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FaithIn All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
I have been deeply influenced by Hinduism in preparing my homilies, but I have almost never mentioning Hinduism from the pulpit.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Fewer than two in 10 U.S. Catholics hold a favorable view of Muslims, with many possessing little understanding when it comes to the beliefs of the world’s second largest religion.
Pope Francis visits the main synagogue in Rome Jan. 17. Also seated is Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, right. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
On his first visit to Rome’s synagogue as pope, Francis called on Catholics and Jews to “strengthen” their common “commitment for peace and justice.”
Faith
Rabbi Daniel F. Polish
Rabbi Polish: "For the church to understand Judaism is to understand a part of itself."
FaithIn All Things
Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
In the Quran, Mary is twice chosen: as the pious girl dwelling in the Temple, and as the mother of Jesus.
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople greet a small crowd after delivering a blessing in 2014 in Istanbul (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
FaithNews
Francis X. Rocca - Catholic News Service

Ankara and Istanbul were gray and cold, at least compared to Rome, during Pope Francis' Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. And the general reception, outside of the pope's official meetings, was hardly warmer. There were none of the enthusiastic crowds that usually greet him on his trips, no masses waving signs of welcome along his motorcade route or behind police barriers at the stops.