Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders
Authorities are expanding their investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include church leaders suspected of shielding predatory priests and failing to report crimes to law enforcement.
Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it
Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gazaโs southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there.
United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference
United Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of a legislative gathering that appears on track to make historic changes in lifting their churchโs longstanding bans on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy.
London police to meet with Jewish leaders as protests spark concerns about the safety of Jews
Londonโs police commissioner will meet with senior members of the Jewish community on Monday after the force bungled its apology for suggesting an โopenly Jewishโณ manโs presence along the route of a pro-Palestinian march risked provoking the demonstrators.
Sydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says
A Muslim community leader says a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service might have โanger management and behavioral issuesโ and a โshort fuseโ but had shown no signs of being radicalized.
Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church
A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders calling for calm and a besieged church urging against retaliation.
Vatican complains after French court rules in favor of nun dismissed from religious order
The Holy See has formally protested to France after a court there ruled that a former high-ranking Vatican official was liable for what the court determined to be the wrongful dismissal of a nun from a religious order.
Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: 'Should have their head examined'
Donald Trump has stirred religious controversy again in his presidential comeback bid, lashing out at Jewish voters who back President Joe Biden and framing Election Day as a referendum on Christianityโs strength in America.
Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives
In the small town of Comitancillo in Guatemalaโs mostly Indigenous highlands, two murals memorialize the nearly two dozen local migrants who died in mass tragedies en route to the United States recently.
Jewish group launches Holocaust survivor speakers bureau to fight increasing antisemitism worldwide
More than 250 Holocaust survivors have joined an international initiative to share their stories of loss and survival with students around the world during a time of rising antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.
Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines in what authorities say was a scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children.
Gaza medical officials say Israeli strike kills 4 foreign aid workers, driver after delivering food
Gaza medical officials say an apparent Israeli airstrike killed four international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver after they helped deliver food and other supplies that had arrived in northern Gaza by ship hours earlier.
The Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden's recognition of 'Transgender Day of Visibility'
President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 โ which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year โ as โTransgender Day of Visibility.โ.
Pope presides over Easter Vigil, delivers 10-minute homily after skipping Good Friday at last minute
Pope Francis has delivered a 10-minute homily during the Vaticanโs somber Easter Vigil service, a day after he made the last-minute decision to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession as a health precaution.
Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa's deadly roads
An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of Easter pilgrims from Botswana making their way to a popular church festival in rural South Africa crashed off a bridge on a mountain pass and plunged into a ravine before bursting into flames.
Malaysian convenience store owners charged over 'Allah' socks that angered Muslims
The owners of a Malaysian convenience store chain and one of its suppliers were charged Tuesday with offending the religious feelings of Muslims after socks printed with the word โAllahโ were found for sale on its shelves.
Guns and sneakers were seized from a man accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman, police say
Police investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in rural Pennsylvania say they seized six guns, a variety of ammunition and a pair of sneakers that may match tread marks left at the crime scene during searches of the suspectโs home and vehicle.