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RELIGION August 3, 2018

Leading Chinese Buddhist monk accused of sexual misconduct

One of China's highest-ranking Buddhist monks is facing a government investigation over accusations of sexual misconduct, in what is seen by some as an indication the #MeToo movement is gaining traction in the world's most populous nation.

RELIGION August 2, 2018

Study: US religious orders overwhelmingly back women deacons

A new survey has found that the majority of U.S. Catholic religious orders believe women should be allowed to serve as ordained deacons, lending support to an issue currently under study at the Vatican amid pressure for women to be given greater roles in the church.

RELIGION August 2, 2018

The Latest: Governor to push bill to end NY death penalty

The Latest on the pope's move to change Catholic church teaching on the death penalty (all times local): 6:25 p.m. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he'll introduce legislation that would remove the death penalty from New York state law.

VIDEO August 2, 2018

Pope Francis condemns the death penalty

Pope Francis declares the death penalty 'inadmissible in all cases.' Lauren Green reports.

RELIGION August 2, 2018

Egypt Coptic Church stops accepting monks after bishop death

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church said Thursday it will not be taking in new monks in monasteries nationwide for a year after the unresolved death of the abbot of a prominent monastery in the desert northwest of Cairo.

Christianity August 2, 2018

Pope Francis declares death penalty is 'inadmissible' in teaching reversal

Pope Francis, in a reversal of church teaching, said in a new policy published Thursday the death penalty is always 鈥渋nadmissible鈥� because it 鈥渁ttacks鈥� the dignity of all people.

VIDEO August 2, 2018

Pope Francis: Death penalty is 鈥榠nadmissible鈥�

Pope Francis updates the church鈥檚 view on the death penalty

RELIGION August 1, 2018

Israeli military faces Druze uproar over Jewish nation law

Israel's military chief is pleading to keep politics out of the army amid rising protests by the Druze minority against a recently passed law that enshrines the state's Jewish character and which critics say undermines its democratic values.

RELIGION July 31, 2018

Turkish court rejects appeal to end US pastor's house arrest

A Turkish court rejected an appeal Tuesday to end the house arrest of an American pastor who is at the center of an escalating diplomatic row between NATO allies Turkey and the United States, Turkey's state-run news agency reported.

RELIGION July 31, 2018

IS claims Tajikistan attack that killed 4 foreign cyclists

The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a car-and-knife attack on Western tourists cycling in Tajikistan that killed two Americans and two Europeans.