Christianity March 20, 2017 Godfather crackdown: Sicilian bishop bars mafia in baptisms Vito Corleone might want to make a Sicilian bishop an offer he can't refuse.
Europe March 20, 2017 Pope begs forgiveness for church role in Rwanda genocide Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for the "sins and failings of the church and its members" during Rwanda's 1994 genocide and told Rwanda's president that he hoped his apology would help the country heal.
RELIGION March 20, 2017 Myanmar investigators question Rohingya in Bangladesh camps A Bangladesh official says an investigating team formed by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has visited two makeshift camps in southern Bangladesh and questioned some of the thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled from Myanmar, alleging mistreatment by soldiers and majority Buddhists.
RELIGION March 20, 2017 Hindu hard-liner sworn in as leader of India's largest state A hard-line Hindu religious leader has been sworn in as the chief minister of India's most populous state.
VIDEO March 20, 2017 Texas AG Paxton on why a school 'prayer room' is a problem Ken Paxton explains on 'Fox & Friends'
Europe March 20, 2017 Graffiti appears on bishop residence after anti-mafia event Vandals have scrawled graffiti on a Catholic Church building in an organized crime stronghold where Italy's president joined Catholic anti-mafia crusaders to denounce mobsters as people "with no sense of honor." "More work, fewer cops," read the scrawl that appeared Monday on the bishop's residence in Locri, a base of the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate in southern Reggio Calabria.
RELIGION March 19, 2017 In an Israeli warehouse, clues about Jesus' life and death In a cavernous warehouse where Israel stores its archaeological treasures, an ancient burial box is inscribed with the name of Jesus.
RELIGION March 19, 2017 Iraqi troops push into area around symbolic Mosul mosque Iraqi government forces have pushed into the area around a highly symbolic mosque in western Mosul where the Islamic State group's leader made his first and only public appearance.
RELIGION March 19, 2017 Myanmar hard-line Buddhists protest citizenship for Rohingya Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists in a Myanmar state wracked by religious violence have protested against the government's plan to give citizenship to some members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority community.