VIDEO February 19, 2019 Farrakhan to Omar: Don’t apologize for Israel comments Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan defends Minnesota congresswoman.
RELIGION February 19, 2019 Australian Anglican set to be defrocked over abuse inaction An assistant bishop is set to become the most senior Anglican in Australia to be defrocked after a church committee found he took no action when he was told a priest had sexually abused a child.
Middle East February 19, 2019 Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel Young American rabbinical students are doing more than visiting holy sites, learning Hebrew and poring over religious texts during their year abroad in Israel.
RELIGION February 18, 2019 Pope Francis lifts suspension on Nicaraguan priest, poet The Vatican's ambassador to Nicaragua says Pope Francis has lifted the suspension imposed in 1983 on Nicaraguan priest and poet Ernesto Cardenal.
Middle East February 18, 2019 Israeli police arrest 5 Palestinians at flashpoint holy site Israeli police say they have arrested five Palestinians for allegedly "causing a disturbance" at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site.
RELIGION February 18, 2019 French judge refuses to block Catholic sex scandal movie A French judge has refused to block the release this week in French cinemas of a movie based on a Catholic sex scandal.
RELIGION February 17, 2019 Nicaragua: New talks explored but opposition sets conditions Nicaragua says it has held talks on restarting a long-stalled dialogue following political violence that left more than 300 dead last year, but opposition groups and civil society are demanding a raft of preconditions.
RELIGION February 17, 2019 Sex abuse survivors say Vatican summit must deliver action Roman Catholics who were sexually abused by clergy are insisting that decisive actions to confront the decades-long problem of pedophile priests and church cover-ups must come out of an upcoming Vatican summit.
RELIGION February 17, 2019 In Nigeria's tight election, Christian vote is seen as key Nigeria's presidential campaign has been largely free of the religious pressures that marked the 2015 vote when Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim northerner, defeated a Christian president from the south who had grown unpopular over his failure to control Boko Haram.
RELIGION February 17, 2019 Pope asks for prayers for sex abuse summit at Vatican Pope Francis is asking for prayers for this week's sex abuse summit at the Vatican, calling abuse an "urgent challenge of our time."