March 28, 2016 Catholic priest's fate unclear after reports ISIS would crucify him The status of a Catholic priest kidnapped by Islamic State fighters in Yemen was unclear Monday after his captors reportedly threatened to crucify him on Good Friday, the day Catholics observe the death of Jesus Christ.
March 28, 2016 Bangladesh court rejects push to drop Islam as official religion Bangladesh's top court rejected a 28-year-old petition Monday to remove Islam as the official religion of the Muslim-majority South Asian nation.
March 28, 2016 Saudi doctor arrested for flying rainbow flag, claims he didn't know gay pride symbolism A Saudi doctor who was arrested for flying a rainbow pride flag above his home reportedly said he had no idea about what the flag meant.
March 28, 2016 Pope decries vile bombing in Pakistani park on Easter Pope Francis is decrying what he calls the vile and abominable Easter Sunday bombing in a Pakistani park targeting Christians, and is insisting religious minorities be protected.
March 28, 2016 Death toll from Easter bombing in Pakistan reaches 70 The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has risen to 70 as the country starts observing three-day mourning period following the attack.
March 28, 2016 At least 70 killed in Easter suicide bombing in Pakistan Conor Powell reports from Jerusalem
March 27, 2016 Iraqi cleric meets with PM after beginning Green Zone sit-in Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Sunday night after beginning a sit-in in Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone intended to be a show of force following his calls to combat government corruption.
March 27, 2016 Finns celebrate Easter Mass near ruins of burned church Church officials say that worshippers celebrated Easter Mass near the smoking ruins of a 230-year-old church in western Finland, burned down the night before in an apparent arson attack.
March 27, 2016 Rev. Paul Scalia on the power of faith in times of suffering Priest shares Easter message
