In remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, President Barack Obama said challenges he has faced during the past two years, including the U.S. economic recession, have strengthened his religious faith. Mr. Obama also spoke about...
Nigeria's acting president has appointed a new National Security Advisor following the deaths of hundreds of people in the latest round of ethnic and religious violence near the city of Jos. Acting President Goodluck Jonathan fired National Security...
An internal Defense Department probe of last November's deadly shooting spree at Ford Hood, Texas, urges military commanders to do a better job of looking for potential threats within their own ranks. Thirteen people died and more than 30 were wounde...
Religious leaders in Kenya have sharply criticized the country's coalition government for failing to tame corruption and to undertake reforms outlined in a power-sharing agreement signed last year to end months of post-election violence. The comment...
U.S. President Barack Obama says America and the world need to tap the power of faith to unite people and provide for the common good. Mr. Obama says he will bring clergy and secular leaders together in a joint effort to help communities around the...
Refugee activists say that 20 Catholic pilgrims have applied for asylum in Australia after attending last month's World Youth Day event. The Asylum Seekers Center of New South Wales reports the pilgrims are mostly from African countries. From Sydney...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 17 June 2008 A new report by the International Crisis Group warns of a growing risk of communal violence in Indonesia's eastern most province, Papua. From Jakarta, VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more. Papuanese studen...
By Nancy Palus Saly, Senegal 10 March 2008 Human rights groups are calling on the Organization of the Islamic Conference, meeting in Dakar this week, to push for an end to violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Activists and religious leaders say the wor...
By Zulima Palacio Washington 03 March 2008 A major new survey about the U.S. religious landscape finds Americans are increasingly exploring different faiths from their childhood. The report details how religious affiliation has become very fluid in o...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 10 December 2007 President Bush is urging continued action to combat religious persecution around the world. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. Each year during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, President Bus...