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June 3, 2017

40 per cent of major U.S. airports offer Sunday Mass, Pew study finds

An aircraft parked at Boston's Logan International Airport. Logan was the first to institute an airport chapel a little over 60 years ago.

WASHINGTON – Flying on Sunday and need a place for Mass? A recent study revealed that 40 per cent of major US airports have chapels offering Sunday Mass times for travellers and airport employees.

Published in International
April 14, 2017

Study: worldwide restrictions on religion once again on the rise

According to the latest study from Pew Research Center, restrictions on religion due to government policies or actions increased in 2015, reversing the downward trends seen in years past.

The number of countries with "high levels" of restrictions on religion due to government policies or actions of people increased in 2015, reversing a downward trend, according to a new study.

Published in International
April 8, 2017

Muslim births projected to outnumber Christian births globally by 2035

A Shiite woman calms her crying child as she waits with other Shiite Muslims from South Asia to greet their spiritual leader in Cairo on June 12, 2010.

Within 20 years, the number of Muslim babies being born is expected to surpass Christian births — though there will still be more Christians in the world.

Published in International