Tag: Religious issues
Faith leaders call for elimination of Senate filibuster
A coalition of faith leaders and activists on Monday demanded the elimination of the Senate filibuster, wading into a crucial debate in Washington with...
‘Election integrity’ becomes key buzzword in VA GOP race
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — It's an issue the top GOP contenders for governor in Virginia say is a high priority: election integrity.
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Arab Islamist shows clout with prime-time speech in Israel
JERUSALEM — The leader of an Arab Islamist party in Israel delivered a prime-time address in Hebrew on Thursday that was carried live by...
Kosovo’s top diplomat calls Jerusalem embassy ‘a done deal’
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s new foreign minister says she considers the opening of the country's embassy in Jerusalem to be “a done deal.”
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Kosovo’s top diplomat calls Jerusalem embassy ‘a done deal’
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s new foreign minister says she considers the opening of the country's embassy in Jerusalem to be “a done deal.”
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Appeals court upholds constitutionality of terror watchlist
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a challenge to the constitutionality of the government's terrorist watchlist, ruling that the...
Shooter at Kansas Jewish centers appeals death sentence
LIBERTY, Mo. — An avowed anti-Semite who shot three people to death at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites in 2014 is asking the...
Pope grants German archbishop faulted over abuse ‘time out’
BERLIN — Pope Francis has granted a “time out” to a German archbishop who offered his resignation after being faulted for his handling of...
Vatican punishes Polish churchmen for alleged abuse cover-up
WARSAW, Poland — The Vatican said Monday that it is punishing a retired Polish archbishop and a bishop for their alleged roles in covering...
Appellate court arguments set for Charleston church shooter
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys for the man sentenced to federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina...