Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on federal death row for the…
Supreme Court sides with Catholic schools in employment suit
The Supreme Court is siding with two Catholic schools in a ruling that underscores that certain employees of religious schools,…
Lobbying grows against Mississippi’s rebel-themed flag
University coaches and Christian ministers are urging Mississippi legislators to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag By…
Georgia city investigating police chief after Facebook post
An Atlanta-area police chief criticized for saying on social media that he doesn’t support the Black Lives Matter movement has…
Televangelist, ex-pastor settle lawsuit alleging sex abuse
A confidential settlement has been reached in a former Ohio megachurch pastor’s lawsuit alleging televangelist Ernest Angley sexually abused and…
Kansas considers requiring ‘In God We Trust’ in classrooms
Conservative Republicans are pushing for a law in Kansas to require the posting of the national motto of “In God…
Priest gets 60 days in jail for bubble-wrapping boy
A Michigan priest accused of wrapping a teenager in bubble wrap has been sentenced to 60 days in jail By…
Pakistan issues health IDs for trans people to improve care
Pakistan has begun issuing special health ID cards for transgender people as way to lessen health care discrimination By ASIM…
Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message
Pope Francis in his annual Christmas Day message is offering hope against darkness that cloaks conflicts and relationships in large…
El Salvador archbishop apologizes over priest sex abuse case
El Salvador’s top Roman Catholic cleric apologized Sunday for the alleged sexual abuse by a priest of an unidentified minor…
Authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 15 in Iran
Iran’s semi-official news agency says Iranian authorities have arrested 15 men and women at a mixed-gender party at the Iranian…
Large anti-government procession heads to Pakistan’s capital
Thousands of supporters of an ultra-religious political party led by a firebrand cleric took part Sunday in an anti-government procession…
Police: Man shoots worshipper during church service robbery
Authorities say a man walked into a South Carolina church demanding money during an early Sunday service and shot one…
Pastor whose child was shot at Texas church runs for office
A Texas pastor whose teenage daughter was among more than two dozen people killed in a mass shooting at his…
Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site
Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of…
Norway: Police report 1 shot, injured at mosque outside Olso
Norwegian police say one person has been shot and lightly injured at a mosque in a western suburb of the…
Police: Man hurt in shooting outside synagogue near Miami
Police say someone got out of a car and opened fire on a 58-year-old man who was approaching a synagogue…
Diocese in Little Rock settles sexual abuse claims for $790K
Lawyers for five men who claim an Arkansas priest sexually abused them more than four decades ago said Thursday that…
Mormons ease opposition to same-sex couples and their kids
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules that banned baptisms for children of gay parents…
Youngest mosque victim liked playing with iPad, soccer ball
The youngest known victim of Friday’s deadly mass shooting in New Zealand is being remembered as a bright and bubbly…
China protests US criticism of policies on religion
U.S. criticized Beijing’s polices toward Muslim and Tibetan Buddhist minorities. Source link
Pope urges politicians to defend rights of the unborn
Pope Francis is urging politicians of all faiths to safeguard the rights of the unborn and is exhorting abortion opponents…
Wisconsin diocese considers investigation of child sex abuse
The Madison, Wisconsin, Diocese is considering an investigation into the number of substantiated allegations against clergy of sexual abuse of…
AP Exclusive: Vatican letter undermines US cardinal on abuse
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Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of abuse scandal
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Mourners remember McCain at Arizona church service
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Vatican in ‘shame and sorrow’ over abuses in Pennsylvania
The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested…
Myanmar, UN sign pact on initial steps for Rohingya return
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Scottish cardinal who recused himself from conclave dies
Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the first cardinal in history to recuse himself from a papal election over a personal scandal, has…