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Tributes to the dead are seen outside of Notre Dame Basilica in Nice, France, Nov. 1, 2020, as French bishops conduct a "penitential rite of reparation," following the Oct. 29 deadly attack at church. (CNS photo/Lionel Urman, Panoramic via Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Could French president Macron’s moves to counter the threat of homegrown Islamic extremism in the end “boomerang,” leading only to greater alienation of Muslim youth from French society?
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
In keeping with Italian law, all of the religious leaders, including Pope Francis, wore a mask except when delivering their speeches, which they did while keeping a distance from those listening.
A Nigerian family visits Holy Rosary Church in Abuja, Nigeria, in this 2014 file photo. (CNS photo/Afolabi Sotunde, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Shola Lawal
President Buhari’s push to corporatize religious houses is causing tension with religious leaders who accuse him of bias against Christians.
FaithNews
Susan Fraser - Associated PressRobert Badenbieck – Associated Press
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside Hagia Sophia.
FaithShort Take
Peter Dziedzic
Two symbolic sites, the Hagia Sophia and the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, could serve as models for international and interreligious cooperation, writes Peter Dziedzic.
A young woman is pictured in a file photo near her hostel in Yangon, Myanmar. (CNS photo/Myat Thu Kyaw, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The appeal was signed by the more than 40 of the foremost religious figures of this majority-Buddhist state, including Cardinal Charles Maung Bo.