RELIGION June 10, 2019 Vatican rejects people choosing, changing genders The Vatican on Monday rejected the idea that people can change or choose their genders.
RELIGION June 10, 2019 Catholics hold traditional Whit Monday ceremony in Germany Women in traditional white dresses have carried a centuries-old statue of the Virgin Mary to mark Whit Monday in an annual ritual in the eastern German town of Rosenthal.
RELIGION June 10, 2019 Catholic priest in hospital after knife attack in Poland Authorities in Poland say that a Roman Catholic priest is hospitalized in serious condition after a man attacked him with a knife.
Middle East June 10, 2019 Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding mountains of northeastern Afghanistan the group is expanding its footprint, recruiting new fighters and plotting attacks on the United States and other Western countries, according to U.S. and Afghan security officials.
Iran June 9, 2019 Iran closes hundreds of restaurants for 'illegal music and debauchery,' other violations of 'Islamic principles' Iranian police shut down more than 500 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing “Islamic principles” including modesty, the capital city's police chief announced Saturday.
Middle East June 9, 2019 Iraq begins examining Yazidi mass graves remains Iraq will use DNA testing to identify the remains of 141 bodies found in mass graves believed to contain the Yazidi victims of Islamic State group massacres, the head of the country's forensics administration said on Sunday.
RELIGION June 9, 2019 Pope laments current "culture of insults," church propaganda Pope Francis has lamented what he calls today's "culture of insults" in the world.
OPINION June 9, 2019 Newt Gingrich: A pope and a US president broke the back of communism Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan helped hasten the fall of communism.
Middle East June 8, 2019 Yemeni officials say UAE-backed force storms mosque, kills 5 Yemeni security officials say gunmen from a security force backed by the United Arab Emirates have stormed a mosque in the southern Dhale province, killing at least five people.
RELIGION June 8, 2019 Spain: Unfinished Gaudí church gets permit after 137 years Property owners have a new yardstick by way of Spain for measuring frustration over building permit requests they suspect got lost in a local government bureaucracy.