April 8, 2016 Pope Francis calls for a more welcoming Catholic Church New document details the pope's approach
April 8, 2016 Lawyer: Army attack leaves Nigerian Shiite leader near-blind The detained leader of Nigeria's Shiite Muslims has been left near-blind and underwent several operations to remove bullets from when he was shot in an army raid on his home, a human rights lawyer said Friday.
April 8, 2016 South African religious leaders ask Zuma to resign A group of South African religious leaders on Friday said President Jacob Zuma should quit over a scandal involving millions of dollars in state spending on his private residence.
April 8, 2016 Pope insists conscience, not rules, must guide faithful Pope Francis has insisted that individual conscience should be the guiding principle for Catholics negotiating the complexities of sex, marriage and family life in a major document that rejects the emphasis on black and white rules for the faithful.
April 8, 2016 Kerry in Baghdad to meet Iraqi leaders, discuss IS fight U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Baghdad to meet Iraq's leaders and discuss the fight against the Islamic State.
April 8, 2016 How pope's new document compares to ones of his predecessors Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation "The Joy of Love," represents no explicit change in church doctrine or teaching, but it offers a new emphasis and may lead to changes in pastoral practice on some hot-button issues like whether civilly remarried Catholics can receive Communion.
April 8, 2016 Pope says conscience, not dogma, must guide Catholics in family life Pope Francis insisted that individual conscience be the guiding principle for Catholics negotiating the complexities of sex, marriage and family life in a major document released Friday that rejects the emphasis on black and white rules for the faithful.
April 8, 2016 South African religious leaders say Zuma should resign A group of South African religious leaders says President Jacob Zuma should quit over a scandal involving millions of dollars in state spending on his private residence.
April 8, 2016 Pastor of China's largest Protestant church released: Report A U.S.-based Christian group says Chinese authorities have released the pastor of the country's largest Protestant church after he was detained for more than two months following protests against the government's removal of crosses from churches.
April 8, 2016 Student who criticized radical Islam hacked, shot to death in Bangladesh Three motorcycle-riding assailants hacked and shot a student activist to death as he was walking with a friend along a street in Bangladesh's capital, police said Thursday.
