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VIDEO April 12, 2016

Bible on top 10 list of frequently challenged books

Reaction from Rev. Peter Colapietro

RELIGION April 12, 2016

Iraq's parliament delays vote on new Cabinet nominees

Iraq's parliament has delayed a vote on new Cabinet nominees presented by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi after weeks of pressure from an influential Shiite cleric and thousands of his followers.

Europe April 12, 2016

Secular experts to advise French church on child sex abuse

The French Catholic Church has decided to set up a new independent commission made up of secular experts in charge of advising bishops and helping them handle the sensitive cases of child sex abuses by priests.

Faith April 12, 2016

Church of Norway Approves Gay Marriage After 20 Years of Debate

The Church of Norway has voted 88 to 32 to allow gay people to be married in church, following almost two decades of debate on the controversial issue.

RELIGION April 12, 2016

Jordan to fund Jerusalem church restoration

Jordan's king has announced that he will fund the renovation of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — the Jerusalem holy site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.

Vatican April 12, 2016

Vatican ambassador who invited Kim Davis to meet Pope Francis retires

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of his ambassador to the United States, who was behind Francis' controversial meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail rather than comply with a court order to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

Europe April 12, 2016

Balkan leaders meet to try to improve relations

The leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia are meeting on the sidelines of a trade fair in Bosnia to try to improve their relations, recently strained by harsh words exchanged over war crimes committed during their conflicts in the 1990s and Croatia's veto on Serbia's EU talks.

Middle East April 12, 2016

Israel to release 12-year-old Palestinian girl who plotted stabbing

Israel's prison service says it has approved the early release of a 12-year-old Palestinian girl who confessed to planning to carry out a stabbing attack in a West Bank settlement.

RELIGION April 12, 2016

Puerto Rico church strips teachers of pension amid crisis

After 36 years teaching English at a Roman Catholic school near Puerto Rico's capital, Norma Cardoza planned to retire with a modest pension she trusted she would get from the Archdiocese of San Juan.

VIDEO April 11, 2016

Christianity under siege

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