Center Openings/Milestones

— A small Jewish congregation in Rhode Island is moving into an Episcopal church. Congregation Or Chadash will hold a procession next week, during which congregants will carry their three Torah scrolls out of their former building, which was recently...

Inscriptions tell the story of how a temple for the 24th Jain Thirthankara, Sri Vardhamana Mahaveera, was constructed 850 years ago.Located in the Karimnagar district in the Indian state of Telangana was an ancient three-faced stone. The stone remained...

Calvary Episcopal Church welcomed nearly 200 parishioners from the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava, which was gutted in a blaze. Source: After a Manhattan Church Is Destroyed in a Fire, Another Welcomes Its Members - The New York Times

Father Berrigan, a Jesuit priest and poet, defiantly protested the Vietnam War and served time for his acts of civil disobedience. Source: Daniel J. Berrigan, Defiant Priest Who Preached Pacifism, Dies at 94 - The New York Times

Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize For Serve2Unite, Harvard Pluralism Project Source: Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize For Serve2Unite, Harvard Pluralism Project

Followers of a faith that pre-dates the Abrahamic religions now have a place, named for a gateway to peace and justice, for prayer and thanksgiving. Source: Ancient Zoroastrian faith gets new temple in New York region - Religion News Service

Jewish men and women turning 52 Monday are also having their 13th leap year birthday, finally getting a chance to celebrate their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. NPR takes a look at how they are celebrating. Source: For Jews Born On Leap Day, A Second Chance At A Bar...

Father Romas was appointed pastor of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in 1987, and took his small congregation to Brooklyn after the church was destroyed during the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Source: The Rev. John Romas, Leader of Greek Church at...

Watch two more women, one a Muslim and one a non-Muslim, participate in World Hijab Day, and see what their experiences are like. Say Muslim Yasmine Ison: “Wearing the hijab [gives] me this whole other freedom that I never had. I started to notice this...

It was the first meeting between a pope and an Iranian head of state since 1999, which was the last time an Iranian leader toured Europe. Source: A Rare Meeting Between The Pope And Iran's Leader