VIDEO January 31, 2018 Vatican sends sex crimes expert to Chile An archbishop will hear directly from alleged victims about claims a bishop covered up clerical sex abuse.
RELIGION January 31, 2018 France: Leading Islamic scholar in custody amid rape claims A French judicial official says a prominent Swiss Islamic scholar is in police custody over allegations of rape and sexual assault.
RELIGION January 31, 2018 Egypt issues suspended sentence to 19 over church attack An Egyptian court has sentenced 19 Muslim defendants to a one-year suspended sentence for attacking an unlicensed church south of Cairo.
RELIGION January 31, 2018 Egypt court asks Mufti to weigh in on death sentences for 10 An Egyptian court has referred the case of 10 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members held on terrorism charges to the country's top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for a non-binding opinion on whether they can be executed.
RELIGION January 31, 2018 Shiite cleric who lost citizenship back in Bahrain hospital Supporters say a prominent Shiite cleric who lost his citizenship and remains under house arrest in Bahrain has returned to a local hospital for surgery.
RELIGION January 30, 2018 Israeli criticism sparks anti-Jewish remarks in Polish media A diplomatic dispute between Poland and Israel over pending legislation that would outlaw blaming Poland for the crimes of the Holocaust has led to an outburst of anti-Semitic comments in Poland, including some in the government-controlled media.
RELIGION January 30, 2018 Vatican regrets cardinal's disclosures on China negotiations The Vatican says it is "surprising and regrettable" that a cardinal suggested that Pope Francis was out of the loop on negotiations between the Holy See and China, saying he is "faithfully" informed about developments and follows the issue with care.
RELIGION January 30, 2018 Egypt sentences 6 alleged Islamists to life over violence Egypt's state news agency says a court has sentenced six alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison over charges including the attempted murder of soldiers and police.
RELIGION January 30, 2018 Israeli leader at Greek holocaust museum foundation-laying Israel's president and Greece's prime minister have attended a foundation ceremony for a holocaust museum in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, which lost 97 percent of its Jewish community in German World War II death camps.
RELIGION January 30, 2018 Indian Muslim cleric says women watching soccer un-Islamic A senior cleric at an influential Islamic seminary in northern India has issued a religious decree saying that Muslim women should not watch men playing soccer.