Tag: Religious issues
Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
KAYA, Burkina Faso — In the more than 15 years Salomon Tibiri has been offering spiritual succor as a military pastor in Burkina Faso,...
India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
BENGALURU, India — Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country...
GOP seeks a candidate that can end its exile in Virginia
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Few places in the country have moved as quickly toward Democrats as Virginia, where Barack Obama ended his party’s 44-year...
GOP seeks a candidate that can end its exile in Virginia
<p>FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Few places in the country have moved as quickly toward Democrats as Virginia, where Barack Obama ended his party’s 44-year...
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
<p>KASHGAR, China — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he's fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and...
On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India’s virus fight
<p>India's large diaspora — long a boon to India's economy — is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country...
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
KASHGAR, China — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he's fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and...
Egyptian, Turkish officials end talks with no clear progress
<p>CAIRO — With no clear progress, Egyptian and Turkish officials concluded Thursday two days of talks in Cairo aimed at resetting ties between the...
National Day of Prayer inspires pleas for unity and justice
U.S. soldiers were fighting in Korea when President Harry S. Truman signed a congressional resolution calling for an annual National Day of Prayer. The...
On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India’s virus fight
India's large diaspora — long a boon to India's economy — is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country...