Islam Archives

Amid hardships, Christians in Pakistan and India mark 70 years of independence
- Global Church
- August 15, 2017
From the beginning of their independence from Britain, both Pakistan and India have promised to respect the rights of religious minorities, and recognize the equal citizenship of the believers of all faiths. After 70 years, both countries have struggled to fulfill that promise, but Christians living on the subcontinent are proud of their contributions to their societies.
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U.S. Muslims see friendly neighbors, but a foe in White House
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- July 27, 2017
In a new Pew survey, nearly half of U.S. Muslims say they have faced some discrimination in the last year, such as being treated with distrust, threatened or called an offensive name. The Pew survey is its third on American Muslims since 2007, and its first since Trump took office in January.
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Recalling priest’s murder, Archbishop says ‘Father Hamel is still alive’
- Global Church
- July 26, 2017
During an anniversary Mass on Wednesday at the small Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, where Father Jacques Hamel was killed by having his throat slit on July 26, 2016, by two 19-year-old Muslim terrorists, Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen said, “Though he is dead, Father Jacques Hamel is still alive.” The Mass was attended by several French dignitaries, including President Emmanuel Macron.
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Imams, religious leaders voice ‘utter disgust’ after London attack

More than 130 imams and religious leaders wrote in a statement following the terrorist attack at London Bridge that they are “feeling the pain the rest of the nation feels, we have come together to express our shock and utter disgust at these cold-blooded murders.”

Trump’s rhetoric on Islam takes significant steps in a Catholic direction

After President Donald Trump’s speech in Saudi Arabia, Charles C. Camosy writes that the presidential remarks are more in line with Catholic teaching, which utterly rejects the idea that Christians are somehow in a cultural conflict with Muslims, than the rhetoric he used during the campaign trail, where Trump consistently spoke about “radical Islamic terrorism.”