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
B&B fined for not hosting same-sex wedding
December 22, 2016
PAXTON, Ill. — A Christian-owned bed and breakfast that refused to host a same-sex wedding will have to pay $30,000 to the couple after a
Christians acquitted after six months in jail
December 22, 2016
CHARIKOT, Nepal — Eight Christians accused of trying to convert children with a comic book were acquitted by a Nepali court Dec. 6, according to
Church bombed in Egypt; 24 people killed
December 22, 2016
CAIRO, Egypt — At least 24 people were killed and 49 injured after a Dec. 11 blast near Cairo’s main Coptic Christian Cathedral in Egypt,
‘Discriminatory’ website calling for Target boycott gets shut down
December 15, 2016
The web company that hosted the site for a campaign to boycott Target has shut that site down, saying its content is “hateful and discriminatory.”
Religious freedom amendment gets cut from final defense bill
December 15, 2016
Religious freedom advocates have expressed deep disappointment about congressional leaders’ failure to protect the rights of faith-based organizations in a national defense bill. The reaction
Hospitals opt out of Canada’s euthanasia law
December 15, 2016
WINNIPEG, Canada — Two Christian hospitals in Winnipeg, Manitoba, have opted out of the assisted suicide law passed by Canada’s government in June. Concordia Hospital,
Catholic Church accused of inflating numbers
December 15, 2016
OSLO, Norway — Norway’s Roman Catholic Church has reportedly been slapped with a $140,000 fine for inflating its membership numbers with names from the phonebook
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