June 5, 2016 Americans without religion lobby for political influence Reaction from Father Jonathan Morris
June 5, 2016 Pope OKs procedures to remove bishops who botch abuse cases Pope Francis has established new legal procedures to remove bishops who botch handling sex abuse cases, saying they can be kicked out of office if the Vatican finds they were negligent in doing their jobs.
June 4, 2016 Iraqi Christian details how ISIS fighters 'married' her only for rape An Iraqi Christian who escaped the ISIS stronghold of Mosul says she was "married and divorced" as many as nine times a night, all to give her tormentors a twisted justification for rape, according to an interview conducted by an advocacy group and reviewed by Fox News.
June 4, 2016 Orthodox Christian's spiritual seat issues calls for unity The spiritual seat of the world's Orthodox Christians on Friday issued a call for unity ahead of the first ever meeting of the faith's 14 independent churches that is expected to discuss the churches' common future and efforts to heal the nearly 1,000-year rift with the Roman Catholics.
June 4, 2016 Pope donates scooters to homebound elderly couple in Rome The pope has donated a pair of scooters to an elderly couple in Rome who lost their mobility due to the consequences of diabetes and hypertension.
June 4, 2016 Tigers may be gone, but many creatures dwell at Thai temples The scandal surrounding Thailand's Tiger Temple, where wildlife officers seized 137 big cats this past week, has cast religious sanctuaries for animals in a bad light.
June 4, 2016 Vatican summit pledges aid to trafficking fight Judges and prosecutors from around the world are pledging to crack down on human trafficking and help victims of modern-day slavery in the latest Vatican initiative to draw attention to the problem and rally resources to fight it.
June 3, 2016 UN grapples with violent extremism's pull on youth The rise of social media has rendered traditional government and religious institutions inadequate to address the growing number of youth attracted to the message of violent extremism, a top United Nations official said Friday.
June 3, 2016 Iran's top leader rules out cooperation with US against IS Iran's top leader has ruled out cooperation with America against the Islamic State group, their common enemy in Syria and Iraq.
June 3, 2016 Thousands of Peruvian pilgrims attend Snow Star Festival Tens of thousands of pilgrims crowd an Andean valley, with dancers in multi-layered skirts and musicians with drums and flutes performing non-stop over three days.
