The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:39:17 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Remembering 9/11, a rabbi and imam nurture interfaith friendships /home/international/item/23065-remembering-9-11-a-rabbi-and-imam-nurture-interfaith-friendships /home/international/item/23065-remembering-9-11-a-rabbi-and-imam-nurture-interfaith-friendships

NEW YORK – Like many Americans, New York University chaplains Imam Khalid Latif and Rabbi Yehuda Sarna remember exactly where they were on Sept. 11, 2001. Both men say that day and its aftermath were pivotal in defining what they now see as their lives’ mission: to promote a vision for interfaith engagement based on personal relationships.

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International Sun, 11 Sep 2016 17:00:00 -0400
Police, Muslims seek answers after cleric and associate killed in Queens /home/international/item/22889-police-muslims-seek-answers-after-cleric-and-associate-killed-in-queens /home/international/item/22889-police-muslims-seek-answers-after-cleric-and-associate-killed-in-queens

NEW YORK – Police were questioning a possible suspect in the double homicide of a popular imam and his associate in Queens but there was still no clear motive even as the shocking daylight murders were becoming a flashpoint in the national debate over anti-Islamic rhetoric.

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International Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:30:00 -0400
PopeöÏÓãÊÓƵapp respect for Islam in encyclical a Ramadan blessing /item/20497-pope-s-respect-for-islam-in-encyclical-a-ramadan-blessing /item/20497-pope-s-respect-for-islam-in-encyclical-a-ramadan-blessing

Laudato Si’ arrived on the first day of Ramadan and it was the first papal document in history to cite a Muslim scholar and mystic as an authority — to the delight of Toronto Muslim leaders.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 28 Jun 2015 10:00:00 -0400
Italy expels imam for preaching hatred against Jews /home/international/item/18579-italy-expels-imam-for-preaching-hatred-against-jews /home/international/item/18579-italy-expels-imam-for-preaching-hatred-against-jews

ROME - Italian officials on Tuesday (Aug. 5) moved to expel a Moroccan imam who was caught on video inciting violence against Jews during IsraelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp military offensive in Gaza.

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