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VIDEO February 2, 2017

Community supports Muslim congregation after mosque fire

Raised more than $1 million

Christianity February 2, 2017

Christian persecution seen in more locations across the globe, new report shows

Christian persecution has not only increased the past year but it has also spread to more corners of the globe – with incidents occurring in every continent, according to a new annual report.

Middle East February 2, 2017

New fights break out as Jewish settlement in West Bank is cleared

Protesters on Thursday hurled rocks and bleach at police officers moving in to finish the evacuation of a West Bank settlement that the Palestinians claimed as their own.

Europe February 2, 2017

German foreign minister to visit US with 'friendship offer'

Germany's foreign minister is heading for Washington to meet newly sworn-in U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and convey what he calls an "offer of friendship and trust." Sigmar Gabriel's trip on Thursday follows criticism by Chancellor Angela Merkel of President Donald Trump's restrictions on immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries.

RELIGION February 2, 2017

Hundreds of Yemenis with US visas stranded in Djibouti

Hundreds of Yemenis with U.S. visas are stranded in the tiny African state of Djibouti because of President Donald Trump's ban on entry for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, an American lawyer there said Wednesday.

RELIGION February 1, 2017

Blood-spattered Quebec mosque opens doors after shooting

Worshippers are returning to the scene of the weekend's Quebec City mosque shooting to view the aftermath of the carnage.

Europe February 1, 2017

Vatican newspaper calls out Trump's travel ban

The Vatican is criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy, with a senior official voicing concern and the Vatican newspaper saying Trump's recourse to walls and travel bans is counterproductive to America's economic interests.

Europe February 1, 2017

German church OKs case-by-case Communion for remarried

Germany's bishops have declared that Pope Francis' outreach to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics opens the door to letting them receive Communion.

US February 1, 2017

Trump policy dims hope for refugees in Indonesian limbo

After getting death threats from Al-Shabab militants, Mohamed Dahir Saeed and his wife fled their native Somalia with plans to seek safety in Australia.

US February 1, 2017

In a first, Emirati foreign minister defends Trump visa ban

The United Arab Emirates' top diplomat on Wednesday came out in defense of President Donald Trump's order temporarily barring citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.