July 22, 2016 Croatian court overturns 1946 verdict against cardinal A Croatian court has annulled a 1946 verdict against a Catholic cardinal who had been convicted by the postwar Communist authorities of collaborating with the pro-Nazi puppet regime during World War II.
July 22, 2016 As nuns' numbers fall, pope says OK to use social media A Vatican official says the number of nuns who dedicate their lives to prayer and contemplating God is dwindling, even as Pope Francis has written a new document praising their relevance in the world.
July 22, 2016 Possible photo, video of priest abducted in Yemen raises hopes, questions A new video surfaced of the Catholic priest widely reported to have been crucified on Good Friday by Islamist terrorists in Yemen, leaving remaining questions about his fate.
July 22, 2016 Nice city hall puts up names of 84 truck attack victims Nice has put up the names of all 84 people killed in last week's truck attack on the front of city hall.
July 22, 2016 China's Panchen Lama presides over key Buddhist ritual China's hand-picked Panchen Lama is presiding over a key Buddhist ritual being held in Tibet for only the first time in 50 years, in a move criticized by overseas Tibetan groups.
July 22, 2016 Chinese officials begin to dismantle Tibetan study site Tibetan groups say Chinese officials have begun dismantling buildings at Larung Gar, one of the world's largest centers of Tibetan Buddhist learning.
July 21, 2016 Census shows proportion of Myanmar Muslims unchanged The proportion of Muslims in overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar has not increased in three decades, contrary to the fears of strident Buddhist nationalists.
July 21, 2016 Turkish jets strike rebels in Iraq following failed coup Days after a failed coup attempt in Turkey, the country's jets carried out cross-border strikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, killing some 20 alleged militants, state media reported Wednesday.
July 20, 2016 Genocide in homeland exposes rift in Iraqi-American Christian community The persecution of Christians in Iraq and Syria has exposed a rift among the half-million Chaldeans in the U.S., igniting furious debate as to whether the religious minority – subjects of ongoing genocide at the hands of ISIS - should remain in their ancestral home or seek asylum abroad.
July 20, 2016 Venezuela presents details in weapons case against Utah man Venezuelan authorities are presenting what they say are new details in the case against a 24-year-old American being held on weapons charges.
