RELIGION April 12, 2018 Officials: Germany's last Bridgettine Order abbey to close Catholic authorities in Bavaria say the Vatican has granted their request to close Germany's last Bridgettine Order abbey.
RELIGION April 12, 2018 German nationalist apologizes for blaming attack on Muslims A deputy leader of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party is apologizing for falsely blaming a fatal van attack in Muenster on Islamic extremists.
RELIGION April 11, 2018 Prosecutor: minors at risk of forced labor at Brazil church Minors remain at risk and are being forced to work against their will by a Brazilian church with ties to the U.S.-based Word of Faith Fellowship, a senior labor prosecutor said Wednesday after the initial hearing in a civil suit seeking the dissolution of the local church and the school it runs.
RELIGION April 11, 2018 The Latest: Pope admits 'grave errors' in Chile abuse case The Latest on the Vatican's response to clergy sex abuse in Chile (all times local): 8:20 p.m. Pope Francis has admitted he made "grave errors" in judgment in Chile's sex abuse scandal and invited the abuse victims he had discredited to Rome to beg their forgiveness.
RELIGION April 11, 2018 Pope writes Chile's bishops after receiving sex abuse report Pope Francis has written a letter to Chile's bishops following a scandal over his strong defense of a bishop accused of witnessing and ignoring sex abuse by Chile's most notorious predator priest.
RELIGION April 11, 2018 Pakistan students pray for victims of airstrike in Kunduz Students from Pakistan's religious seminaries have held a commemoration rally to pray for victims of an airstrike earlier this month in neighboring Afghanistan.
RELIGION April 11, 2018 Myanmar official meets Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camp A Myanmar Cabinet minister has visited a sprawling refugee camp in Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims, who told him of the violence that forced them to flee Myanmar and presented a list of demands for their repatriation.
RELIGION April 11, 2018 Germany appoints commissioner to fight anti-Semitism Germany has appointed a career diplomat as its commissioner to coordinate government activities against anti-Semitism, a new job that reflects rising concerns over the issue.
RELIGION April 11, 2018 Vatican urges Buddhists to join fight against corruption The Vatican is urging Buddhists to work with Christians to combat corruption, saying corrupt political, business and religious leaders put lives at risk, damage the environment and threaten governance.
RELIGION April 11, 2018 Report: Anti-Semitism rises, but violence against Jews falls Violent attacks on Jews worldwide dropped in 2017 despite a rise in other forms of anti-Semitism, researchers reported Wednesday, in a year characterized by normalization and mainstreaming of anti-Semitism not seen in Europe since World War II.