15 countries cited for religious freedom violations May 1, 2013 It can be hard to come up with a list of countries with the most egregious records on religious freedom when some of the world's Read More
Baptist church in Uzbekistan raided by secret police April 25, 2013 MUBAREK, Uzbekistan — A small Baptist church in Mubarek in southeastern Uzbekistan that has endured more than a decade of official harassment was again raided Read More
New testing dates Shroud of Turin to era of Christ April 18, 2013 TURIN, Italy — New scientific tests on the Shroud of Turin, which went on display March 30 in a special TV appearance introduced by the Read More
Justin Welby enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury April 4, 2013 CANTERBURY, England — Justin Welby, the 57-year-old former oil executive who quit the world of high finance in 1992 to become a priest, was enthroned Read More
New Pope Francis has ‘unprecedented’ start March 21, 2013 ROME — Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s decision to be the first pope to take the name Francis was clearly meant to send a powerful message Read More
Cardinals hold first meeting but don’t set date for conclave March 6, 2013 Roman Catholic cardinals March 4 met for the first of a series of closed-door meetings in the run-up to the conclave that will elect the Read More
Chaplains rescue jumpers from suicide in England February 21, 2013 For eight years Ross Hardy has walked the white chalk cliffs of Beachy Head, England, among the thousands who travel there from around the world. Read More
Benedict intends to live ‘hidden from the world’ February 15, 2013 Addressing church leaders for one of the last times of his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI said Feb. 14 that he intends to live Read More