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RELIGION September 26, 2017

Greek Orthodox church aims to block property sale in court

The Greek Orthodox patriarch in the Holy Land says his church will appeal an Israeli court decision that approved the sale of prime church property to companies representing Jews seeking to expand their presence in Jerusalem's Old City.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Devoutly Catholic Guam celebrates Mass amid N. Korea threat

Across Guam — where nearly everyone is Roman Catholic — priests prayed for peace as residents of the U.S. Pacific island territory faced a missile threat from North Korea.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

German nationalists pull anti-Islam pig poster

A leader of Germany's anti-immigrant AfD party says it won't distribute campaign posters with the slogan "Islam?

RELIGION September 26, 2017

70 years after Pakistan-India split, Sikhs search for home

Radesh Singh's grandfather was just 11 years old when he left his village in India's Punjab province to move to Peshawar, in the far northwest of the country on the border with Afghanistan.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Clerical abuse scandal hits Argentine president's school

Rufino Varela was a distraught, confused 12-year-old when he went looking for help from the school chaplain to tell him he'd been sexually abused by a mason at his family's home.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Australian inquiry: Priests should report abuse confessions

Australia's most powerful investigative authority has recommended that priests who fail to tell police about suspected child sexual abuse should face criminal charges, even when they learn of abuse through confession.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Pope calls welcoming migrants a way to show brotherhood

Pope Francis is praising acceptance for migrants as a way to show brotherhood, even as Europe's welcome mat wears thin.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Indonesia clinic gives relief to Muslims with tattoo regrets

A clinic in Indonesia is offering laser removal of tattoos for free, providing relief to Muslims who have regrets about their ink.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

Study finds Saudi government still tolerates hate speech

A new study by Human Rights Watch has found that the Saudi government continues to tolerate hate speech by some clerics against minority groups and that public school textbooks still include language that discriminates against others.

RELIGION September 26, 2017

India surveying the number of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar

An Indian Home Ministry official says state authorities are trying to determine the number of Muslim Rohingya refugees living in the country after fleeing persecution in neighboring Myanmar, but there is no immediate plan to deport them.