Tag: Religious issues
PM Draghi defends Italy from Vatican objections to LGBT law
MILAN — Premier Mario Draghi defended the independence of Italy’s parliament on Wednesday in the face of formal objections by the Vatican to a...
6 Greek bishops treated for burns after attack with liquid
ATHENS, Greece — Six Greek Orthodox bishops have been hospitalized after being attacked with a caustic liquid during a disciplinary hearing against a priest...
6 Greek bishops treated for burns after attack with liquid
ATHENS, Greece — Six Greek Orthodox bishops have been hospitalized after being attacked with a caustic liquid during a disciplinary hearing against a priest...
Judge tosses Afghanistan fraud case, cites years of delays
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out all charges against six defendants accused of cheating the government by supplying unqualified...
Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration...
China, Canada spar at UN body over human rights failings
GENEVA — Canada and 40 other countries on Tuesday urged China to allow “immediate, meaningful and unfettered access” so independent observers can visit its...
Cyberbullying trial tests French tools to fight online abuse
PARIS — A landmark cyberbullying trial in Paris, involving thousands of threats against a teenager who savaged Islam in online posts, is blazing a...
Veteran lawmaker to lead N. Ireland’s DUP after turmoil
LONDON — Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party on Tuesday named veteran lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson as its new leader, weeks after he narrowly lost the...
Anti-government activist Bundy issues Idaho campaign video
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy on Saturday came out with his first video announcing his campaign to become governor of Idaho.
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An architect of European unity moves ahead on sainthood path
VATICAN CITY — Robert Schuman, a French statesman who paved the way for the bloc that eventually evolved into European Union, has moved ahead...
