News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
French President Francois Hollande urged Europe to form a united front and provide a “firm” response to US President Donald Trump, at a gathering Saturday of southern European Union leaders. “We must conduct firm dialogue with the new American administration which has shown it has its own approach to the problems we all face,” he said
January 28, 2014 Vatican City – The book series “Religious History in the Euro-Mediterranean” begins with the volume “From Constantinople to the Caucasus. Empires and peoples of Christianity and Islam.” The new series sponsored by the Fondazione Ambrosiana Paolo VI, in collaboration with the Libreria Editrice Vaticana aims to present the history and religious
Nearly 40 members of the U.S. House, among them Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and Muslims, sent a letter to President Obama on Wednesday (July 17) urging him to convene a “Religious Diversity Summit” and do more to fight discrimination against religious minorities. “The targeting of religious minorities in America is reaching a crisis point and we
May 30, 2013 Pope Francis will be attending a summit in Rome between the leaders of the three great monotheistic religions to launch a message of peace against violence and terrorism. Pope Francis is planning to organize a meeting in Rome between Christians, Muslims and Jews, as Israeli government sources revealed after a meeting between
*Tuesday, 12 February 2013 * I am not a Christian, and have frequently taken issue with Pope Benedict XVI’s theological positions and historical interpretations, both in form and in content. We met on two occasions: the first, while he was still Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the second, in Rome, when he was Pope, as a participant