RELIGION January 29, 2018 Pope denounces Holocaust "indifference" amid Polish uproar Pope Francis says countries have a responsibility to fight anti-Semitism and the "virus of indifference" threatening to erase the memory of the Holocaust.
RELIGION January 29, 2018 Malaysia's top court annuls unilateral conversions of minors Malaysia's top court in a landmark decision says both parents must consent to the religious conversion of a minor, ruling in favor of a Hindu woman whose ex-husband converted their three children to Islam.
Middle East January 28, 2018 Israel, Poland to hold talks in spat over Holocaust bill Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday night that Israel and Poland have agreed to hold talks seeking to resolve the uproar over proposed Polish legislation that would outlaw blaming Poland for any crimes committed during the Holocaust.
RELIGION January 28, 2018 French government officials support minister accused of rape France's government is sticking by its budget minister as he fights a rape accusation.
RELIGION January 28, 2018 Pope reaches out to familiar Ukrainian Catholic community Pope Francis has hailed immigrant women who care for Italians' elderly and children and paid tribute to Catholics who perished because of their faith while Ukraine was under Soviet rule.
RELIGION January 28, 2018 Pope on attacks: Afghan people suffering inhumane violence Pope Francis is decrying terror attacks in Afghanistan and asking how much longer people there must suffer such "inhumane" violence.
RELIGION January 27, 2018 Chile court clears ex-bishop of sex crime charges A Chilean appeals court has ratified the dismissal of sex crime charges against a former Roman Catholic bishop.
RELIGION January 27, 2018 Pope: Bishop, 18 others, slain in Algeria are martyrs Pope Francis has recognized as martyrs 19 people who were slain in Algeria in the 1990s, including a bishop killed by a car bomb and beheaded monks.
RELIGION January 27, 2018 Indian police stop Hindu, Muslim rioting that killed 1 Indian police say they rushed security forces to a northern town where a clash between Hindu and Muslim groups left one person dead and three others injured during India's National Day celebrations.
VIDEO January 26, 2018 Coach vows to take religious freedom case to Supreme Court Coach gives update on religious freedom case