RELIGION June 7, 2019 Prosecutor accuses Argentine bishop close to pope of abuse A bishop close to Pope Francis has been formally accused of sexually abusing seminarians, a public prosecutor's office in Argentina said Friday.
RELIGION June 7, 2019 5 Pakistani Shiites killed in 2 bombings in southwest town A Pakistani security official says two bombings hours apart targeted vehicles carrying minority Shiite tourists in the southwestern town of Ziarat, killing five people and wounding several others.
RELIGION June 7, 2019 Allegations against top priest under review after AP report The Catholic Church in Texas says it is reviewing allegations that a top monsignor continued to hear a married woman's confessions after luring her into a sexual relationship, a potentially serious crime under church law.
RELIGION June 7, 2019 Greece: Athens mosque likely to open in September Greece's education and religion minister says the country's first state-sponsored mosque is likely to begin operating in September, about three years after its construction was approved by parliament.
Cults June 7, 2019 NXIVM recruit claims she wrote fake letter about dad’s sexual abuse so cult could blackmail her into loyalty: report A NXIVM recruit testified in a Brooklyn courtroom Thursday that “Smallville" actress Allison Mack ordered her to lie about her father sexually abusing her so that the alleged sex cult would have blackmail against her, according to a report.Â
Middle East June 6, 2019 Jerusalem pride draws thousands of gay revelers and police Thousands of people are marching through the streets of Jerusalem in the city's annual gay pride parade, a festival that exposes deep divisions between Israel's secular and Jewish ultra-Orthodox camps.
New Zealand Shooting June 6, 2019 New Zealand judge allows images of man charged in Christchurch mosque shootings A New Zealand judge has ruled that media outlets can now show the face of the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques.
Roman Catholic June 6, 2019 From slums to sainthood: Vatican names Filipino boy who died at 17 'Servant of God' Darwin Ramos, a Filipino former street child who died in 2012 due to a serious degenerative disease, is on his way to sainthood.
RELIGION June 6, 2019 Pope to meet Putin before Vatican Ukraine meeting Pope Francis will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month.
RELIGION June 6, 2019 Sri Lanka readies laws to curb hate speech, false news Sri Lanka's government will introduce laws to curb hate speech and false news that threaten ethnic reconciliation and national security, in the aftermath of Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people.