RELIGION February 8, 2018 Australian premier to apologize to child sex abuse victims Australia's prime minister says he will apologize to victims of child sex abuse in churches and other institutions over decades.
RELIGION February 7, 2018 Is the Vatican about to abandon Roman Catholics in China? It should be a matter of concern to everyone—not just Roman Catholics-- that Pope Francis I is considering an agreement with Beijing that would give the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) effective control over all Roman Catholics in mainland China and Hong Kong.
RELIGION February 7, 2018 AP Exclusive: Vatican to interview Chile victim in person The Vatican's sex-crimes expert is changing plans and will fly to New York to take in-person testimony from a Chilean sex-abuse victim whose pleas to be heard by Pope Francis were previously ignored.
Vatican February 7, 2018 Retired Pope Benedict says he is in last phase of life, on 'pilgrimage home' Retired Pope Benedict XVI revealed in a rare letter published in an Italian newspaper Wednesday that he's in the last phase of his life, and is on his "pilgrimage home."
RELIGION February 7, 2018 Pope Benedict 5 years on: weaker, but 'on a pilgrimage home' Retired Pope Benedict XVI has commemorated the fifth anniversary of his historic decision to retire by assuring that while his physical strength is waning, he is "on a pilgrimage home."
RELIGION February 7, 2018 Romania: AIDS movie that drew protests to be rescreened The Romanian distributors of a French movie about AIDS say it will be shown again after a screening was disrupted by religious protesters.
RELIGION February 7, 2018 Pope Francis praises Koreas' Olympic cooperation Pope Francis is praising the decision of North and South Korea to compete alongside each other at the Winter Olympics, saying it shows that conflicts can be resolved peacefully through dialogue and mutual respect.
RELIGION February 7, 2018 Islamic scholar courted fans, detractors before rape charges Rape accusations have abruptly transformed the image of renowned, outspoken Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who went from being an Oxford professor to being stuck in a French jail with no clear exit date in sight.
RELIGION February 7, 2018 The Latest: Report: German parties near coalition deal The Latest on negotiations to form a new German government (all times local): 10 a.m.
RELIGION February 7, 2018 UN rights chief: Intolerance making inroads in Indonesia The U.N. human rights chief says "strains of intolerance" once thought alien to Indonesia are making inroads in the world's most populous Muslim nation and warned the government against criminalizing its LGBT citizens.