VIDEO September 28, 2018 Reconciling the divide between faith and science Dr. Katharine Hayhoe speaks on how she is trying to change the perception that science and faith are opposing forces.
RELIGION September 28, 2018 Russian Orthodox Church issues warning to Orthodoxy's leader The Russian Orthodox Church warned Friday that it would sever ties with the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community if he grants autonomy to Ukraine's Orthodox Church.
RELIGION September 28, 2018 Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of abuse scandal Pope Francis has defrocked the Chilean priest at the center of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his "supreme" authority to stiffen a sentence originally handed down by a Vatican court in 2011.
RELIGION September 28, 2018 Ex-Vatican ambassador blasts Pope Francis over lack of response to claims of sexual abuse cover-up The retired Vatican ambassador accusing the pope and his advisers of covering up a former American cardinal’s alleged sexual misconduct is now demanding the Catholic Church speak out about the case – saying Francis’ behavior is “hardly consistent with his calls for transparency.”
RELIGION September 28, 2018 Magazine of Jesuits urges withdrawal of Kavanaugh nomination The magazine of the Jesuit religious order in the United States has publicly withdrawn its endorsement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court justice following testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee by the Jesuit-educated Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago.
RELIGION September 28, 2018 Pakistan's Ahmadis fearful as leaders bow to extremists Pakistan's embattled Ahmadiyya minority enjoyed a brief moment of hope earlier this month when one of its own, a U.S.-based Princeton economist, was appointed to an economic advisory council.
RELIGION September 28, 2018 Accuser denounces pope's silence over abuse cover-up claims The former Vatican ambassador who accused three popes and their advisers of covering up for a disgraced American ex-cardinal has denounced Pope Francis' refusal to directly respond to his claims and challenged the Vatican to say what it knows about the scandal.
RELIGION September 27, 2018 Polish bishop apologizes to victims of clergy sex abuse A Polish Catholic bishop apologized Thursday to those who were sexually abused by priests in his Warsaw diocese and vowed to take steps to win back their trust.
RELIGION September 27, 2018 India chief justice's new decision strikes down adultery law India's Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has presided over a string of verdicts in recent weeks that grant more rights to women, gay couples and religious minorities, challenging deeply-conservative Indian society as he prepares to retire from the bench next month.
RELIGION September 27, 2018 In Nigeria, voodoo festival shows strength of traditions Excitement grew in the crowd as the Zangbeto Voodoo festival reached a climax, with scores of colorful palm-frond figures representing the traditional guardian of the night.