July 14, 2016 Vatican sets Nov. 5 Albania's beatification of 38 martyrs The Catholic Church in Albania says that Vatican has set Nov. 5 as the day of beatification of 38 Albanian religious martyrs killed by the former communist regime.
July 13, 2016 Pastor issues challenge to Americans after Dallas ambush Pastor Miles McPherson explains
July 12, 2016 Israeli military appoints rabbi who appeared to permit rape The Israeli military has been criticized for appointing a rabbi who has disparaged female soldiers and once appeared to justify the rape of non-Jewish enemies.
July 12, 2016 Thousands fast after Putin signs law banning evangelism outside of churches Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law last week a measure punishing any kind of religious evangelization outside of churches, which some observers have called one of the most restrictive move in "post-Soviet history."
July 12, 2016 Guam archdiocese reviewing sex abuse response policy Guam's archdiocese is reviewing how it responds to allegations of sexual abuse against church officials after the archbishop was accused of assaulting boys in the 1970s.
July 12, 2016 Pakistani police on the hunt for Christian charged over poem Pakistan police say they are searching for a Christian man facing blasphemy charges after a Muslim friend accused him of insulting Islam with a poem.
July 12, 2016 Vatican taps ex-Fox reporter, woman in new spokesman team Pope Francis has named a former Fox TV correspondent to replace his longtime spokesman and tapped a Spanish woman to be his deputy, the first time a woman has held the post.
July 12, 2016 Anglican Church of Canada votes against same-sex unions The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted against authorizing same-sex marriages Monday after nearly a week of passionate debates about blessing such unions at the church's triennial conference.
July 12, 2016 US, Israel Jewish leaders demand right to pray in Jerusalem Leaders of liberal American and Israeli Jewish movements are demanding the right to pray at a Jerusalem holy site and say the Israeli government's lack of progress on giving them those prayer rights is "unjust and insulting." Israel announced in January it would expand and officially recognize a special mixed-gender prayer area at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
July 11, 2016 Vatican outlines pope's upcoming trip to Georgia, Azerbaijan The Vatican says Pope Francis will meet with Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders during his Sept. 30-Oct. 2 trip to the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Azerbaijan, adding a strong interreligious dimension to an already politically delicate trip.
