Pope considers married men for priesthood
April 23, 2017
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is open to the possibility of ordaining married men to the priesthood in remote areas that lack spiritual leadership, according
Russia deports first foreigner for ‘missionary activity’
March 20, 2017
NABEREZHNYE CHELNY, Russia — The first known deportation of a foreigner for allegedly violating a new religion law (commonly called the “law on missionary activity”)
US Democrats urge Romania to support gay ‘marriage’
March 20, 2017
BUCHAREST, Romania — Thirty-seven Democrats in the U.S. Congress have told Romania’s parliament not to allow a referendum supported by 3 million of its citizens
‘Pregnant people’ phrase to be more inclusive
February 20, 2017
LONDON — The British Medical Association (BMA) has asked its doctors to refrain from calling pregnant women “mothers” in order to be sensitive to transgender
Norway church sanctifies same-sex ‘marriage’
February 20, 2017
OSLO, Norway — Starting Feb. 1, Norway’s Evangelical Lutheran Church began granting church weddings and blessings to same-sex couples, breaking with centuries of tradition. The
UK changes how it grants religious asylum
January 29, 2017
LONDON — The United Kingdom (U.K.) government is now assessing the claims of asylum seekers differently after humanitarian groups expressed concern that a number of
First synagogue opens in Palermo, Sicily
January 28, 2017
PALERMO, Sicily — More than 500 years after the Jews were expelled from Sicily, a tiny Jewish community opened its first synagogue in the island’s
Vatican reaffirms decision to ban gay priests
December 22, 2016
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican decision to reaffirm its opposition to gay priests has angered activists who thought Pope Francis was changing Rome’s attitudes toward
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