July 12, 2020 Pope Francis says he is 'deeply pained' over Turkey's decision on Hagia Sophia Pope Francis said on Sunday that he is “deeply pained” over the decision by Turkey to change the status of Hagia Sophia — which was originally built in Istanbul as a Christian cathedral — from a museum to a mosque.
July 11, 2020 5 dead in hostage situation at South Africa church; 40 arrested Police in South Africa responded Saturday to a hostage situation at a Pentecostal church where five people were killed.
July 10, 2020 Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque The president of Turkey on Friday formally converted Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and declared it open for Muslim worship, hours after a high court annulled a 1934 decision that had made the religious landmark a museum.
July 10, 2020 Turkey issues presidential decree to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque The conversion has been criticized as a move to stir President Erdogan's fundamentalist support.
July 9, 2020 Pastor slams CNN, Don Lemon for claiming Jesus wasn’t perfect: ‘Uncontested champions of Fake News’ CNN anchor Don Lemon made the shocking claim that Jesus Christ was not perfect, which Pastor Robert Jeffress says "makes him and his network the uncontested champions of Fake News."
July 9, 2020 Pope scraps prepared remarks on China’s security law in Hong Kong, raising concerns: report Pope Francis skipped any mention of Hong Kong during his weekly address last Sunday, even though the issue was reportedly included in his prepared remarks.
July 9, 2020 Little Sisters of the Poor on Supreme Court win: God has protected us Sister Constance Veit and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty's Montse Alvarado join 'Fox & Friends' after the Supreme Court upholds religious and moral exemptions for birth control coverage.
July 9, 2020 Frank Scaturro: Supreme Court ruling in Little Sisters’ case is a victory for religious freedom The Supreme Court bolstered its standing as a defender of religious liberty with two decisions Wednesday vindicating that ideal.
July 8, 2020 Andrew McCarthy: Supreme Court ruling upholding religious liberty is good news, but should go farther The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Trump administration’s exemptions to mandatory contraception coverage under ObamaCare for employers with sincerely held objections. The ruling is welcome, particularly in its recognition that First Amendment religious liberty is not confined to identifiably religious organizations, such as churches, but to all Americans.
July 8, 2020 China churches ordered to praise Xi Jinping's handling of coronavirus before reopening, watchdog says Under Chinse Communist Party instruction, state-run churches in China say they were required to praise Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in order to reopen, a watchdog reports.
