Military chaplain cleared for possible sainthood
June 8, 2006
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A military chaplain who was killed in 1967 during the Vietnam War has been officially declared a “Servant of God,” which
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Four family members murdered at church
June 8, 2006
BATON ROUGE, La. — Four members of an extended family attending a church service May 21 were killed by a 25-year-old man who then abducted
Loyola cuts programs after Katrina devastation
June 8, 2006
NEW ORLEANS — Loyola University’s board of trustees has approved a major restructuring plan in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, cutting a host of degree
Students protest federal judge’s ruling on prayer
June 8, 2006
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. — About 200 seniors at a high school graduation in Kentucky stood to recite the Lord’s Prayer May 19 in response to
Iranian Christian arrested by secret police
June 8, 2006
GORGAN, Iran — An Iranian Christian who converted from Islam 33 years ago is under arrest and interrogation in northern Iran, where secret police have
India leader refuses to sign anti-conversion bill
June 8, 2006
JAIPUR, India — Amid widespread criticism of the Rajasthan anti-conversion bill by Christian and human rights organizations, Rajasthan Gov. Pratibha Patil on May 19 refused
Three leaders of Orthodox movement arrested
June 8, 2006
ASMARA, Eritrea — The Eritrean government jailed three more leaders of the Orthodox Church’s Medhane Alem renewal movement in April, cracking down on widespread reaction
Priest released after missing Christian’s return
June 8, 2006
KHARTOUM, Sudan — An Episcopal priest and five other people arrested in the Sudanese capital over the disappearance of a Muslim convert to Christianity were
