RELIGION September 19, 2017 Myanmar leader blames misinformation as exodus worsens Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is blaming fake news and a misinformation campaign for fueling a crisis that the U.N. says has now pushed more than 125,000 minority Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 The Latest: Pope hopes trip aids Colombia's path to peace The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Colombia (all times local): 5:45 a.m.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 The Latest: Indonesian groups protest Rohingya persecution The Latest on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the resulting flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into neighboring Bangladesh (all times local): 12:40 p.m.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 Group calls for Indonesia gov't to investigate raid on women A rights group is calling on the Indonesian government to immediately investigate a raid by police and village leaders that forced 12 women described as lesbians out of their community.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 Obliterated village burned by Rohingya, Myanmar police say Myanmar security officials have taken journalists to a still-smoldering Rohingya village where the government says members of the Muslim minority set fire to their own homes and vehicles.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 The Latest: Crowds greet pope in Colombia The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Colombia (all times local): 8:40 a.m.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 Ex-execs of Vatican hospital to testify at their trial A Vatican court will hear testimony from two ex-executives of the Holy See's pediatric hospital in their embezzlement trial later this month.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 Christ statue mutilated by war to receive papal blessing A mutilated Christ statue rescued from a bombed-out church will take center stage Friday when it will be blessed by Pope Francis at a symbol-filled ceremony meant to heal wounds fresh from a conflict that is winding down but still bitterly dividing Colombians.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 Pope heads to former Colombia war zone to preach forgiveness Pope Francis heads Friday into an area once besieged by leftist rebels to pray with victims of Colombia's long conflict and urge them to overcome their grief by forgiving their former assailants.
RELIGION September 19, 2017 New Zealand to rebuild quake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral More than six years after a deadly earthquake struck Christchurch and the city's iconic cathedral, the Anglican Church in New Zealand has made a decision to rebuild the landmark.