RELIGION December 6, 2017 Pope urges status quo, 'wisdom and prudence' for Jerusalem Pope Francis called on Wednesday for the status quo of Jerusalem to be respected and for "wisdom and prudence" to prevail to avoid further conflict, hours before the expected announcement that the United States is recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
RELIGION December 6, 2017 Saleh's death puts Yemen's war at a crossroads Former Yemeni strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh's death at the hands of his own allies, the Shiite rebels known as Houthis, has put the impoverished nation's three-year civil war at a crossroads, and there are several widely differing directions it could now go.
RELIGION December 5, 2017 Saleh's death puts Yemen's war at a crossroads Former Yemeni strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh's death on hands of his own allies, the Shiite rebels known as Houthis, has put the impoverished nation's 3-year civil war at a crossroads, and there are several widely differing directions it could now go.
RELIGION December 5, 2017 Vatican heads into Moneyval evaluation amid new bank mystery The Vatican is heading into a regular review of its efforts to fight money laundering amid a mysterious firing at its bank and ongoing questions about Pope Francis' ability to reform the Holy See's finances.
RELIGION December 4, 2017 1 peacekeeper killed, 3 wounded in Central African Republic The U.N. says one peacekeeper has been killed and three wounded in Central African Republic in an attack carried out by mostly Christian anti-Balaka forces at a U.N. police checkpoint.
RELIGION December 4, 2017 Bahrain says prominent Shiite cleric hospitalized Bahrain's Health Ministry says a prominent Shiite cleric who has been stripped of his citizenship and held under house arrest has been hospitalized.
RELIGION December 4, 2017 AP News Guide: What to know about the Qatar crisis Kuwait is preparing to host a summit of six Gulf countries amid the ongoing diplomatic dispute targeting Qatar.
RELIGION December 4, 2017 Pope donates to help feed South Sudan's hungry The leaders of South Sudan's Roman Catholic Church are calling on the pope to visit this war-torn nation.
VIDEO December 3, 2017 Atheists claim coach broke the law by praying with team Michael Berry of the First Liberty Institute breaks down the case.
RELIGION December 3, 2017 AP PHOTOS: Prophet's birth brings color, music to Morocco A large parade with historic roots takes place in the Moroccan city of Sale each year to mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, an occasion Muslims around the world observe as Mawlid an-Nabi.