Europe

VATICAN CITY — Lutherans and Catholics have pledged to celebrate together the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017, with both sides agreeing to

ROME — An Italian university professor said May 29 he has found what is believed to be world’s oldest complete Torah scroll. Mauro Perani, professor

LEICESTER, England — Bishops in the Church of England who had strenuously opposed a bid to allow same-sex “marriage” signaled they will not try to

VATICAN CITY — A campaign to hold former Pope Benedict XVI responsible for crimes against humanity floundered June 13 as the International Criminal Court (ICC)

While protesters and police furiously clash in Istanbul, a pastor there is quietly continuing his ministry. Nicholas lives and works in Taksim, the epicenter of

LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron is pushing a ban on pornography on public Internet networks, drawing the praise of an anti-pornography organization. “It