Five faith facts about US Vice President Mike Pence: A ‘born-again, evangelical Catholic’
RNS Vice President Mike Pence has described himself as “a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order“. That has made Pence pretty popular with conservative evangelical Christians – not just as vice president, but also as a US congressman and governor of Indiana before that. Vice President Mike Pence speaking on 24th Apri, 2019. […]
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for Muslim prayers
Istanbul, TurkeyAP Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside Hagia Sophia, the Istanbul landmark that served as one of Christendom’s most significant cathedrals, a mosque and a museum before its conversion back into a Muslim place […]
Updated: Hong Kong police arrest stabbing suspect, Pence slams China’s “betrayal” of 1997 deal
Updated: 8.40am AEST, 3rd July, 2020Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the airport early on Thursday on suspicion of stabbing and wounding an officer during a demonstration against a new national security law imposed by Beijing on the financial hub. The arrest followed protests on Wednesday in which police fired […]
US Vice President Mike Pence mourns loss of evangelist Ravi Zacharias at service
Atlanta, USAP The world has lost a great evangelist in Ravi Zacharias, who could use his intellect and kindness to make the case for the Christian faith, Vice President Mike Pence said Friday. Pence spoke at a Georgia memorial service for Zacharias, who built an international ministry known for defending Christianity with intellectual arguments. Zacharias […]
Poll: Most in US back curbing in-person worship amid virus
Washington DC, USAP While the White House looks ahead to reopening houses of worship, most Americans think in-person religious services should be barred or allowed only with limits during the coronavirus pandemic – and only about a third say that prohibiting in-person services violates religious freedom, a new poll finds. States have taken different approaches […]
Explainer – How does impeachment of a US President work?
Washington DC, USReuters The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hold its first impeachment hearing on 4th December, starting a new phase of the inquiry that could lead to formal charges against President Donald Trump within weeks. The following explains the basics of impeachment, what happens next, and why Trump is unlikely […]
ESSAY: IN THE US, IT’S TIME FOR DEMOCRATS TO START TALKING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
In an article first published by Religion News Service, PETER HENNE, director of Middle East studies in the Global and Regional Studies Program at the University of Vermont, argues that the issue of international religious freedom represents an opportunity for Democractic presidential candidates…
Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo address US Christian pro-Israel summit
RNS Vice President Mike Pence and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both addressed a Christian pro-Israel group on Monday, lifting up the US ally as a bastion of inclusivity and railing against Iran. Pence and Pompeo delivered their remarks at the annual summit of Christians United for Israel, a conservative Christian organization led by […]
US EVANGELICALS: “WHO’S DOING CHRISTIANITY RIGHT?” HOW THE VICE PRESIDENT’S UPCOMING VISIT TO TAYLOR UNIVERSITY IS HIGHLIGHTING DIVIDES
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on why an invitation for US Vice President Mike Pence to deliver a commencement address at Taylor University has exposed rifts among Christian students…
Trump, rabbi of attacked synagogue observe National Day of Prayer at White House
Washington, DCRNS Among the guests at a White House ceremony marking the National Day of Prayer was Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, leader of the California synagogue recently attacked by a gunman. Goldstein marvelled that he survived the attack. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein speaks in front of President Trump during a National Day of Prayer event in the White […]