Tag: Religion
Los Angeles nun to plea guilty to $835,000 school theft
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles nun who took a vow of poverty has agreed to plea guilty to federal charges for stealing more...
Mixed city of Arabs and Jews remains on edge after violence
LOD, Israel — Israeli security forces guard the streets of Lod, weeks after rioters torched patrol cars, synagogues and homes. Attackers who killed an...
Paul Givan to become Northern Ireland’s new leader
LONDON — Lawmaker Paul Givan is to become the new first minister of Northern Ireland, replacing Arlene Foster, who had been in post since...
Spirituality underpins migrant activism in US borderlands
TUCSON, Ariz. — Alvaro Enciso plants three or four crosses each week in Arizona's desert borderlands, amid the yellow-blossomed prickly pear and whip-like ocotillo,...
Judge reinstates teacher suspended for transgender remark
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A judge on Tuesday ordered a northern Virginia school system to reinstate a suspended gym teacher who spoke out at...
Black pastors in Georgia press for federal voting bills
ATLANTA — Black church leaders in Georgia vowed Tuesday to keep up their fight for federal voting rights legislation, with one pastor urging President...
Israel suspends ultranationalists’ march in east Jerusalem
JERUSAELM — Israeli police on Monday said they blocked a planned procession by Jewish ultranationalists through parts of Jerusalem's Old City, following warnings that...
Supreme Court agrees to hear 2nd ‘state secrets’ case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether a lawsuit can go forward in which a group of Muslim residents of...
Death toll rises after Burkina Faso village attack
GAO, Mali — The death toll from the deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years has risen to at least 132 people and countless...
Pastor seeks revival of suit challenging virus restrictions
NEW ORLEANS — About 100 supporters of a Louisiana minister gathered outside a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday to show support...
