Lampedusa’s Symbolism Cuts Both Ways
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo’s call for hospitality is measured and faithful, but grand gestures can take on meanings beyond their intended message — with consequences that should not be ignored.
Results from Tag: 'islam'
Islam as a Mirror: What Europe’s Migration Crisis Reveals About the West’s Loss of Faith
U.S. historian Raymond Ibrahim argues that Europe’s crisis of Muslim migration has less to do with Islam than with a West that has lost the will — and the faith — to defend itself.
What Eid Tells Us About Islam and Christianity
COMMENTARY: Islam is a mixture of affirming, as well as denying, those truths that compose the Truth.
Pope Leo XIV Highlights Legacy of Fraternity With the Muslim World
COMMENTARY: Reflecting on Pope Francis’ legacy, Pope Leo XIV points to ‘universal fraternity’ and ‘genuine respect for all men and women’ in relations with the Muslim world.
The Difference St. Joseph Makes
Through St. Joseph, God the Father reveals that fatherhood is not incidental, but foundational to human life and history.
Shia Culture of Martyrdom Key to Understanding Iran, Says Msgr. Nazir-Ali
ANALYSIS: Msgr. Michael Nazir-Ali argues that Iran’s religious worldview, shaped by centuries of Shia martyrdom theology, helps explain the regime’s resilience under pressure and the risks of assuming a quick collapse.
Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy Business’ Leaves Christian Families Shattered
Recent reports and investigations point to a coordinated network that lures victims online and uses blasphemy laws to extort and entrap — with devastating human consequences.
Why Are Mosques Burning in Tehran?
COMMENTARY: In the case of Iran, the answer is complicated.
‘The Price of Love’: One Woman’s Escape From Islam and Her Warning to the West
In an interview with the Register, Sabatina James explains why assumptions about Islam and Christianity as being broadly similar faiths are dangerously misleading — and why understanding Sharia, jihad, and religious freedom is now a matter of urgency for Western societies.
Will There Be a Joint Catholic–Muslim Document on AI?
Building on the collaboration that resulted in the 2019 Document on Human Fraternity, the Vatican has been working with Muslim leaders to draft a follow-up document addressing artificial intelligence, according to a representative of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.
