July 6, 2016 Syrian army declares temporary nationwide truce The Syrian military declared a unilateral, three-day cease-fire for the entire country on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, state media reported.
July 6, 2016 AP PHOTOS: Muslims celebrate Eid, marking Ramadan's end Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a time for family and feasting, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan and its daytime fasting.
July 6, 2016 Brazil bishop who purportedly shielded pedophiles resigns A Brazilian archbishop has resigned after he was accused of shielding sexually abusive priests.
July 6, 2016 Parents of Wisconsin student found dead in Rome meet Pope Francis Pope Francis met on Wednesday with the parents of a U.S. college student whose body was found in Rome's Tiber river this week, after apparently either being pushed or tumbling into the murky waters less than 24 hours after arriving in Italy for summer classes.
July 5, 2016 Lawyer to Vatican court: Client not likable, but not guilty The lawyer for the woman at the heart of a Vatican leaks trial says her client may not be likable, but that she shouldn't be convicted just because she's "unpleasant, insufferable, arrogant and presumptuous." Francesca Chaouqui was a member of a papal reform commission investigating Vatican finances.
July 5, 2016 Christian Iraqi Population Shrinking; Persecution 'Worse Than Under Saddam Hussein' A human rights group has warned that minorities in Iraq, including Christians, are facing a "catastrophic" reality with tens of thousands of people murdered or abducted by terror groups.
July 5, 2016 What You Never Knew About the Vatican Archbishop Ganswein on Benedict, Francis, and the Prophesy of Malachy.
July 5, 2016 The Vital Legacy of Elie Wiesel The Nobel Prize winner refused to let the world forget the nightmare of the Holocaust.
July 5, 2016 Iraq: Death toll from weekend Baghdad attack reaches 175 Iraqi authorities say more dead bodies have been recovered from the site of the massive weekend suicide bombing in central Baghdad, bringing the death toll to 175.
July 5, 2016 Attack part of Bangladesh's long history of political strife When Bangladesh dismissed the Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the deadly hostage crisis that gripped Dhaka's diplomatic zone over the weekend, some questioned if authorities were in denial.
