Middle East May 27, 2019 Israel's SodaStream hosts thousands for Ramadan feast SodaStream is hosting nearly 3,000 Israelis and Palestinians for a Ramadan fast-ending meal at its factory in the southern Israel town of Rahat.
Middle East May 27, 2019 Churches strike deal to restore Jerusalem holy site The three churches in charge of Jerusalem's holiest Christian site say they have reached an agreement to begin a multi-million dollar renovation of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
RELIGION May 27, 2019 Australian cardinal won't fight sentence if he loses appeal An Australian court spokesman says disgraced Catholic cardinal George Pell will not fight for a reduced jail sentence if he fails in his appeal of his conviction for molesting two choirboys in the 1990s.
Germany May 26, 2019 German official warns Jews against wearing skullcaps in public amid spike in anti-Semitism The top official against anti-Semitism in Germany warned the country's Jewish community on Saturday to avoid wearing the traditional skullcap in public places in parts of the country amid a rise in hate crimes.
RELIGION May 26, 2019 Trump watches sumo, but it's not just a sport in Japan President Donald Trump watched sumo wrestling with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday, becoming the first American leader to do so.
Middle East May 26, 2019 US sanctions on Iran felt in Iraqi Shiite tourist shops For years, Karar Hussein has sold sweets in his shop near the entrance to one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines, accepting whatever currency was offered to him by his clients, many of them religious tourists from neighboring Iran.
RELIGION May 25, 2019 'Queen of Great Power' chosen at Bolivian festival Organizers of the Lord Jesus of the Great Power Festival, which fuses Andean and Catholic cultures, have chosen the queen to head the annual event which will mobilize 74,000 dancers and more than 4,000 musicians in the Bolivian city of La Paz.
Pope Francis May 25, 2019 Pope Francis likens abortion to hiring 'hitman', says it's never acceptable Pope Francis on Saturday likened abortion to hiring a hitman and said the procedure can never be condoned, even if the unborn child is gravely sick or likely to die.
OPINION May 25, 2019 Paul Batura: 25 years after graduation, here are 7 things college never taught me While college opened a whole new world to me in terms of academics, there are plenty of practical and critical things that no academic course could ever teach. Here are seven of them.
RELIGION May 25, 2019 'Revolution' in Poland as nation confronts priestly abuse One victim spoke out, and then another, and another.