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EU, Turkey clash over Hagia Sophia, Mediterranean drilling
Raf Casert, Associated Press | Posted Jul 13th - 3:14am
Turkey and the European Union clashed on Monday over Ankara's decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque and its continued energy exploration in disputed Mediterranean waters.
New Zealand mosque gunman to represent himself at sentencing
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 12th - 8:21pm
The Australian white supremacist who admitting killing 51 worshippers in a mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques has dismissed his lawyers and will represent himself when he is sentenced next month.
Mass celebrated after fire damages centuries-old church
Marcio Sanchez and Christopher Weber, Associated Press | Posted Jul 12th - 12:56pm
Mass was celebrated Sunday on the grounds of a historic Catholic church in Southern California that had been heavily damaged by fire a day earlier.
Pope 'deeply pained' over Turkey's move on Hagia Sophia
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 12th - 5:03am
Pope Francis said on Sunday that he is “deeply pained” over the decision by Turkey to change the status of Hagia Sophia — which was originally built in Istanbul as a Christian cathedral — from a museum to a mosque.
World Council of Churches expresses dismay over Hagia Sophia
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 11th - 10:43am
The interim secretary general of the World Council of Churches has written to Turkey's president expressing his “grief and dismay” over Turkey's decision to change the status of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque.
5 dead in hostage situation at troubled South Africa church
Cara Anna, Associated Press | Posted Jul 11th - 5:32am
Five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a long-troubled church near Johannesburg, police in South Africa said Saturday.
Church singing ban strikes sour note with California pastor
Don Thompson, Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 1:49pm
Crossroads Community Church Senior Pastor Jim Clark wants to keep his 1,500 parishioners safe during the coronavirus pandemic but he's drawing the line at a new California ban on singing or chanting at religious services.
Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque
Suzan Fraser, Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 8:08am
The president of Turkey on Friday formally converted Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and declared it open for Muslim worship, hours after a high court annulled a 1934 decision that had made the religious landmark a museum.
China vows retaliation against US sanctions over Xinjiang
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 3:49am
China said Friday it will retaliate against U.S. officials and institutions following Washington’s imposition of sanctions on three local officials of the ruling Communist Party over human rights abuses in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
Takeaways: Paycheck Protection loans and the Catholic Church
Michael Rezendes and Reese Dunklin, Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 12:34am
When the coronavirus pandemic caused a broad economic downturn and Depression-era unemployment rates, Washington responded with trillions of dollars in federal relief.
US sanctions Chinese officials over repression of minorities
Deb Riechmann, Associated Press | Posted Jul 9th - 10:02am
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party, including a member of the ruling Politburo, for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities that China has detained in the western part of the country.
Albania Holocaust memorial honors locals who protected Jews
Llazar Semini, Associated Press | Posted Jul 9th - 9:37am
Albania unveiled a Holocaust memorial in the capital on Thursday to honor the dead and the Albanians who protected Jews from the Nazis.
Morocco to start reopening borders after strict lockdown
Amira El-Masaiti, Associated Press | Posted Jul 9th - 6:50am
Morocco will start gradually reopening its air and maritime borders next week after one of the world’s strictest border lockdowns, which trapped tourists inside the country and left thousands of Moroccans stranded abroad and unable to come home.
Washington's 'Church of Presidents' etched in history again
Elana Schor, Associated Press | Posted Jul 9th - 5:01am
but instead he embraced it.
China to bar entry to US Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, Rep. Chris Smith, religious freedom ambassador Sam Brownback
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 13th - 3:01am
China to bar entry to US Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, Rep. Chris Smith, religious freedom ambassador Sam Brownback.
Man charged in Florida church arson attack
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 12th - 7:59am
A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire was being held without bail Sunday on charges that include attempted second-degree murder and arson.
Turkey's president formally changes status of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to a mosque
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 8:20am
Turkey's president formally changes status of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to a mosque.
Update on the latest in business:
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 10th - 1:45am
Asian stock markets are following Wall Street lower today on worries economic recoveries might fade as coronavirus cases increase in the United States and some other countries.
