Tag: Religious issues
Turkey’s foreign minister Cavusoglu begins visit to Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday began his trip to Greece with an unofficial visit to the northeastern province of...
Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ of Greenwood community
TULSA, Okla. — When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood 100 years ago this week, they bypassed the original sanctuary of...
Kentucky ties to Baptist kids agency at risk over gay rights
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A cultural clash pitting religious beliefs against gay rights has jeopardized Kentucky's long-running relationship with a foster care and adoption agency...
‘Our season’: Eritrean troops kill, rape, loot in Tigray
MEKELE, Ethiopia — Women who make it to the clinic for sex abuse survivors in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray usually struggle to...
Pope sends envoys to German diocese in church abuse crisis
BERLIN — Pope Francis is sending envoys to the German archdiocese of Cologne to investigate possible mistakes by senior church officials in handling past...
NY bill would give sexual abuse survivors new chance to sue
ALBANY, N.Y. — People sexually abused as adults would have a chance to sue the perpetrators even if the usual deadline to bring a...
Lawsuit: Only Christians could apply for jail chaplain job
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Applicants for a chaplain's job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians,...
Faith, political leaders unite in rally against antisemitism
Faith leaders, celebrities and lawmakers across the political spectrum joined Thursday to condemn a rise in antisemitic incidents around the world triggered by the...
Divided US Catholic bishops will debate Communion policy
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plans to devote part of its national meeting next month to the sensitive issue of which Catholics are...
Pope moves youth seminary out of Vatican amid abuse trial
ROME — Pope Francis has decided to move a youth seminary outside Vatican City, taking action before the Vatican’s criminal tribunal renders a verdict...
