ITALY’S PLUNGING BIRTHRATE IS A ‘TRAGEDY’, SAYS POPE FRANCIS

Mon 27 December 2021: Pope Francis bemoaned Italy’s severely dropping birth rate, saying it poses a threat to the country’s future. During his weekly address in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis said  “The demographic winter is a real worry, at least here in Italy. It seems that a lot of people have lost […]

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BRITISH MEDIA COVERAGE OF MUSLIMS, ISLAM IS 60% NEGATIVE: REPORT

Sun 26 December 2021: The coverage of Muslims and Islam in the United Kingdom is mostly negative, with online media almost hitting 60% and television clips just under the 50% mark, the report by the Muslim Council of Britain’s Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) showed Tuesday. The research analyzed over 48,000 online articles and 5,500 […]

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RUSSIAN PATRIARCH’S OFFICE RULE OUT SECRET UNIFICATION TALKS WITH POPE FRANCIS

Sat 25 December 2021: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the Russian Orthodox Church’s external affairs leader, fought back against allegations that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Pope Francis are secretly discussing unifying the two Churches. Hilarion met with Pope Francis in Vatican City this past Wednesday. He told reporters after the meeting that […]

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INDIA: HINDUTVA GOONS DISRUPT CHRISTMAS PRAYERS IN GURGAON SCHOOL

Sat 25 December 2021: A group of men led by a politician on Thursday barged into a Gurgaon private school and disrupted a Christmas carnival. They also raised slogans of “Jai Shri Ram (long live Lord Ram)” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai (hail mother India)”. Videos of the incident show a man addressing the students and staff. “Christianity […]

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MUSLIMS CAN VIRTUALLY TOUCH KAABA’S BLACK STONE FROM HOME

Sat 25 December 2021: Saudi Arabia has announced a new program that would allow Muslims all around the world to virtually touch the Black Stone in Mecca’s Kaaba using Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, the General President for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, announced the […]

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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS IN BETHLEHEM RESUMED AMID COVID RESTRICTIONS

Sat 25 December 2021: Christmas celebrations have resumed this year in the biblical town of Bethlehem, albeit dampened by restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Bethlehem returned to its traditional marching band parades and street celebrations, with scout bands banging drums and holding flags in Manger Square. A midnight Mass celebrated by Latin […]

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INSULTING PROPHET MUHAMMAD VIOLATION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: SAYS PUTIN

Fri 24 December 2021: During his annual news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that disrespecting Prophet Muhammad is a “violation of religious freedom and the violation of the sacred feelings of people who profess Islam.” The Russian president also spoke out against users posting photos of Nazis on sites dedicated to Russians who had […]

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OUTRAGE AS HINDUTVA LEADERS AT HARIDWAR EVENT CALL FOR MUSLIM GENOCIDE

Fri 24 December 2021: Leaders of several far-right groups with ties to the ruling Narendra Modi’s government have called for ethnic cleansing of minorities in India, especially the country’s 200 million Muslims, in a three-day summit, according to local media and online videos of the event, sparking widespread outrage and calls for action against them.   Between […]

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POPE FRANCIS DECLARES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ‘ALMOST SATANIC’

Mon 20 December 2021: Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has declared domestic violence ‘almost satanic’ in some of the strongest language he has used to condemn such actions, the Daily Mail of UK reported.  These remarks were made by Pope Francis during a program broadcast on Italy’s TG5 network on Sunday night. The Pope condemned men’s […]

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