RELIGION May 8, 2019 Japan's emperor reports to Shinto gods week after succession Japan's Emperor Naruhito has performed a Shinto ritual at the palace to report to imperial family gods the plans for the main ceremonies of his succession later this year.
Middle East May 8, 2019 As Sudan uprising grew, Arab states worked to shape its fate As the popular uprising against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir gained strength earlier this year, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia began reaching out to the military through secret channels to encourage his removal from power, according to Egyptian and Sudanese officials.
RELIGION May 8, 2019 Bomb targeting Pakistani police at shrine kills 4 in Lahore Pakistani police say a powerful bomb has exploded near security forces guarding a famous Sufi shrine in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least four people and wounding several others.
RELIGION May 7, 2019 Pope: Commission on female deacons disagrees on ordination Pope Francis said Tuesday that an international commission of scholars has failed to reach a definitive conclusion about whether women were ordained as deacons in the early Christian church in the same way men were.
Middle East May 7, 2019 Palestinians: EU, Russia and UN should counter US peace plan The Palestinian U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that the European Union, Russia and the United Nations should take action to save a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if the long-awaited U.S. peace plan doesn't lead to two independent nations.
RELIGION May 7, 2019 AP Interview: Sri Lankan president says country now safe Sri Lanka's president says "99%" of the suspects in Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels have been arrested and their explosive materials seized.
Christianity May 7, 2019 Christian persecution close to 'genocide levels,' largely ignored due to 'political correctness': report Political correctness contributes to alarming anti-Christian hostility around the world and caters to the terrorists trying to eradicate Christianity, an expert on religious persecution told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
RELIGION May 7, 2019 Bride market trafficks Pakistani Christian women to China Hundreds young women from Pakistan's small Christian minority have been trafficked to China as brides in recent months as their impoverished community is targeted in an aggressive new marriage market, activists and officials say.
RELIGION May 7, 2019 The Latest: Pope encourages North Macedonia's EU integration The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to North Macedonia (all times local): 9:55 a.m.
RELIGION May 7, 2019 Woman held in Poland for adding LGBT symbol to revered icon A protest is planned in Poland later Tuesday after police held for a few hours an Amnesty International activist on allegations she desecrated the country's most-revered Catholic icon by adding the LGBT rainbow colors to its halos.