October 24, 2016 Pope gives marching orders to Jesuits and new superior Pope Francis is giving marching orders to members of his Jesuit order and their new superior.
October 24, 2016 35 Turkish diplomats, family members seek asylum in Germany Officials say 35 Turkish diplomats and family members have applied for asylum in Germany since the failed military coup in Turkey.
October 24, 2016 Iraqi parliament passes bill banning alcohol Iraq's parliament has passed a law forbidding the import, production or selling of alcoholic beverages.
October 23, 2016 Pope says he is pained by murder of innocents in Mosul The pope says the cruelty of the fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul "makes us cry, leaves us without words." Pope Francis told some 50,000 faithful gathered Sunday for the Angelus blessing that he was "pained by the murder in cold blood of numerous sons of this beloved land, among them many children." He expressed his closeness to the people of Iraq "in these dramatic hours," saying "our souls are shaken by the brutal acts of violence that are being committed for too long against innocent citizens, whether Muslims or Christians." Iraqi forces and their allies have launched a major offensive this week to retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city, from the Islamic State group.
October 22, 2016 Officials say senior Egyptian army officer gunned down Egyptian security officials say gunmen have killed a senior army officer in the capital, Cairo.
October 21, 2016 Jews, Christians and UNESCO's Jerusalem resolution UNESCO chose a rather odd time to ratify its resolution against Israel’s “occupation of Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif” and Jerusalem’s Old City.
October 21, 2016 Iraqi advances give hope to displaced Christians Raeda Paulos could hardly conceal her joy when the television inside her cramped trailer showed Iraqi forces raising the national flag over a church in her hometown, a day after it was freed from Islamic State rule.
October 21, 2016 Muslims protest in front of Colosseum over mosque closures Hundreds of Muslims have gathered near Rome's Colosseum to pray and protest the closures of mosques and other places of worship.
October 21, 2016 Open House: Vatican opens papal summer apartment to public Now this is an open house: The Vatican is opening the private apartment at the papal summer retreat to the public, giving visitors a rare look at the bed where Popes Pius XII and Paul VI died and where John Paul II recovered from the 1981 assassination attempt.
October 21, 2016 'Is that not an angel?' Mysterious cloud goes viral Man shares video of heavenly cloud
