RELIGION October 5, 2018 'Miracle' woman says El Salvador's Oscar Romero a saint A Salvadoran woman whose unexpected recovery from a life-threatening condition was deemed a miracle, paving the way for the upcoming canonization of the late Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero, said Friday she's convinced he is a saint.
Middle East October 5, 2018 Ceaseless persecution marks the Yazidis' history Over the past centuries, the Yazidi community, one of Iraq's oldest religious minorities, has repeatedly been subjected to brutal attacks leaving thousands of its members dead.
RELIGION October 5, 2018 The Latest: Volunteers bury more bodies from Indonesia quake The Latest on the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia (all times local): 4 p.m. Volunteers are burying more victims in a mass grave a week after a powerful earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian city of Palu.
RELIGION October 5, 2018 Pope adviser says systematic reforms needed to address abuse One of Pope Francis' top advisers warned Friday that the Catholic Church risks increased police and government intervention if it doesn't address the clergy sex abuse scandal with system-wide reforms about the way power and sexuality are expressed.
RELIGION October 5, 2018 Muslims pray for strength in quake-hit Indonesian city Hundreds of Muslim survivors in the Indonesian city of Palu gathered at shattered mosques for Friday prayers, seeking strength to rebuild their lives a week after a powerful earthquake and tsunami killed more than 1,500 people.
RELIGION October 4, 2018 India deports Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar India on Thursday deported its first group of Rohingya Muslims since the government last year ordered the expulsion of members of the Myanmar minority group and others who entered the country illegally.
Middle East October 3, 2018 Court forbids Saudi woman from marrying man she loves because he's a musician A Saudi woman has been forbidden from marrying the man she loves — after a court deemed him “unsuitable” because he plays music.
RELIGION October 3, 2018 Chilean cardinal goes before prosecutor in sex abuse probe The archbishop of the Chilean capital went before a local prosecutor Wednesday but declined to testify as a defendant about allegations he covered up years of child sex abuse committed by clerics and officials of the country's Catholic Church.
RELIGION October 3, 2018 Pope opens youth synod as confidence dips on abuse fallout Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops on Wednesday to dream of a future free of the mistakes and sins of the past, as he opened a global gathering of the church leadership amid renewed outrage over the priestly sex abuse and cover-up scandal.
RELIGION October 2, 2018 Chile church says sorry for conduct guidelines for priests Chile's Roman Catholic Church has apologized for a set of conduct guidelines for priests dealing with children that have caused outrage just as the South American country is being rocked by a widespread clerical sex abuse scandal.