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Europe June 27, 2016

Pope: Gays and others marginalized deserve an apology

Pope Francis says gays — and other people marginalized by the church like the poor and the exploited — deserve an apology.

Europe June 27, 2016

Turkey: Pope's genocide remarks won't help peace efforts

Turkey says Pope Francis's recognition of the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians as genocide during his visit to Armenia won't help efforts to establish peace and stability in the Caucasus region.

RELIGION June 27, 2016

New archbishop may transform Cuban church with modest style

In the mid-1970s, a recently ordained priest trekked the Cuban countryside, defying the communist government by distributing hand-printed religious pamphlets to townspeople bold enough to open their doors.

Christianity June 26, 2016

Gays and others marginalized deserve an apology, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis says gays — and all the other people the church has marginalized, such as the poor and the exploited — deserve an apology.

Europe June 26, 2016

Pope visits Armenia's closed border with Turkey on last day

Pope Francis is wrapping up his trip to Armenia with a Sunday liturgy in the Apostolic cathedral celebrated by his Orthodox hosts and a visit to Armenia's closed border with Turkey amid new tensions with Ankara over his recognition of the 1915 "genocide." Turkey issued a harsh rebuttal late Saturday to Francis' declaration upon arrival in Armenia that the slaughter was a planned genocide to exterminate Armenians.

RELIGION June 26, 2016

Yemeni officials: at least 55 killed in 2 days of fighting

Yemeni security and health officials say two days of fierce fighting between Shiite rebels and forces loyal to the internationally recognized government has killed at least 55 people from both sides.

Vatican June 26, 2016

Vatican denies pope has 'Crusades' mentality over genocide

The Vatican on Sunday strongly dismissed Turkish claims that Pope Francis has adopted a "Crusades" mentality by recognizing the Ottoman-era genocide of Armenians, insisting that Francis's three-day visit to the Orthodox country was one of peace and reconciliation.

Europe June 26, 2016

Orthodox Christian leaders end historic meeting

The leaders of the world's Orthodox Christian churches ended a historic gathering on the Greek island of Crete on Sunday hoping to repeat the meeting within a decade, despite a boycott by the Russian church — the most populous in a religion of some 300 million people — and three other churches.

RELIGION June 26, 2016

Vatican names Italian as acting Latin Patriarch

The Vatican has put its longtime protector of Church holy sites in the Middle East in charge of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem — a sensitive position that serves as the chief clergyman to the local Catholic population.

RELIGION June 26, 2016

Jerusalem gay pride parade attacker given life sentence

A Jerusalem court has sentenced to life in prison a radical ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jew who fatally stabbed a teenage girl at a gay pride parade last year.