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LAHORE: Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed + is one of the United States' most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. At home, his charities are banned, as is a new Islamist political party launched by his …

Islamist parties running in Pak polls Milli Muslim League (MML) LEADER: Saifullah Khalid Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) LEADER: Khadim Hussain Rizvi Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) LEADER: Maulana Mohammad Ahmad Ludhianvi Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) …

By Bonny Van The Catholic Commentator   Wearing dress shirts and slacks, Kerry Myers and Harold Grier anxiously waited for staff members of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge Community and Social Responsibility department to arrive in a …

By Asif Shahzad and Kay Johnson LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed is one of the United States' most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. At home, his charities are banned, as …

By Asif Shahzad and Kay Johnson LAHORE, Pakistan, July 22 (Reuters) - Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed is one of the United States' most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. At home, his charities are …

Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, is pictured in a 2017 photo. In a front-page story July 16, The New York Times interviewed two men who received settlements after they accused the prelate of abusing them as seminarians …

El P. John Nahrgang ofrece su primer bendición a sus padres después de su Misa ordenación en la Parroquia San Andrés Apóstol en Chandler el 16 de junio. (Billy Hardiman/CATHOLIC SUN)Para el P. John Nahrgang, el llamado al sacerdocio no provino de una …

There’s no shortage of advice these days about aging—though in our culture, most of that advice seems to be about how to deny that it’s happening. Dye your hair, bleach your teeth, learn about Snapchat. Eat more antioxidants. Parker Palmer’s new book, On …

… against these varying approaches to religion. God’s warning was severe … confuse others in matters of religion. The people were not helpless …

Bishops, journalists attacked at church in Nicaragua COPAN, Honduras (CNS) — Nicaraguan bishops and clergy were attacked by armed groups aligned with the government July 9 as violence in the Central American country escalated and affected the Catholic …

July 21, 2018 // Diocese DONALDSON — Seven Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ celebrate jubilees this year. Sister Inez Wilmering leads the group, celebrating 75 years in religious life. In the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Sister Inez served as a …

July 20, 2018 // Bishop Wednesday, July 25: 11 a.m. — Mass, Victory Noll Center, Huntington Thursday, July 26: 10:30 a.m. — Mass, Saint Anne Communities, Fort Wayne Thursday, July 26: 6 p.m. — Bocce Tournament Benefiting Redeemer Radio, South Bend …

By MYRON LOVE & BERNIE BELLAN Although the Combined Jewish Appeal has not been as successful as it was in 2013 and 2014 - when it raised over $5.8 million both years, it did exceed its target of $5.7 million for the 2017-18 campaign by $70,000. And …

Susan Freedman in "Old-ish"By BERNIE BELLAN Posted July 21 Elsewhere on this site we have a post about some Winnipeg Fringe Festival shows that feature Jewish performers. Since we last posted that story we were given information about other …

Anya (Makow) Gordon We received the following email from Anya (Makow) Gordon who, for many years, was executive director here of  first, the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, then Canadian Associates of Ben Gurion University. Anya was seeking our …

By BERNIE BELLAN For as long as I’ve been editing The Jewish Post & News, I’ve maintained an abiding interest in the report of the Jewish Federation’s allocations committee each year. Normally we would have received that report long before now, but …

Farmhouse that formerly belonged to the Harry Pressman family By BERNIE BELLAN On March 23, 2017 the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada held a very well-attended program about the history of Jewish farm settlements in Manitoba. During that program …

By MYRON LOVE Phyllis Spigelman says that she was raised doing volunteer work. “My family (her parents were Mollie and David Margolese) weren’t rich,” she recalls, “but we were always ready to give of ourselves.” As with most lifelong volunteers, …

Bruce Brown (right) with his family (2014 photo)Submitted by (former Winnpegger) BRUCE BROWN, who now lives in Rehovot, Israel. Feb. 2015 Collected the mail this morning. A few flyers and bills. And my son’s draft notice. A quick double take. A flash back …

Israel Aircraft Industries spacecraft (JNS) “Houston, the Eagle has landed” will soon be a common refrain for Israelis. While famed entrepreneur Elon Musk sent one of his Tesla cars into space last year on top of his SpaceX rocket, this year, Musk will …

… apparently started by a UFO-obsessed religion known as the Raelian Movement … it was started by his religion Vorilhon stated that the extraterrestrial …

An Orthodox woman holds a portrait of Czar Nicholas II during a 2012 gathering in Moscow. The secretary-general of the Russian bishops' conference urged Catholics to remember the 1918 murder of Nicholas II and his family with "penance and …