More than 100 people gathered in front of Boston Public Library Wednesday evening for a vigil calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and memorializing the lives lost in Gaza and Israel since the war’s outbreak. 

The vigil, which started at 5 p.m., was attended by Rep. Ayanna Pressley along with numerous interfaith leaders and activists. Throughout the event, speakers condemned the U.S. government’s support of Israel and called for a unified demand for a ceasefire. 

Source: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/01/24/more-than-...

While attending high school in his hometown in northern Utah, McKay Bowman noticed all but a few of his classmates were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Bowman, who was raised a member of the Church, became aware of religious differences through his own family.

“My mom is a convert to the Church, and my dad’s parents are converts. And so, in some sense (in) my extended family, there’s this element of like, existing sort of, religious difference,” Bowman said.

However, it wasn’t until Bowman joined the Interfaith Student...

I find myself in a spirit of both despair and resolve. Despair about events in the world, resolve to do my part to make it better.  

The brutal attacks by Hamas that killed hundreds of Jews in southern Israel, including teenagers at a music festival, shocked me speechless. My teenage son went to his first music festival this past summer. My mind can’t even go there. 

I know people who know people who were personally affected, including Interfaith America board member Rabbi Josh Stanton, whose cousin is still missing and likely a hostage. The pain is...

Faith offerings are plentiful and deep-rooted at the late-summer agricultural fairs that, nationwide, bring together 4-H children parading their prize animals and political candidates unleashing their ambitions.

Here in the middle of the Twin Cities, in addition to two church dining halls that have served up hot meals for a combined 200 years, there are fairgrounds Sunday services, booths handing out free Bibles or Qurans, and a stage for Christian bands beside the rides.

With pre-pandemic attendance surpassing two million — in a state with 5.7 million residents —...