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VIDEO February 8, 2017

Can faith strengthen your confidence?

Spirited Debate

Europe February 8, 2017

Pope repeats 'bridges not walls' after Trump travel ban

Pope Francis has repeated his appeal for people to build bridges of understanding instead of walls in his first, albeit indirect, comments since the Trump administration tried to impose a travel ban on people from seven mostly Muslim countries.

RELIGION February 8, 2017

Malaysia seizes pig-hair brushes after Muslims complain

Malaysian authorities have seized more than 2,000 paint brushes suspected to be made from pig bristles and sold without labels, in a crackdown following complaints from Muslim consumers.

VIDEO February 7, 2017

Cross restored to military memorial in Minnesota

City removed cross from park

Europe February 7, 2017

Israel passes law legalizing thousands of settlement homes

The Israeli parliament's adoption of a contentious law meant to retroactively legalize thousands of West Bank settlement homes built unlawfully on private Palestinian land is expected to trigger international outrage and a flurry of lawsuits against the measure.

VIDEO February 7, 2017

Faith wins! Cross returning to veterans memorial park

City council narrowly approves proposal

Europe February 7, 2017

Turkey says Erdogan and Trump to hold telephone conversation

Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump — their first since the American leader took office.

RELIGION February 7, 2017

Thai king appoints new patriarch of country's Buddhist order

Thailand's king has named a new supreme patriarch to head the country's Buddhist order, ending a deadlock that left the position empty for more than three years.

Europe February 7, 2017

Vatican debated whether to invite China to organ meeting

Vatican officials are defending their decision to invite a Chinese delegation to an organ trafficking conference, saying the positives of encouraging reform outweighed negative criticism that the Holy See was helping whitewash Beijing's use of organs from executed prisoners.

US February 7, 2017

Israel demolishes buildings at evacuated West Bank outpost

Israel says it's started demolishing buildings at a West Bank settlement outpost evacuated last week amid clashed between settlers and security forces.