December 7, 2016 Pope insists opening on civilly divorced has church backing Pope Francis is insisting that his opening to letting civilly remarried Catholics receive Communion has the backing of the majority of the world's bishops.
December 7, 2016 Pope Francis calls spreading fake news a sin Pope Francis, who in the past has not shied away from offering his opinion about U.S. politics, said in an interview that “spreading disinformation” is probably “the greatest damage that the media can do.”
December 7, 2016 Germany: 3 teens go on trial over bombing a Sikh temple Three teenagers have gone on trial in Germany over an explosion at a Sikh temple in the western city of Essen.
December 6, 2016 Merkel's call for burqa ban in Germany draws backlash German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled support Tuesday for a nationwide ban on full-face veils worn mainly by Muslim women – a move that had an American Islamic advocacy group crying foul, claiming it impedes freedom and increases “Islamophobia.”
December 6, 2016 Ransomed: The freeing of 226 Christians from Islamic State Over the course of a year, Assyrian Christians raised millions of dollars in ransom money to free more than 200 members of the ancient community who had been taken hostage in Syria by the Islamic State group, those involved in the campaign say.
December 6, 2016 Trump son-in-law's family donated to Israeli settler groups President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law co-directs a family foundation that has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Jewish settlement organizations in the West Bank, according to tax records.
December 6, 2016 Ransomed: The race to free 226 Christian hostages in Syria Deep inside Syria, a bishop worked secretly to save the lives of 226 members of his flock from the Islamic State group — by amassing millions of dollars from his community around the world to buy their freedom.
December 6, 2016 Muslim-owned London restaurant offers free Christmas meal A Turkish restaurant in London that is owned and managed by Muslims is offering a free Christmas dinner to the elderly and homeless so they don't have to spend the holiday alone.
December 6, 2016 Merkel seeks new term as leader of German conservatives Angela Merkel is seeking a new two-year term as leader of her conservative party, following her announcement last month that she will run for a fourth term as German chancellor.
December 6, 2016 Romania accused of discriminating against Hungarian festival A senior ethnic Hungarian politician says the Romanian culture ministry discriminated against the Hungarian community in failing to win international recognition for a religious festival.
