religion
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The Spiritual Significance and Benefit of Fasting During Ramadan
Intermittent fasting is now becoming popular, with many promised health benefits. But Muslims have been practising fasting in the lunar month of Ramadan for centuries. The Ramadan for 2022 will start on Saturday April 2 and go for about 30 days. It is then followed by the three-day celebration of Eid. Significance of Ramadan in…
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There’s Now A U.S. Database Of Priests Credibly Accused Of Abuse
A ProPublica project called Credibly Accused provides a searchable database of Catholic priests who, like the name suggests, have been identified as alleged abusers. Not every church or diocese has released lists of names, but many have, and there are over 6,000 names in the database.
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Pray With Pope Francis Using This Vatican-Approved App
If you’ve always wanted to pray with the Pope, now there’s an app for that.
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Christians: You Know Jesus Wasn’t White, Right?
I grew up in a Christian home, where a photo of Jesus hung on my bedroom wall. I still have it. It is schmaltzy and rather tacky in that 1970s kind of way, but as a little girl I loved it. In this picture, Jesus looks kind and gentle, he gazes down at me lovingly.…