RELIGION December 27, 2016 Indonesia court: Jakarta governor blasphemy trial to proceed An Indonesian court has ruled that the blasphemy trial of the minority Christian governor of the country's capital will proceed.
LIFESTYLE December 26, 2016 Pope Francis, A Devil-Fearer, Recognizes The International Association Of Exorcists L'Osservatore Romano reported Tuesday that the Vatican's Congregation for Clergy had approved the organization's statutes and recognized the group under canon law.Â
RELIGION December 26, 2016 Tainted alcohol kills 12 Christians in Pakistan Pakistani police say 12 Christians died after drinking contaminated homemade alcohol during the Christmas holiday.
Europe December 26, 2016 Scholars fret about fate of 'holy grail' German abbey books It was filthy, cramped and in major disarray, but when art historian Eva Lindqvist Sandgren entered the library in Altomuenster Abbey, off-limits to all but the German monastery's nuns for more than five centuries, she immediately knew she was looking at a major treasure.
Europe December 26, 2016 The Latest: Russia says mass graves found in eastern Aleppo The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 1 p.m.
RELIGION December 26, 2016 Al-Jazeera says Egypt holds producer on 'fabricated charges' Qatar-based satellite news broadcaster Al-Jazeera says Egypt is holding one of its producers on "fabricated charges" after the man traveled there to visit his family on vacation.
Europe December 26, 2016 Syrian president visits Christian orphanage on Christmas Day Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited a Christian orphanage near the capital Damascus on Christmas Day.
Europe December 26, 2016 The Latest: Pilot error, technical fault behind Russia crash The Latest on the crash of a Russian aircraft with 92 people on board en route to Russia's air base in Syria (all times local): 9 a.m.
RELIGION December 26, 2016 Philippines braces for Christmas storm, offers roasted pigs A powerful typhoon is on its way to slam into the eastern Philippines on Christmas Day as officials struggled to divert people's attention from family celebrations and travel.
Christmas December 26, 2016 Ralph Peters: The Feast of Stephen 2016: We are living in a new age of Christian martyrs December 26th is St. Stephen’s Day—the Feast of Stephen—long an important celebration in the Christian calendar and now largely ignored. It’s time to bring it back.