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VIDEO December 13, 2018

Bishop: Stop turning away the caravan

Bishop Minerva Carcano reacts to faith leaders calling to welcome the migrant caravan into U.S.

VIDEO December 13, 2018

What is Mary's proper place in Christian doctrine?

Dr. Brant Pitre discusses his new book, 'Jesus and The Jewish Roots of Mary,' which tries to understand who Mary was and find out her proper place in Christian doctrine.

Middle East December 13, 2018

Yemen's contested port city of Aden shows challenge of peace

Yemen's government nearly saw itself pushed into the sea by advancing rebels here three years ago.

RELIGION December 13, 2018

Once-powerful Cardinal convicted on sex-abuse-related charges in Australia

A Cardinal who once held the Vatican’s third-most-powerful position was reportedly found guilty Wednesday in Australia of charges related to sexual abuse.

Middle East December 13, 2018

Egyptian novel explores Christians under controlling church

Shady Lewis Botros says his recently published novel — "Ways of the Lord" — can be broadly viewed as an attempt to answer one question: What it's like to be a Christian in Egypt?

RELIGION December 13, 2018

Scores of migrant girls quietly vanishing from Indonesia

The stranger showed up at the girl's door one night with a tantalizing job offer: Give up your world, and I will give you a future.

RELIGION December 12, 2018

Philippine Congress votes to extend martial law in south

The Philippine Congress on Wednesday approved a request by the president to extend martial law in the country's volatile south by a year due to continuing threats by Islamic State group-linked militants and communist insurgents.

RELIGION December 12, 2018

Myanmar rally urges release of 'Person of Year' journalists

Several dozen journalists and activists held a rally Wednesday in Myanmar's biggest city to mark the anniversary of the arrest of two reporters for the Reuters news agency who are among a group of journalists being honored by Time magazine as its "Person of the Year."

Middle East December 12, 2018

Nobel laureate returns to Iraq, pledges to work for peace

Iraqi activist Nadia Murad met her country's president in Baghdad on Wednesday after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy on behalf of victims of wartime sexual violence.

OPINION December 12, 2018

China cracks down on Christians -- a new era of religious persecution has arrived

All of China’s more than 100 million Protestants and Catholics are bracing to have their faith severely tested in a harsh, all-enveloping crackdown.