Posts in category Prayerful Living

Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, is an obligatory act of giving and among several distinct forms of Islamic charity. The Quran and …

It’s a convergence that happens only rarely. Coinciding with Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus …

Boston (AP) – For many U.S. Christians, this weekend marked the first time since 2019 that they gathered in person on Easter Sunday, a welcome …

New Orleans (AP) – Nearly 60 years ago, a historic Black community founded as a home for newly freed slaves was demolished to expand a …

Cairo (AP) – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan – when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk – began Sunday for many in the …

Portland, Maine (AP) – The federal government has approved $1.7 million for the restoration of one of the oldest Black churches in the U.S. that …

Bessemer, Ala. (AP) – It’s hard to miss Calvin Tucker. He pulls up in his SUV, which is wrapped with photos of dogs and cars …

Atlanta (AP) – Civil rights leader Andrew Young drew hundreds of people to Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park Thursday for a walk organized for his 90th …

New York (AP) – When Landry Felix Uwamungu Ganza moved to New York from Rwanda last August, the Columbia University freshman searched for sanctuary, a …

For longer than Elliott Smith can recall, annual commemorations of the historic voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., doubled as family reunions. He …