Iran clerics expand control of schools in ideological battle against West
Iran clerics start gaining control of schools Federal action against Iranian foundation threatens future of 4 American mosques
Case against Iranian foundation threatens mosques Lawyer: Mass. terror suspect charged only after he rejected FBI requests to become informant
Lawyer: FBI asked terror suspect to be informant Clergy in the crossfire: Mexico’s bishops seek answers to drug violence at home, from abroad
Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows Slain New Mexico nun laid to rest, remembered for her passion for the poor
Funeral services held for slain New Mexico nun In Pakistan’s decrepit school system, some advocate private option to shut out the Taliban
To defang Taliban, some look to private schools NM teenager charged by feds with killing nun on Navajo Indian reservation
Teen charged with killing nun in Navajo, NM FBI tightlipped about arrest made on New Mexico Indian reservation in slain nun investigation
FBI refuses to talk about arrest in NM nun slaying FBI says arrest made in slaying of nun on New Mexico Indian reservation
FBI: Arrest made in slaying of New Mexico nun Nun murdered in New Mexico reached out to poor community, worried about theft of bingo money
Nun murdered in NM like ‘mom’ to parishioner Murdered nun reached out to poor community, worried about recent theft of bingo money
Murdered nun like ‘mom’ to parishioner NAVAJO, N.M. — Sister Magdalena has returned home — empty now in the absence of a roommate who had worked so hard to empower people on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Authorities say Mass. man rejected by terror groups planned to kill US shoppers, politiciansBOSTON — Tarek Mehanna grew up in Boston’s upscale suburbs, earned a doctorate in pharmacology, taught religion and math at a Muslim middle school and was considered a typical American kid by those who knew him. Egypt’s top cleric bans face veil at schools, dorms of leading Sunni institute al-AzharCAIRO — Egypt’s top Islamic cleric said Thursday that students and teachers will not be allowed to wear face veils in classrooms and dormitories of Sunni Islam’s premier institute of learning, al-Azhar, part of a government effort to curb radical Islamic practices. Congregations, religious schools fall victim to recession; leaders say more losses aheadNEW YORK — Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances. Saving souls and homes: LA priest labors to keep his flock out of foreclosureLOS ANGELES — A priest’s typical mission is saving souls, but the Rev. John Lasseigne has a more down-to-earth goal — saving homes. Episcopalians say bishops can bless same-sex unions, move toward official prayerANAHEIM, Calif. — Episcopalians on Friday authorized bishops to bless same-sex unions and research an official prayer for the ceremonies, capping a meeting that moved the church closer to accepting gay relationships despite turmoil over the issue in the Anglican family. Official: 23 militants killed in clashes with tribal militia in NW PakistanKHAR, Pakistan — Pro-government tribesmen killed 23 militants in clashes in Pakistan’s northwest in the latest violence between tribal militias and Taliban insurgents, a government official said Tuesday. Pakistani refugees return home to Swat Valley; blast in country’s center kills 11BARIKOT, Pakistan — After weeks in sweltering camps, refugees from Pakistan’s Swat Valley boarded buses and began heading home Monday — the first day of an official repatriation program for those uprooted by fighting between the army and Taliban militants. Pakistani refugees return home to Swat Valley; blast in country’s center kills 9CHARSADDA, Pakistan — Hundreds of Pakistani refugees who spent weeks in sweltering relief camps began heading home to the battle-scarred northwest Swat Valley on Monday under a government repatriation program, traveling on buses with security escorts. Police kill 1 suspected militant, arrest 2 in raid on seminary in central PakistanMULTAN, Pakistan — Police killed one suspected militant and seized a truckload of automatic weapons and explosives after a five-hour shootout early Saturday at a religious school in central Pakistan. Megapastor Rick Warren, major Jewish leaders befriend largest American Muslim groupNEW YORK — Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back. Supporters mourn slain cleric as Taliban claim responsibility for rash of suicide bombingsISLAMABAD — Supporters of a popular moderate cleric mourned his assassination in one of several suicide bombings for which the Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday to retaliate for a Pakistani military offensive against extremists. Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for mosque bombing that killed renowned clericISLAMABAD — The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for recent suicide attacks in Pakistan, including the assassination of a leading moderate cleric and the bombing of a Peshawar hotel frequented by foreign aid workers. Suicide bombers hit Pakistan mosque, religious school after Friday prayers; at least 2 deadLAHORE, Pakistan — Friday prayers had just ended when the suicide bomber walked into the seminary office of a popular anti-Taliban cleric and detonated his explosives. Graduation day in prison: Seminary awards degrees, trains inmates to be missionaries insidePARCHMAN, Miss. — The graduates patted each other’s backs, and nervously chatted with their families. Some sat quietly, meditating about their future while others wept. Obama quotes Quran, Bible, Jewish law, seeking common ground in region where faiths clashNEW YORK — President Barack Obama showed respect for Islam by quoting from the Quran in his speech Thursday but did so in a way meant to resonate with Christians and Jews as well. US swine flu cases near 100, spread to 11 states; Obama mourns first death _ in TexasWASHINGTON — The swine flu outbreak began hitting home across the U.S. Wednesday, spreading to 11 states and closing schools amid confirmation of the first U.S. death — a Mexican toddler who visited Texas with his family — and the confinement of dozens of Marines after one came down with the disease in California. Horrific crimes including rape-murder of 8-year-old girl take a toll on cops in Tracy, CalifTRACY, Calif. — Detective Nate Cogburn’s last few months have been filled with the stuff of nightmares. |
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