RELIGION November 21, 2017 China widens personality cult around 'unrivaled helmsman' Xi The village where he labored as a teen has become a shrine, a tree he planted an icon.
RELIGION November 21, 2017 Vatican beefs up oversight of diplomats after 2 sex probes Pope Francis has beefed up the Vatican's oversight of its diplomatic corps after two recent cases of alleged sexual misconduct and other instances of its ambassadors going off-message from the pope.
RELIGION November 21, 2017 Vatican and China exchange art amid stall in hard diplomacy The Vatican and China have announced a first-ever exchange of artworks for exhibits in Beijing and the Vatican Museums, as the two states forge ahead with soft diplomacy amid a stalemate in negotiations to heal decades of diplomatic estrangement.
RELIGION November 21, 2017 Correction: Myanmar-Foreign Ministers story In a Nov. 20 story from Naypyitaw, Myanmar, The Associated Press wrongly transcribed remarks by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi at a meeting of foreign ministers.
RELIGION November 21, 2017 Nigeria police say at least 20 killed in mosque bombing Police in northeastern Nigeria say at least 20 people are feared dead after a suicide bombing at a mosque.
RELIGION November 21, 2017 AP probe: Sexual abuse pervasive in Pakistan Islamic schools Kausar Parveen struggles through tears as she remembers the blood-soaked pants of her 9-year-old son, raped by a religious cleric.
RELIGION November 21, 2017 AP probe: Sex abuse pervasive in Pakistan Islamic schools An Associated Press investigation has found that sexual abuse is pervasive at Islamic schools in Pakistan.
Christianity November 20, 2017 Catholicism in China losing ground amid surge in Protestantism Even with the efforts by Vatican officials to end the decades-long rift between the Catholic Church and the Chinese government, the number of new Catholics in China is on the decline and palls in comparison to the growth of Protestantism in the Asian nation.
VIDEO November 20, 2017 San Antonio hosts National Bible Bee 360 kids from around the nation gather to proclaim Bible verses.
RELIGION November 20, 2017 Pakistani government given 3 days to clear Islamist rally A Pakistani court has granted the government three more days to find a way to clear an Islamist rally near the capital, Islamabad.