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Pakistan police seek to unravel networks trafficking women
Kathy Gannon, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 12:20am
With waves of arrests, Pakistani investigators are trying to unravel trafficking networks that convince impoverished Pakistanis to marry off their daughters to Chinese men for cash, and they say evidence is growing that many of the women and girls are sold into prostitution once in China.
China-Pakistan traffickers force brides into prostitution
Kathy Gannon, Associated Press | Posted Jun 17th - 12:04am
At first, in her desperate calls home to her mother in Pakistan, Natasha Masih couldn't bring herself to say what they were doing to her.
Ex-pastor in Texas accused of sexually abusing teen relative
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 9:07am
A former Southern Baptist pastor who supported legislation in Texas that would have criminalized abortions has been arrested on charges of child sex abuse, accused of repeatedly molesting a teenage relative over the course of two years.
Pope dons helmet to enter earthquake-hit cathedral in Italy
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 5:37am
Pope Francis donned a white firefighter's safety helmet Sunday to enter a damaged cathedral during a visit to central Italy, where he gave encouragement to people still struggling three years after devastating earthquakes struck.
Notre Dame celebrates 1st Mass since devastating April fire
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 7:55pm
The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire.
Notre Dame celebrates 1st Mass since devastating April fire
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 5:25am
The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire.
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean auxiliary bishop
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 14th - 2:22pm
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the auxiliary bishop of the Chilean capital city just 24 days after he appointed him to the post, church officials said Friday.
Alabama sheriff charged with scamming food bank, church
Jay Reeves, Associated Press | Posted Jun 14th - 12:25pm
An Alabama sheriff was arrested Friday and agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of scamming a food bank and his own small-town church to pocket thousands under an old law that let state sheriffs profit from feeding prisoners.
The Latest: Oil firms commit to 'meaningful' carbon pricing
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 14th - 7:56am
The Latest on a Vatican summit on climate change (all times local):
Major oil companies commit to carbon pricing at Vatican
Nicole Winfield and Frank Jordans, Associated Press | Posted Jun 14th - 6:06am
Some of the world's major oil producers pledged Friday to support "economically meaningful" carbon pricing regimes after a personal appeal from Pope Francis to avoid "perpetrating a brutal act of injustice" against the poor and future generations.
Vatican investigator of child sex abuse meets Polish bishops
Monika Scislowska, Associated Press | Posted Jun 14th - 3:50am
The Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, met with Poland's Catholic bishops on Friday to share his experience in tracking crimes, after the Polish church admitted knowing about hundreds of cases over the years where priests abused minors.
Man accused in New Zealand mosque killings pleads not guilty
Nick Perry, Associated Press | Posted Jun 13th - 4:12pm
The man accused of the New Zealand mosque attacks smirked as his lawyer entered not guilty pleas to terrorism, murder and attempted murder charges Friday before a judge who set his trial for next May.
Bishops OK anti-abuse steps, but skeptics seek tougher moves
David Crary and Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press | Posted Jun 13th - 3:13pm
Under intense public pressure, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops approved new steps this week to deal more strongly with the clergy sex-abuse crisis. But activists and others say the moves leave the bishops in charge of policing themselves and potentially keep law enforcement at arm's length.
The Latest: NY ends religious exemptions to vaccine mandates
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 13th - 2:35pm
The Latest on legislation to eliminate a religious exemption to New York state's vaccine requirements (all times local):
Funeral service held for 2 of Cyprus killer's 7 victims
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 13th - 11:13am
Senior Greek Orthodox priests have presided at the funeral service of a mother and daughter who were among the seven people a military officer confessed to killing in Cyprus.
Police: California man posted synagogue shooting threats
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 16th - 5:49pm
A San Francisco Bay Area man posted anti-Semitic threats in an online chatroom and threatened to commit a mass shooting at a synagogue, police said.
Ex-priest in molestation case returned to Arizona from Italy
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 15th - 2:17pm
A former Catholic priest who fled from Arizona to Italy in 2003 after being indicted on child molestation charges has been returned to the state.
German court lifts city's ban on burkini swimsuits
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 14th - 5:33am
A German court has lifted a city's ban on the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit used by some Muslim women.
Jury reaches partial verdict in trial of Benghazi militant
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 13th - 3:55pm
A federal jury has reached a partial verdict in the case against a Libyan militant accused of playing an instrumental role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks.
