France April 18, 2019 Notre Dame fire likely caused by electrical short-circuit, investigators believe Investigators in Paris said Thursday they believe an electrical short-circuit is most likely the cause behind the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.
RELIGION April 18, 2019 Evangelical group says Laos deports 3 American missionaries A U.S.-based Christian evangelical organization says three of its American volunteers who were detained in Laos more than a week ago for proselytizing have been freed and deported.
France April 18, 2019 Notre Dame worshipers could pray in 'ephemeral cathedral' made of wood; satellite images show scope of damage Notre Dame's Catholic worshipers feeling misplaced by this week's massive blaze that destroyed the cathedral's iconic spire and roof will be welcomed in an "ephemeral cathedral" of wood in front of the Paris landmark until it reopens, Notre Dame's chief priest said Thursday. Â
RELIGION April 18, 2019 France honors Notre Dame firefighters; protects rose window France paid a daylong tribute Thursday to the Paris firefighters who saved the internationally revered Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued many of its treasures.
Middle East April 18, 2019 Israeli police detain Jewish suspects with sacrificial goats Israeli police say they detained four suspects involved in an attempt to smuggle two baby goats into Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site for a ritual sacrifice.
RELIGION April 18, 2019 The Latest: Fire chief: Team effort to save Notre Dame relic The Latest on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and its aftermath (all times local): 1 p.m.
RELIGION April 18, 2019 Pope celebrates Holy Thursday ahead of foot-washing ritual Pope Francis is ushering in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar by celebrating a Holy Thursday Mass, made more poignant this year following the devastation of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral.
RELIGION April 18, 2019 Emperor performs ritual to report abdication to Shinto gods Emperor Akihito is praying at a Japanese shrine in a ritual to report his upcoming abdication to the Shinto gods.
OPINION April 18, 2019 Judge Andrew Napolitano: The meaning of Easter When America was in its infancy and struggling to find a culture and frustrated at governance from Great Britain, the word most frequently uttered in pamphlets and editorials and sermons was not "safety" or "taxes" or "peace"; it was "freedom." And two intolerable acts of Parliament assaulting freedom broke the bonds with the mother country irreparably, precipitating the Revolution.
VIDEO April 17, 2019 Man arrested trying to bring gas cans into Saint Patrick's Cathedral in NYC Ushers caught the man as he entered the cathedral in New York City.