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Pope Francis ministered on Tuesday to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula with the first-ever papal Mass here and a call for his flock to remain meek in following God. A day ...
Pope calls for Yemen relief before heading to Saudi-ally UAE
Pope Francis made an urgent appeal for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen on Sunday as he embarked on the first-ever papal trip to the Arabian Peninsula, where he is seeking to turn a page in Christian-Muslim relations while also ministering to ...
Mass grave yields remains of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed by Islamic State in Libya
The remains of 34 Ethiopian Christians killed by the Islamic State group in 2015 have been found in a mass grave, a branch of the interior ministry said Monday. IS jihadis published a video in April 2015 showing the execution of at least 28 men, ...
Mike Pence stuns Jews with election event prayers by 'Christian rabbi' after synagogue massacre
American Jews, in shock over the massacre of 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, voiced outrage Tuesday after Vice President Mike Pence hosted an election event with a "Christian rabbi." Pence took part late Monday in a campaign rally for Lena Epstein, a Jewish Republican ...
Catch and release: Anti-nuke protesters break into joint German-U.S. air base
The German military said seven protesters were detained Monday after cutting through a fence surrounding an air base believed to hold U.S. nuclear weapons. Germany's dpa news agency reported that the intruders were stopped by guards after entering the security zone at Buechel Air Base, ...
Drive-by shooters gun down two Christians exiting church in Pakistan's Quetta
Two members of Pakistan's beleaguered Christian community were killed on Sunday in the country's southwest when unknown gunmen opened fire on a small group that had just left a local church, police officials said. The churchgoers were on their way home in Quetta, the capital ...
Nigeria holds mass burial for 73 killed in clashes between farmers and herdsmen seeking fertile land
Seventy-three people killed since the start of the year in communal violence between semi-nomadic herdsmen and farmers were buried in Nigeria on Thursday highlighting a bloody conflict over fertile land that is taking on political significance. The mass burial took place in Makurdi, in the ...
Father Christmas returns to war-ravaged Raqqa in wake of Islamic State's bloodletting
Amid the gray ruins of Syria's devastated city of Raqqa, three boys stopped and stared as two Father Christmases walked by with black sacks slung over their backs. The two men in red outfits and fake white beards rang their bells as they marched through ...
In 'China's Jerusalem,' Christians say faith trumps official Sunday school ban
Despite authorities in China's southeastern city of Wenzhou having outlawed Sunday school earlier this year, Christian parents are still determined their children learn about Jesus and the Bible. Churches in Wenzhou started teaching children in private homes or at other venues. For example, some billed ...
Japan's historical resistance to Christianity
Jesus and Japan go back a long way, longer than you'd think if you don't happen to know of a peculiar legend that has the Son of God sojourning — twice: once before, once after the crucifixion — in a remote mountain village in ...
Widodo upholds Indonesia as a model of moderate Islam despite extremist undercurrents
Indonesia's president said on Monday his country remains a model of moderate Islam, countering critics who point to mass rallies by radical Muslims and the jailing of a Christian politician for blasphemy as evidence its reputation is crumbling. "Pluralism has always been a part of ...
Mideast's religious refugees deserve U.S. priority
Washington should act on behalf of Mideast Christian refugees, who are facing death and destruction at the hands of determined killers.
