Most Recent
Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019
David Crary, Associated Press | Posted Dec 14th - 8:50am
not surprising in a year where attacks on places of worship occurred with relentless frequency. Hundreds of worshippers and many clergy were killed at churches, mosques, synagogues and temples.
Cries of abuse in Catholic Church start to be heard in Japan
Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 8:32pm
During Pope Francis’ recent visit to Japan, Harumi Suzuki stood where his motorcade passed by holding a sign that read: “I am a survivor.”
Jersey City attack being investigated as domestic terrorism
David Porter and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 4:01am
The couple who burst into a kosher market in Jersey City with assault weapons appear to have acted alone even though they had expressed interest in a fringe religious group that often disparages whites and Jews, New Jersey officials said.
Anti-Semitism order raises tough issue of defining prejudice
Elana Schor, Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 4:37pm
President Donald Trump’s order to expand the scope of potential anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses is raising the stakes of an already tense battle over how to define discrimination against Jews.
Catholic dioceses spar over Archbishop Sheen sainthood
David Crary, Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 3:16pm
the last step before sainthood — in a ceremony in Peoria on Dec. 21.
New Jersey attackers linked to anti-Semitic fringe movement
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 2:35pm
a list of the 12 Tribes of Israel from the Bible, with each tribe equated to a modern-day ethnic group or country. “America has NOTHING for us but DEATH,” a caption on one of his posts read. The account went dormant a few years ago.
Shroud of Turin still surrounded with mystery and passion
Julia Buckley, CNN | Posted Dec 12th - 1:17pm
When she was 24, Emanuela Marinelli was walking near the Vatican in Rome when she caught a glimpse of a "beautiful face of Christ" printed on a souvenir in the window of a shop run by nuns.
Tennessee school board votes down Bible Release Time policy
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 11:24am
A Tennessee county has voted against creating new rules for Bible Release Time and similar programs, despite concerns about what happens when some students are pulled from their classrooms for religious studies.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi's defense of army puzzles former admirers
Grant Peck, Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 7:22am
What drives Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar who this week defended her country at the International Court of Justice against charges that it carried out genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority?
Pope presses anti-nuke, environment call in peace message
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 6:36am
Pope Francis is pressing his anti-nuke campaign in his annual peace message, saying the fear of nuclear annihilation embodied by the doctrine of deterrence provides a false sense of security that should be replaced with policies based on fraternity and mutual trust.
Official: Jersey City attack was 'fueled' by anti-Semitism
David Porter and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 4:40am
The two killers who stormed a kosher market in Jersey City were driven by hatred of Jews and law enforcement, New Jersey's attorney general said Thursday, adding that the case is being investigated as domestic terrorism.
Guatemalan cardinal to visit Mississippi after migrant raids
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 14th - 1:53pm
A Guatemalan cardinal who advocates for migrants will visit Mississippi following immigration raids last summer that prompted 680 arrests.
Tennessee pastor gets 38 years in child sex abuse sentence
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 14th - 12:34pm
A Tennessee pastor faces 38 years in prison after being found guilty on 24 counts involving child sex abuse.
Polish far-right leader arrested for inciting anti-Semitism
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 9:28am
Polish authorities on Friday arrested a far-right leader and plan to charge him with public incitement of hatred against Jews, officials said.
Pope honors spiritual father on 50th anniversary as a priest
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 5:42am
Pope Francis was to mark his 50th anniversary as a priest Friday by paying homage to his spiritual father, a fellow Argentine Jesuit whose teachings on popular piety and discernment have had an enormous influence on the papacy.
Records: Man in National Shrine attack wanted to kill ex
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 13th - 4:19am
A man charged with attacking two guards at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was trying to kill the mother of his daughter, according to court records filed in Washington, D.C.
Ex-Roman Catholic deacon indicted on child rape charge
Kevin McGill, Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 4:53pm
A former Roman Catholic Church deacon in New Orleans was indicted Thursday on a charge that he raped an altar boy nearly 40 years ago.
Pastor: Donated toys tainted by meth lab in church playroom
The Associated Press | Posted Dec 12th - 3:42pm
Christmas toys donated to a Maine church where a meth lab was discovered in the playroom have been contaminated and cannot be given out to children in need, the church's pastor said.
