A Protestant pastor in Singapore has issued an apology following a heavy backlash from young netizens after asking women “to refrain from reveal-ing or provocative dressing” in order to avoid inciting “lustful thoughts” in men. Pastor Joanne Chow, 38, a mother of two...
A Catholic university in the Philippines has launched a series of online lectures on church history tracing the country’s journey to Catholicism since the arrival of the Spanish. The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) wants people to know how Christianity...
Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts to the place known in Arabic as the “land of the two rivers” — the mighty Tigris and Euphrates — and once renowned as Mesopotamia,...
A Jordan native and expert on Islamic affairs has said the Middle East is currently undergoing an in-depth reflection on the role of religion in society and governance, leading to a changing religious landscape in the region. “Violence perpetrated in the name of...
At September’s annual In Defense of Christians (IDC) 2020 summit, an IDC board member described Lebanon as the “last bastion of Christianity in the Middle East.” Recently, the advocacy organization hosted a panel discussion titled “The U.S. Needs a Better Lebanon...
