USA: Obama administration backs prayer at local government meetings
The Obama administration and congressional Republicans have found something to agree on: town councils should be allowed to open their…
South Africa: Jewish community offers prayers for Mandela
South Africa’s chief rabbi, Warren Goldstein, conveyed the Jewish community’s prayers and support to the daughter of ailing former President…
China: Prayer and the escape of Chen Guangcheng
When China's blind dissident, Chen Guangcheng, escaped from house arrest last year, angry Chinese leaders were sure the U.S. had…
USA: Call for 555 days of prayer
Directors of the Save America Gathering have introduced a new initiative for 2013 that seeks to lead a globally united…
USA: Illinois lawmaker calls for return to prayer in schools
An Illinois lawmaker has recently called for the official recognition of prayer, or general religious symbolism, in U.S. public schools…
Canada: Empowering the government through prayer
Amid the sea of embassies and consulates in Ottawa, men and women of faith are aiming to be ambassadors for…
Israel: Jewish prayers on Temple Mount on the rise
Israeli police and Muslim officials say Jewish prayers at the Temple Mount-Al Aqsa mosque site are a provocation, others call…