The call to a vocation to the priesthood comes from God. God makes the first move. God extends the invitation.

A British man has shared a video on social media explaining why he decided to move his family to Turkey - and his reasons for ...

To a person unfamiliar with qira’at, the sound would resemble music ... and illegitimate. Qira’at, the call to prayer, religious chants and the like are all considered legitimate. Controversial audio ...

Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon in Arizona is an extraordinary experience.  It’s not just the stunning beauty, It’s ...

Unexpected calls to prayer from mosques in Turkey caught many off guard on the night of the attempted coup. An ethnomusicologist explains the political and social power of sound. Shortly after ...

In a final campaign lap before Election Day, former President Donald Trump voiced his regret over leaving the White House ...

The name Dar Al Ber loosely translates to “house of charity” in Arabic. As the call to prayer sounds for asr at 4pm, large ...

Jewish prayers for the government, writes a scholar of Judaism and technology, omit the essential players in any democracy: ...

He was clearly inviting prayer as a curse or a condescending exhortation ... hate your enemy,” a refrain that sounds all too familiar today. But Jesus calls for the love of every neighbor, whether ...

His short and passionate prayer included ... Given Suleiman’s previous calls for a third intifada and his demonization of Israel, he will perhaps understand that it sounds somewhat sinister ...

I took this route on my 10-day journey, starting in Tangier and making stops in Meknes, Fes, Rabat, and Marrakech. And ...

What caused Dorothy Day to stand out in her time, as it does still, is the way her spiritual life was expressed not only in ...