ‘stubborn about justice’ Cardinal Zen divides Hong Kong’s Catholics
(Elaine Yu and Selina Cheng, The Wall Street Journal)

Uganda: Muslim villagers destroy church building and pastor’s house
(Morning Star News)

Chad: Aisha from Chad experiences God’s comfort after persecution, thanks to you
(Open Doors UK)

Nigeria: New bill in Nigeria will punish victims of Islamic extremist groups
(Open Doors UK)

Eritrea: Christians tortured in 'tin box' shipping containers 20 years after Eritrea's religious clampdown
(Sophie Drew, Premier Christian News)

Turkey: Protestant Christians in Turkey exposed to discrimination, deportations, hate speech
(Uzay Bulut, Providence Mag)

Victor "Skip" Conde full interview (on human rights and religious freedom)
(YouTube Video, Tina Ramirez, Hardwired Global)

Israel: A rabbi’s contentious quest for religious pluralism in Israel
(Patrick Kingsley, The New York Times)

Israel: A year after disaster, thousands flock to Israeli holy site
(Associated Press)

Egypt’s top mufti to weigh in on penalty for priest’s killer
(Samy Magdy, Associated Press)

Indonesian clerical body 'sorry' for false apostasy claims
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Indonesian police arrest 24 suspected militants in raids
(Mohammad Taufan, Associated Press)

Taiwan’s president condemns California church shooting
(Associated Press)

India: Beyond vaccinations, Shanti Ashram provides holistic help for vulnerable communities
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)

India: ‘Textbook repeat’: India courts hear Hindu-relics-in-mosque pleas
(Bilal Kuchay, Al Jazeera)

India: Attack on shrine upsets Christians in southern India
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

In India, Hindu nationalists embolden challenges to atheism
(Varsha Torgalkar, Religion News Service)

North Korea: Archbishop, 97, says he thinks church is growing secretly in North Korea
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

China: Freedom of religion or belief – Special bimonthly FoRB newsletter (01-15.05.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

A better sort of political philosophy?
(Paul Seaton, Law & Liberty)

Saudi religious moderation: World’s foremost publisher of Qur’ans has yet to get the message – analysis
(James M. Dorsey, Eurasia Review)

Growing Haredi numbers poised to alter global Judaism. Maybe press should cover this?
(Ira Rifkin, GetReligion)

Punta del Este, Uruguay, is one of South America’s ritziest resort cities. Its Jewish population has doubled during the pandemic.
(Juan Melamed, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Final communique and declaration on the common human values
(Muslim World League, Religions for Peace)

#forSafeWorship
(United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC))

Join UNAOC in standing up #forSafeWorship
(Parliament of the World's Religions)

Ghana: Religious leaders call for tightened security amid terror threat
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Kenya: “Don’t vote for politicians just because they call themselves Catholic,” Fr Babendreier Counsels
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Singapore denies entry to Muslim 'hate' preacher
(Katharina R. Lestari, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Timor-Leste govt, bishops renew Church funding deal
(Ryan Dagur, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Syria: Al-Hol: Displacement crisis is a tinderbox that could ignite ISIS 2.0
(Mona Yacoubian, The United States Institute of Peace)

U.S.-Organization of Islamic Cooperation strategic dialogue
(U.S. Department of State)

Gambia: Book on role of religion in national security launched
(Lobbeh Jallow, All Africa)

Australia: Faith, politics and Australia’s ‘run of religious PMs’
(Jordan Baker, James Massola and Matthew Knott, The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Head of the UGCC and the Prime Minister of Ukraine agree to cooperate to support those in need
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Why it’s so difficult to figure out what the Vatican thinks about Ukraine
(John L. Allen Jr., Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Moscow church devises fanciful explanation for Ukraine war
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Vatican minister visits Ukraine as pope toes delicate line
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)

Ukrainian parliament will respond to Moscow church's outrageous charges
(RISU, Russia Religion News (Stetson University))

Patriarch Kirill proposes stripping private clinics of right to receive female patients for abortions
(Interfax-Religion)

Monday, 16 May 2022

Ukrainian monastery supports front line soldiers
(Deutsche Welle)

Russian experts record more than 70 attacks on churches of UOC by the Ukrainian side
(Interfax-Religion)

UOC-MP is unlikely to survive in prewar formats, - Cyril Hovorun
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

NSDC should ban the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine, - Yuriy Chornomorets
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Russia: Freedom of religion or belief – Special Bimonthly FORB Digest (01–15.05.2022)
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)

Burkina Faso: armed Islamists kill, rape civilians
(Human Rights Watch)

Russian religious communities opposed to Ukraine war face pressure and censorship
(Victoria Arnold, Religion Unplugged)

‘No politics here’: The many faiths in Poland responding to the refugee crisis
(Kyle Dunphey, Deseret News)

Brazil’s Catholic bishops raise their voices against mining on Indigenous land
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Religion News Service)

Brazil: Muslim sheikh and Catholic priest join forces for São Paulo’s homeless
(Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Lufthansa CEO apologizes for 'antisemitism' on his airline
(The Jerusalem Post)

Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, WCC deputy general secretary, featured in African Catholic Voices podcast
(World Council of Churches)

African women church leaders to gather at WCC for dynamic dialogue
(World Council of Churches)

Indian court bans large Muslim gathering at mosque after Hindu idols found
(The News International)

Indian authorities demand pastors cease religious activities
(International Christian Concern)

India: Christian leaders urge Governor not to give assent to anti-conversion Ordinance
(The Hindu)

Indian Christians smell political game behind anti-conversion move
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia - 17 May 2022
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)

China: Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world
(Huizhong Wu and Dake Kang, Associated Press)

Articles of interest - 16 May 2022
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)

After Christendom: Catholicism in a more secular future
(Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt, Commonweal)

New saints feature Muslim-Catholic pioneer, priest-journalist killed by Nazis
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Patriarch Kirill calls Orban one of few European politicians who stands up for Christian values
(Interfax-Religion)

Secular revolutions and religious counterrevolutions
(David P. Gushee, Baptist News Global)

Church leaders slam Israeli police attack on Abu Akleh’s funeral
(Al Jazeera)

Killing of Palestinian-American journalist sparks call for independent investigation
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)

Neither a flatterer nor a Lockean be: Peter Augustine Lawler as a Catholic political philosopher
(Daniel J. Mahoney, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)

Mauritania: The discreet witness of a tiny Catholic flock in an Islamic republic
(Clémence Cluzel, La Croix International)

Australia: A good Catholic meddles in politics
(Michael Dyer, La Croix International)

Qur’an and Torah on religious pluralism is God’s will – OpEd
(Allen S. Maller, Eurasia Review)

Bridging humanity – the notion of clash of civilisations to build alliances and strengthening friendship and cooperation between nations and people
(Religions for Peace)

Sri Lankans celebrate Buddhist festival at protest site
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Korean diocese launches restaurant to serve poor
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Vietnam bishops visit pagodas during vesak to promote harmony
(Union of Catholic Asian News)

Nigeria: Religion and blasphemy: A critical perspective
(Toyyib Musa-Omoloja, The Niche)

Nigerian bishop urges calm after carnage over blasphemy case
(Justine John Dyikuk, Union of Catholic Asian News)

WCC Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly: “the call for unity, reconciliation, justice, and peace remains our mission today"
(World Council of Churches)

Pakistan: Sikh community on target in Peshawar, Pakistan
(Hindustan News Hub)

Afghanistan: Taliban say no Christians live in Afghanistan; US groups concerned
(Voice of America)

Friday, 13 May 2022

Hong Kong police bail Catholic cardinal arrested on national security charge
(James Pomfret and Jessie Pang, Reuters)

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