Tag: Religion
Cardinal Pell eyes a Vatican scandal he suspected long ago
ROME — Cardinal George Pell is enjoying his first Roman spring since being exonerated of sex abuse charges in his native Australia: He receives...
Food, shelter, beatings: Border city divided over migrants
CEUTA, Spain — Residents of Spain's multi-ethnic city of Ceuta are used to being in the news every time the fragile alliance between Spain...
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites
VENICE, Italy — The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to restore multicultural landmarks in the Iraqi city of Mosul,...
Romania’s biggest Catholic service offers faith, vaccines
MIERCUREA CIUC, Romania — More than 35,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims congregated Saturday at an open-air shrine in Romania for a centuries-old procession that was...
Jewish man reports assault with slur in Germany’s capital
FRANKFURT, Germany — Police in Germany say they are investigating a Jewish man's report of being punched in the face and abused with antisemitic...
Police say antisemitic attacks in Los Angeles may be related
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police are investigating a potential link between two antisemitic attacks this week in a heavily Jewish neighborhood of the...
Arrests in Times Square melee over Israel; Jewish man beaten
NEW YORK — More than two dozen people were arrested as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashed in New York City's Times Square and police...
Justice Sotomayor says Americans should think about policing
WASHINGTON — As communities nationwide are re-examining law enforcement practices, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says Americans should think critically about how they want...
Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence
CAIRO — Egypt is trying to prove itself to the world once again as an indispensable mediator as it rushes to broker a cease-fire...
Panel says faith community must lead slavery reparations
The faith community should guide the way on reparations for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination and help the nation’s process of reconciliation...
