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Loyola Press Welcomes RCIA Candidates to the Catholic Church (Popularity:  )
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This Saturday, as catechumens begin their lives as a member of the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil services, Loyola Press is reaching out to these new Catholics by offering welcome gifts as they continue in their spiritual journey. "As an apostolic publisher, we want to support the RICA participants and welcome them far beyond their local parish," said Fr. George A. Lane, President and Publisher of Loyola Press. "We are ...
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CAIR: U.S. Mosques Urged to Host 'Share the Quran' Ramadan Meals (Popularity: )
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today launched its annual "Sharing Ramadan" outreach effort designed to enhance understanding of Islam and to help Americans of all faiths meet their Muslim neighbors by taking part in a Ramadan "iftar," or fast-breaking meal.In this year's outreach effort, Muslim communities nationwide are being encouraged to take advantage of CAIR's "Share the Quran" initiative to provide Islam's holy text to local opinion leaders and ...
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Feature Film 'Buddha Wild Monk in the Hut' starring Buddhist Monks and Anna Wilding Opens on More Screens and Selected for Buddhist Film Festival (Popularity: )
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The film BUDDHA WILD MONK IN THE HUT made by Anna Wilding and produced by Carpe Diem Films Los Angeles, is opening on more screens. The small budget vibrant film screened for a week in cinemas in Los Angeles in March garnering Critics Pick by LA Weekly Critic Marc Olsen, who said, "GO! A Surprisingly Pleasant Trip," and Union Jack Newspaper saying, "Accomplished. Anna Wilding Captures Our Attention." The film ...
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Census Bureau Launches 2010 Census Campaign With New Web Site (Popularity: )
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The U.S. Census Bureau today kicked off its communications campaign to reach every resident in America with the launch of its 2010 Census website, 2010CENSUS.GOV. The website will serve as a platform for a national dialogue about how the census develops a "Portrait of America."2010CENSUS.GOV features an animated marquee that symbolizes the Census Bureau's place at the intersection of the American experience. By clicking on images representative of the population, ...
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CEO of Islamic Relief USA Appointed to U.S. State Department Working Group (Popularity: )
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2011 -- Abed Ayoub, CEO of Islamic Relief USA, has been appointed to the U.S. State Department's Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group to help inform U.S. policy.Along with the other members, Ayoub will take part in dialogue and provide input on relevant topics including the challenges and opportunities for partnership. The group also will identify model action programs or projects for collaboration between the U.S. government ...
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World Jewish Congress and Conference of European Rabbis Call on Heads of Greek Orthodox Church to Publicly Repudiate Anti-Semitic Statements Made by Church Officials (Popularity: )
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The World Jewish Congress and the Conference of European Rabbis today issued the following joint statement calling on the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos II, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to condemn vitriolic, anti-Semitic public statements recently made by Metropolitan of Piraeus Seraphim and Metropolitan Anthimos of Salonika. The Metropolitan Seraphim, one of the Greek Orthodox Churches highest officials, appeared on a morning show on Greek ...
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CAIR: EEOC Says Neb. Muslim Workers Faced 'Unlawful Harassment' (Popularity: )
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The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today announced that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has determined that Somali Muslim employees at a meatpacking plant in Nebraska faced "unlawful harassment" because of their religion.SEE: Advocates Say Feds Telling Neb. Plant to Do More to Resolve Muslim Prayer IssueLast fall, Muslim workers at the Swift Co. plant in Grand Island, Neb., began facing harassment, and in ...
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TPG Architecture Announces the Inauguration of the New School of the Islamic Cultural Center In New York (Popularity: )
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In a celebratory event attended by international dignitaries including His Highness, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, His Excellency, Ambassador Mohammed Al Murad, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the UN, and Robert Jackson, Chairman of the Education Committee of the New York City Council, a new school building, designed by TPG Architecture (TPG), ...
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CAIR: Seattle FBI Class Handout Linked Arabs, Islam to Nazism (Popularity: )
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SEATTLE, Oct. 2, 2011 -- On Monday, October 3, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) will join a coalition of community groups at a news conference in Seattle to express concerns about persistent reports that FBI agents are trained to view mainstream American Muslims with suspicion and to view the faith of Islam itself as the source of terrorism and extremism.The news conference will feature ...
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Jesus.net Japan Launches Outreach to Bring Hope to Nation Still Hurting from March 2011 Disaster (Popularity: )
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YOKOHAMA, Japan, March 7, 2012 -- Jesus.net Japan, an Internet evangelism effort to reach millions shaken and still hurting from the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, has launched a series of seeker-friendly "stepping stone" websites in Japan in an effort to lead people to Christ and connect them with a local church. The U.S. entity and English information source for the ministry is Jesus Net Japan.Jesus.net Japan is ...
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