Philanthropy
NEW YORK - The developer behind plans to build an Islamic community center and mosque two blocks from ground zero kicked off fundraising for the project Friday by raising $10,000 in just a few minutes from a congregation of Muslim worshippers.
NEW YORK - The tense climate around a proposal for an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero could put New Yorkers in danger of losing their sense of tolerance and unity, values they embraced in the days after Sept.
LONDON - A Catholic adoption advisory service that refuses to help gay couples cannot win an exemption from anti-discrimination laws, Britain's charity regulator said Thursday.
MADISON, Wis. - The Obama administration said Thursday it will appeal a court decision that found the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI is spending a quiet 83rd birthday and keeping a regular work schedule at the Vatican before his weekend pilgrimage to Malta.
