July 19, 2016 Former priest who served third of abuse sentence gets parole A retired Roman Catholic priest who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex offences involving young boys in eastern Canada has been granted full parole after serving a third of his sentence.
July 19, 2016 Christian Students in China Barred From Going to College Unless They Stop Going to Church Chinese students attending a Christian house church in the central Guizhou province are being threatened by government authorities who are warning them that if they don't stop going to the church, they will be barred from going to college.
July 19, 2016 Nice, Riviera jewel, has flip side as jihadi breeding ground Nice, the city that sits on the Bay of Angels and that for many epitomizes the sun-splashed French Riviera, has a flip side unknown to tourists and invisible to most residents, as a breeding ground for Islamic radicals and jihadis.
July 19, 2016 For those who love him, Turkey's Erdogan is the "Tall Man" For those who love him, a mix of the religiously conservative and the rising middle class, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been the powerhouse who drove economic success, gave Islam a greater role and boosted regional standing.
July 19, 2016 Ex-soldier who killed Guatemalan bishop dies in prison riot A former army officer serving a prison sentence for the 1998 killing of a Roman Catholic bishop died in a jail riot that killed a total of five inmates Monday, Guatemalan authorities said.
July 19, 2016 Israeli police boost security for Jerusalem gay pride parade Israeli police say they are stepping up security measures for this week's gay pride parade in Jerusalem after a deadly attack at last year's festivities.
July 19, 2016 Russian Jewish group OK with "Pokemon Go" The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia says it does not mind people playing the hit smartphone game "Pokemon Go" around synagogues and other cultural buildings.
July 19, 2016 India court warns Rahul Gandhi could face defamation trial India's top court has ordered a scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi family to express regret or face defamation charges for blaming the country's top Hindu nationalist organization for the 1948 assassination of independence leader Mohandas Gandhi.
July 18, 2016 Iran begins trial for 21 linked to storming of Saudi posts Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency says a closed trial has begun for 21 suspects in the storming of Saudi diplomatic missions earlier this year.
July 18, 2016 Staying Faithful at a Time of Terror Words of wisdom, comfort and resolve for when we question God most.
