RELIGION May 26, 2018 China orders crackdown on large outdoor religious statues China's ruling Communist Party has ordered local governments to better regulate the construction of large outdoor religious statues amid increasing restrictions on religious expression of all kinds.
RELIGION May 25, 2018 Real-world debates permeate Venice Biennale on architecture Real-world debates permeate this year's Venice Biennale on architecture, from commemorating spaces once part of the U.S. slave trade to maintaining the delicate status quo at religious sites in the Holy Land.
RELIGION May 25, 2018 Guatemala minister: Sheldon Adelson flew officials to Israel The Guatemalan government says United States casino magnate Sheldon Adelson provided its official delegation a Boeing 767 to travel to Israel for the relocation of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
VIDEO May 24, 2018 Royal wedding bishop to lead procession to White House Reverend Michael Curry discusses his message of love on 'The Story' after stealing the show at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
VIDEO May 24, 2018 Did the pope say there is nothing wrong with being gay? Pope Francis made headlines recently for reportedly telling a gay man that 'God made him that way.'
RELIGION May 24, 2018 In Egypt, a marionette maker strings together memories In a tiny Cairo workshop, Mohamed Fawzi Bakkar designs and builds marionettes from scratch, hoping to revive a traditional art.
RELIGION May 24, 2018 Pakistani mob demolishes mosque belonging to minority sect Sunni extremists have demolished a mosque belonging to Pakistan's minority Ahmadi sect in the eastern city of Sialkot, the latest mob attack on minorities in the country.
RELIGION May 23, 2018 Cardinal: Nicaragua talks at impasse, suspended indefinitely Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes says talks between President Daniel Ortega's government and opposition and civic groups have reached an impasse and been suspended indefinitely.
RELIGION May 23, 2018 Iran's Khamenei criticizes US over hard-line stance Iran's supreme leader is criticizing the U.S. over its hard-line stance toward the country since President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a landmark nuclear deal with Western powers.
RELIGION May 23, 2018 Jewish group questions sainthood for WWII-era cardinal A leading Jewish organization has criticized the Vatican's decision to move World War II-era Cardinal August Hlond along the path to possible sainthood, saying he was "extremely" hostile to Poland's Jews and failed to condemn a 1946 pogrom.