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An American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation, led by CEO David Harris, has concluded a four-day visit to Greece. The group met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other senior government officials, and Harris addressed a major policy...

In Canada, diversity is one of our greatest strengths, yet we continue to see hate fueled by racism and discrimination take an unacceptable toll on our communities. We know that this serious issue will not be solved with a top-down approach, so we...

WHO/WHAT:  Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, will join Console the Soul, an interfaith musical gathering in support of the victims and families of the Surfside condominium collapse, presented by the Temple Emanu-El Cultural Arts...

Muslim religious leaders (Imams) across Canada will endorse and read a special solidarity statement for Indigenous peoples during their respective weekly congregations at mosques on Friday, July 9th, 2021. This unified call to action will express...

In response to a Supreme Court decision, The Satanic Temple has designated the 40-foot-tall Bladensburg Peace Cross in Maryland to be a Satanic icon. The Satanic Temple will be calling the monument "The Bladensburg Satanic Peace Cross" and will be...

On the second anniversary of Christ Cathedral's dedication as the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Orange, the Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, and Fr. Christopher Smith, Rector and Episcopal Vicar of Christ Cathedral, will be unveiling a...

The global phenomenon The Chosen ? the first multi-season show about Jesus and the #1 crowdfunded media project in history ? is releasing its highly-anticipated Season 2 finale this Sunday, July 11 with a global livestream simulcast on Facebook,...

The Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin, President of United Lutheran Seminary, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Dr. Teresa L. Smallwood, Esq., as the James Franklin Kelly and Hope Eyster Kelly Associate Professor of Public Theology. Dr. Smallwood's...

Rabbi P. Goldschmidt, President of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), states: "Pinchas Polonsky, a notable refusenik of the Soviet era, is today a prolific thinker and writer, introducing Jewish philosophy to the broader public. His latest...

According to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Christians and Muslims living in India are facing "imminent existential threat;" and Open Doors USA is calling on the Biden administration and the international...

Ministry by Text has partnered with TouchPoint to become its premier partner for SMS, maximizing the possibilities within SMS and providing churches with dedicated short codes. TouchPoint users will gain access to the Ministry by Text software,...

Sheikh Mohammad Al-Issa, the trailblazing interfaith leader of the Muslim World League, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the United Nations on Monday in recognition of his groundbreaking work as a global peacemaker....

The Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (FLDC) today celebrated its full grand opening as COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in the city of Philadelphia. Situated on Independence Mall near the Liberty Bell, the FLDC is a technologically immersive,...

Christian apologists have, for centuries, employed various philosophies and sheer logic to demonstrate God's existence. And their efforts are maybe best represented in Thomas Aquinas's thirteenth century masterwork, The Summa Theologica. But while...

The 51st Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church will meet July 6-10, 2021, at the West Concourse of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The AME Church is the world's oldest...

Spoken Worldwide, in partnership with Seed Company, launch a three-year joint initiative involving 20 Bible translation projects for language groups that are primarily oral in their communication. Nearly 67% of the world's population are oral...

For centuries one of the world's richest, most powerful organisations was able to keep its secrets locked up tight. It used its reputation as a source of light and goodness to cover up for monsters within its ranks. While sexual abuse of children by...

A new website dedicated to selling church supplies ? www.ChristianArticles.net ? launched on 07/01/2021 with the mission to distribute the most recognized brands of Christian articles and supplies throughout the world. With a product line designed...

Author Bernadette Frazier combines Biblical truths and her own experiences with God's healing in Healing in 30 Days ($10.99, paperback, 9781662817465; $19.99, hard cover, 9781662817472; $4.99, e-book, 9781662817489). While Americans flocks to...

I AM PART OF, a global charity foundation established by entrepreneur Shukhrat Ibragimov, today announced Divine, a community project that leverages space technologies to broadcast the Quran audio complimentary, including the authentic Sahih...

Faithful Central Bible Church through its nonprofit, Champions for Progress, has implemented a number of strategic initiatives to ensure that as many people get vaccinated as possible; they are specifically targeting Black and Brown communities where...

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities announces the appointment of Rev. Dr. Jessica Chapman Lape to its distinguished faculty. Starting July 1, 2021, Chapman Lape will serve as Assistant Professor of Interreligious Chaplaincy and Program...

The Vatican announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration between multiple faith leaders across all major religions to "build momentum behind a moral appeal for strong, courageous commitments to be taken" at the UN Conference of Parties 26 (COP26) in...

JewBelong.com, expands their antisemitism awareness campaign "JewBelong or JewBeGone" with powerful new messages debuting now in NYC Times Square and expanding to other cities including Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Miami, and San Francisco....

"Wake Up, America: Bible Stories to Compare with Today In God We Trust": a straightforward comparison. "Wake Up, America: Bible Stories to Compare with Today In God We Trust" is the creation of published author, Abraham Hershberger, raised in a...

This summer, the movie "Where are you, Adam?" can finally be watched in cinemas. Director Aleksandr Zaporoshchenko and Producer Rev. Aleksandr Pliska created the film back in 2019 in Ukraine, but viewers are now able to see it in cinemas and also...

The Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums (PAVM), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to the restoration, preservation and promotion of the artistic patrimony entrusted to the Vatican Museums, is pleased to receive grant funding in the...

This summer, the movie "Where are you, Adam?" can finally be watched in cinemas. Director Aleksandr Zaporoshchenko and Producer Rev. Aleksandr Pliska created the film back in 2019 in Ukraine, but viewers are now able to see it in cinemas and also...

On Friday, June 25, the Right Reverend Andrew Asbil, Bishop of Toronto, apologized to the LGBTQ2S+ community in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto for the ways in which the Church has harmed its members. Bishop Asbil spoke to invited guests at St. James...

In a wide-ranging "fireside chat" before American Jewish Committee (AJC) Los Angeles and national leadership, Douglas Emhoff discussed his history-making and evolving role as the nation's first Second Gentleman and first Jewish spouse of any U.S....

Medjugorje is the small village in the former Yugoslavia where the Virgin Mary started to appear to six youth on June 25, 1981. The Virgin Mary has continued to appear daily for 40 years. Over 50 million pilgrims have visited Medjugorje since 1981....

"The released UAP Task Force report is a great official addition to the thousands of UFO sightings reported around the world for the past decades, and even if the Pentagon isn't acknowledging their extraterrestrial origins, it becomes impossible to...

CanonQuest, a producer of scripture-based study tools, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a new board game titled CanonQuest FOCUS. The fundraising campaign runs from now through July 15, 2021, and CanonQuest aims to raise...

His Branches, Inc, announced today that it has hired Mike Weston as the new Executive Director. Mike has served as the Interim Executive Director since October 2020. He brings nearly two decades of academic and non-profit leadership experience. While...

Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal has taken the necessary measures to advance and complete its major development project. The...

The New York Buddhist Church (NYBC) is pleased to announce that its annual Obon festival, the Japanese Buddhist tradition of honoring the spirits of ancestors, will be held virtually this year. It will feature online celebratory Obon dances and taiko...

Southern Nazarene University (SNU), a private, Christian liberal arts university that offers flexible degree-completion and graduate programs for working adults through its College of Professional and Graduate Studies, today launched an online...

Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA, commonly referred to as the 'Unification Church', is grateful that Hyung Jin Sean Moon's misguided efforts to use litigation to make himself leader of Family Federation for World Peace and...

As cities re-open for summer travel and events, Cincinnati, Ohio, will host a major Christian convention. Duke Energy Convention Center will transform into a gathering place for Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) and its MennoCon biennial convention, July...

The Satanic Temple (TST) has announced its second annual "Devil's Advocate Scholarship Award". The scholarship is open to elementary, middle, high school, and secondary education students. To apply for TST's scholarship, students must answer a...

ShareFaith Kids, a digital content library specifically tailored for children's curriculum at churches, announces a new Vacation Bible School (VBS) series that addresses the need for both in-person and online programs this summer. ShareFaith Kids is...

La Fabrique de la paroisse Notre-Dame de Montréal deplores the slow pace of discussions ongoing for more than a year whose goal is to renew collective labour agreements with the unions representing Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery operations and office...

The Alliance for Lasting Liberty (ALL), a coalition of LGBT and religious freedom advocates, issues the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's Decision in Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia: In the last calendar year, the...

Family Research Council published a new issue brief publication today titled, "Human-Animal Chimeras." Human-animal chimeras are creatures created by combining genetic material from both animals and humans. A restriction since 1979 has prohibited...

Internationally-known pastor, apostolic leader and author, Guillermo Maldonado, will lead two major events this summer outside of Salt Lake City, Utah and in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, called "Revival USA," with musical by New Wine, the acclaimed...

The Los Angeles Christian Health Centers (LACHC) announces the Grand Opening of Joshua House Health Center, a new three-story community health clinic in the heart of Skid Row in Los Angeles. At opening, Joshua House will provide medical, dental,...

What may be the largest-ever Bible translation campaign on social and digital media is inviting people to join one of the most inspirational "crowd-funding" opportunities in the world ? and demonstrate the "power of one verse" to change a life...

Raelians await the UAP Task Force report to be released this month with reasoned enthusiasm. The report, produced under the auspices of a Pentagon group, is said to review more than 120 'UFO incidents' from the past 20 years. According to the New...

Artur Pawlowski, a Polish born preacher and civil rights activist who now lives in Canada, is making the trip South to the United States this weekend, where he will join dozens of healthcare freedom and faith-based activists at Pastor Rodney...

The Latino Jewish Congressional Caucus was relaunched at an American Jewish Committee (AJC) Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs event on Capitol Hill. "The bipartisan caucus is still going strong," said Dina Siegel Vann, Director...