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View of the coastal part of the city of Aden, Yemen.

Yemeni Christians pressured to conform to Islamic law: ‘We were forced to wear the hijab’ 

Sep 23, 2024

By ACI MENA

A Yemeni Catholic woman born in the 1980s and living in Aden spoke recently about the plight of Christians in... Read more

The Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, Indonesia.

What it’s like to be a Catholic in the world’s largest Muslim country

Sep 3, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis’ visit to Indonesia spotlights the unique experience of the country’s 8.3 million Catholics who navigate daily life in... Read more

A woman kneels at a makeshift memorial of flowers and candles for the victims on Aug. 24, 2024, close to the scene where at least three people were killed and several injured when a man attacked them with a knife on Aug. 23, 2024, in Solingen, western Germany, during a festival to mark the city’s 650th anniversary.

Attack in Germany: Catholic, Jewish leaders weigh in on deadly terror before key elections

Aug 27, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Religious and political figures are embroiled in a debate about Europe’s hot-button issues: terrorism, mass migration, knife crime, and Islamist... Read more

Belkız,  61, was born into a Muslim family in Turkey. After reading books on materialist philosophy in her youth, she became an atheist at 15 but eventually became a Christian and then a Catholic.

From Islam to the Catholic Church: One Turkish woman shares her story of faith

Aug 21, 2024

By Nathalie Ritzmann

Born in Turkey, Belkiz went from practicing Islam to becoming an atheist and then discovering Catholicism after a moment with... Read more

Several mobs attacked Christian communities and set fire to several churches Aug. 16, 2023, in the town of Jaranwala, in Pakistan’s Faisalabad district, after two Christians were accused of defiling the Quran.

Pakistan: One year later, Jaranwala Christians await justice

Aug 16, 2024

By AC Wimmer

One year after the Jaranwala riots, Christian communities in Pakistan still face injustice and persecution under the country’s controversial blasphemy... Read more

Kariye, the former Byzantine Church of St. Savior in Chora in Istanbul in 2020.

PHOTOS: Former Byzantine Church converted to a mosque in Istanbul is reopened

May 9, 2024

By Nathalie Ritzmann

The Church of St. Savior in Chora was converted into a mosque in 1511, then became a museum in 1948... Read more

Richard Dawkins, founder of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, on Dec. 4, 2014, in Sydney, Australia.

Famous atheist Richard Dawkins says he considers himself a ‘cultural Christian’

Apr 3, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Atheist Richard Dawkins said of Christianity: “It seems to me to be a fundamentally decent religion, in a way that... Read more

Bishop Massimiliano Palinuro arrives at the Jan. 29, 2024, funeral of Tuncer Murat Cihan, 52, who was murdered during Sunday Mass at Santa Maria Italian Church on Jan. 28 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Victim of Istanbul attack was a Muslim who often went to Catholic Mass

Jan 31, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The sole victim of Sunday’s attack on a Catholic church in Istanbul was a Muslim man who regularly attended Mass,... Read more

Security forces guard St. John’s Catholic Church in Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan, in 2019.

Pakistan ends mandatory Islamic studies for non-Muslim students

Jan 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Pakistan is ending its mandatory study of Islam for non-Muslim children in first through 12th grade and implementing a new... Read more

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somalia-born American activist, writer, and politician and is known for her views critical of Islam and supportive of women's rights.

Outspoken atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali says she is now a Christian

Nov 13, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The prominent critic of Islam said she turned to Christianity in part “because I ultimately found life without any spiritual... Read more

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‘No wiggle room’: Muslim parents object to LGBT curriculum at Minnesota charter school

Oct 18, 2023

By Matt McDonald

Muslim parents at a Minnesota public charter school are objecting to books that teach about same-sex attraction and gender identity... Read more

City of Tripoli, Libya.

Christians arrested in Libya on charges of preaching and apostasy from Islam

Apr 18, 2023

By ACI MENA

Last week Libya’s Internal Security Agency launched a campaign to arrest Libyan citizens and foreigners accused of apostasy from Islam... Read more

Pope Francis speaking at the general audience on St. Peter's Square, Nov. 9, 2022

Pope Francis: Bahrain trip ‘a new step’ in Christian-Muslim dialogue

Nov 9, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

“The first visit of a pope in Bahrain represents a new step on the journey between Christian and Muslim believers... Read more

Pope Francis attending the closing of the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence” with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Nov. 4, 2022.

Pope Francis urges Muslim-Catholic collaboration for peace during visit to Gulf kingdom of Bahrain

Nov 4, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis met with Muslim leaders in the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain on Friday, saying Catholics and Muslims alike are... Read more

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The geopolitics of Pope Francis’ trip to Kazakhstan

Sep 12, 2022

By Courtney Mares

This week Pope Francis is traveling to Kazakhstan, a Muslim-majority country sandwiched between Russia and China. Read more

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sarajevo, where Pope Francis met with priests, religious, and seminarians, June 6, 2015.

The Muslim, the Catholic cardinal, and the church in Bosnia that could help heal deep divisions

Aug 30, 2022

By Madeleine Teahan

A prominent Bosnian cardinal has said that “forgiveness can be achieved” following the consecration of a Catholic church in the... Read more

Salman Rushdie speaks at the Frankfurt Bookfair, Oct. 12, 2017.

Salman Rushdie attacked at lecture in New York

Aug 12, 2022

By CNA Staff

The author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” led to a call for his assassination from Iran’s Supreme Leader... Read more

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India court upholds hijab ban in schools as religious tensions continue in Karnataka

Mar 15, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The state of Karnataka may ban Muslim girls from wearing head scarves in schools, the state’s highest court has ruled,... Read more

Members of All India Muslim Students Federation protest against the hijab ban in educational institutions by the Karnataka government at Delhi University in New Delhi, India, Feb. 9, 2022.

Indian court bans all religious clothing amid dispute over hijabs

Feb 14, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Amid widespread protests over a ban on hijabs in schools, an Indian court has temporarily prohibited all forms of religious... Read more

Marijana Petir, a member of the Croatian Parliament and former Member of the European Parliament.

Muslim leaders ‘alarmed’ by Catholic politician’s inclusion in European Islamophobia report

Feb 9, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Global Imams Council issued a statement defending Marijana Petir. Read more