Could this be the time for the church to hear the call of God and respond to the needs of the Syrian refugees who are stranded not too far from the Jericho Road? The moment we arr ...

If we stopped to learn the rules governing our fluency in violence, it would actually make us less fluent. Why? Because the rules of violence reveal an unpleasant reality: We don’t use violence; violence uses ...

CIA gathering intelligence on extremists in Syria for possible drone strikes. Current and former U.S. officials have told the Los Angeles Times that the CIA is gathering ...

Current events, like much about our lives, frequently leave us hopeless, fearful, and uncertain. Religious faith isn’t a matter of wishing away these experiences; it involves perceiving God in the midst of our ...

This Lent Christians are standing in solidarity with Syrians by joining a rolling fast launched by Pax Christi International. The acute suffering of civilian communities in Syria has been made immeasurably wor ...

The persecution of Christians “vastly rose” in 2012 as radical Islamists consolidated power in Africa, according to Open Doors, a Christian missionary organization which publishes an annual list of offending n ...

Members of the Syrian opposition generally want a democratic government that protects the rights of minorities, though many also want a constitution based on Islam, according to a recent survey. ...

The Vatican confirmed on Wednesday that Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Lebanon will go ahead as planned, despite growing tension in the region after the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya by a mob enra ...

Mussalaha, the popular faith-led peace movement in Syria, smuggles humanitarian aid to blockaded Rableh. Agencia Fides, the Vatican news outlet for Catholic missioners, is the onl ...

A recent UNHCR report notes that, increasingly, Syrians are arriving in Jordan with only the clothes they are wearing and with few economic resources after months of unemployment. ...

In an op-ed for The New York Times, Nick Kristof asks how the United States should be tackling the conflict in Syria. In an op-ed for The New York Times , Nick Kristof ...

Escalating violence in Syria shutting down pharmaceutical plants. From The Los Angeles Times : Escalating violence in Syria has shut down pharmaceutical plants, piling ...

UN resolution on Syrian sanctions vetoed. Reported by the Washington Post : Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a U.S.-backed U.N. Security Council resolution threatening ...

Following the deaths of senior officials in a bombing this morning, the violence is escalating in Syria. As more details of this morning’s bombing in Damascus are known, the casua ...

Dr. Josef Olmert asks if, as the Syrian conflict rages in the streets of Damascus, the end is near?   Dr. Josef Olmert  asks if, as the Syrian conflict rages in the streets ...

According to Reuters, opposition forces in Syria are reporting that 220—mostly civilians—were killed by Syrian forces in the bloodiest day so far. According to Reuters , oppo ...

From the Atlantic: "When it comes to Syria, this administration has a very elastic sense of time." The Atlantic 's national correspondent, Jeffrey Goldberg ...

Turkey said it was stationing antiaircraft batteries on the common border following the downing of one of its warplanes. The New York Times reports: "As diplomat ...

The Economist reports on the growing tensions in the Middle East following the shooting down of a Turkish plane by Syrian forces. The Economist reports on the growing tens ...

What should President Obama do about Syria? In an opinion piece for  Bloomberg View ,  Michael Kinsley  writes: As demand starts to build on President Barack Obama to ...

President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to crack down on Iran and Syria and promised to "never again" allow atrocities like those seen during the Holocaust. President Ba ...

The U.S. and European allies in the so-called “Friends of Syria” took another step down the slope toward military intervention this week. The U.S. and European allies in the so-c ...

War always kills. It always destroys. It always diminishes capacity. It cannot build it. Ultimately, war threatens the image of God on earth. One year after Syrian President Bas ...

CNN: The Psychological Toll Of War (OPINION) What motivated an American soldier to allegedly open fire and kill 16 innocent Afghan civilians in cold blood? No one knows at this point. The soldier, an Army staff sergeant, seems to have acted alone, ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Nuclear ‘Implementation Study’ President Obama and his advisers are in the middle of a once-in-a-decade study of the nuclear arsenal and nuclear war plans. For strategic and budgetary reasons, they need to further reduce th ...

In the Sunday Times, Hicks told the story of that week in a long and gripping feature, "Bearing Witness in Syria," accompanied by some of his photos. Hicks and Shadid had spent most of the week with ...

A headline from Reuters stopped me in my tracks earlier this week. It read, ‘"Pray for us" say Syria rebels as army closes in’." I was struck by how moving I found this statement, this plea. ...

THE HUFFINGTON POST: Evangelicals' Lock On The GOP Cracks During this election cycle, Republicans sidled up to Ronald Reagan's legacy to demonstrate their true conservative credentials. But we all know that Reagan himself could not survi ...

CNN (BELIEF BLOG): Politics And Prayers Speaking at the 60th annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday, the president said, "We know that part of living in a pluralistic society means that our personal religious beliefs alone ...

There are numerous other situations that bombard my newsfeed every day. They wear me down, anger me, cause me pain, and bring me to tears. If only there were a red phone. How many ...

How we assist other countries in their development is an issue of justice. The Occupy movement. Elections. A deficit crisis that seems impenetrable. The problems facing the United ...

We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS What a difference a few short weeks can make. The early word on Occupy ...

Why Homelessness Is Becoming An Occupy Wall Street Issue Why Homelessness Is Becoming An Occupy Wall Street Issue As anyone knows who has ever had to set up a military encam ...