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RELIGION February 13, 2019

Pope Oks miracle needed for Briton's sainthood

Pope Francis has approved a miracle needed to make Cardinal John Henry Newman, an Anglican convert, a saint.

RELIGION February 13, 2019

Report: Pope says not time yet for mediation in Venezuela

Pope Francis has reportedly written to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro indicating conditions aren't ripe for the Vatican to step in and help mediate in the country's political crisis.

RELIGION February 13, 2019

Afghans mourn former president at palace ceremony

Afghans are mourning the country's first post-communist president, Sibghatullah Mujadidi, at a palace ceremony attended by his former comrades-in-arms, including his one-time spokesman and protege, former President Hamid Karzai.

VIDEO February 12, 2019

Does the left have an anti-Semitism problem?

Rep. Omar under fire for anti-Semitic tweets; American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp and podcast host Katie Halper debate.

RELIGION February 12, 2019

Portuguese Catholic church finds few sexual abuse cases

The Catholic Church's news service in Portugal reports that a senior official says church authorities have investigated only about a dozen allegations of sexual abuse involving Portuguese priests since 2001.

RELIGION February 12, 2019

French bishops questioned at Senate about sexual abuse

The head of France's Catholic bishops group will be questioned by Senate lawmakers who are writing a report to combat pedophilia across all of the country's institutions.

Middle East February 12, 2019

US-led coalition hits mosque in Syria used by Islamic State

The U.S.-led coalition says it has hit a mosque used by the Islamic State group as a command and control center in eastern Syria.

Middle East February 12, 2019

Turkey seeks 1,112 suspects linked to failed coup

Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 1,112 people suspected of links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric who is blamed by Ankara for a failed coup attempt in 2016.

RELIGION February 11, 2019

AP Photos: Naked pot-smoking sect grows at Indian Hindu fest

At the world's largest pilgrimage in Prayagraj in northern India, tens of millions of Hindu faithful travel to the sacred sangam — the confluence of three holy rivers — to take a dip.

RELIGION February 11, 2019

Ex-Chilean bishop returns to face allegations of sex abuse

A Catholic movement says former Chilean bishop Francisco Cox has returned to the country to face accusations of sex abuse after spending 17 years in Germany.