U.S. groups look to Canada to resettle refugees
Canada’s private sponsorship program allows churches, community organizations, and individuals to apply for resettlement for refugees. U.S. partners can help.
In a hot real estate market, what happens to old church buildings?
Church leaders, developers, and urban planners face tough questions as they attempt to halt the abandonment and sell-off of centuries-old structures.
Ireland's vote on abortion reveals deep divides
The referendum removing a restrictive consitutional clause was seen a gain for women’s empowerment—and another step toward social liberalization in Catholic Ireland.
British strive to build interfaith bridges amid terrorist attacks
(The Christian Science Monitor) When British prime minister Theresa May responded to the London Bridge terrorist attack this month wit...
Trending conservative, Poland considers tighter abortion laws
(The Christian Science Monitor) At first glance, Poland’s heated debate over a proposed total ban on abortion may seem familiar....
In Austria, a hotel where refugees are the hosts
(The Christian Science Monitor) It is less than a year old, but the reviews for this bright, stylish hotel in Vienna on Trip...
Fear and faith mingle after attacks in Paris and Beirut
The Sunday after the worst terrorist attacks in European history left at least 129 dead and 352 wounded in Paris, people packed into churches that are normally empty, lit candles at the sites of th...
Parisians gather in churches and plazas after attacks
(The Christian Science Monitor) The Eiffel Tower stood dark Saturday night, an expression of the stunned response across Par...
French rabbi asks questions others hesitate to pose about Jews and Muslims
(The Christian Science Monitor) Michel Serfaty, a French rabbi, serves a congregation in Ris-Orangis, south of Paris....
How a hidden past changed an anti-Semitic leader into a Jewish seeker
(The Christian Science Monitor) Csanád Szegedi remembers looking in the mirror when he learned that his grandparents on his mother’s s...
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Europe tries new tack to keep young women from joining IS
(The Christian Science Monitor) While the self-described Islamic State continues to attract many young European men with its soph...
French Jews look to emigrate amid rising anti-Semitism
(The Christian Science Monitor) On a gloomy winter’s afternoon, a group of mothers chatted as they waited outside a primary school for...
An uncomfortable time to be Muslim in France
The vast majority of Muslims in France hail from former colonies in Africa. Of all of the relationships, the one with Algeria is the most fraught.
Anti-Islam protest and counterprotest
(The Christian Science Monitor) In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, the weekly anti-Islam march in Dresden, Ger...
Spurred by Paris attacks, anti-Islam protest surges in Dresden
(The Christian Science Monitor) A march that drew 4 million citizens and 50 world leaders to the streets of France on Sunday was a clear call...
As anti-Islam marches grow in Germany, counter-protests swell also
(The Christian Science Monitor) The Cologne Cathedral is the most visited landmark in Germany....