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In Pakistan, Christian teen accused of blasphemy
Pakistani police have opened a blasphemy case against a teenage Christian boy accused of sending derogatory text messages about Islam's prophet to ...
Cyprus president seeks union backing on austerity
Cyprus' president appealed to trade unions on Friday to rally behind tough austerity measures that the government wants to negotiate with potential ...
Mitt Romney meets with Rev. Billy Graham
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met Thursday with Rev. Billy Graham, and the aging evangelist pledged to do "all I can" to help the GOP ...
Belfast to open Ireland's 1st abortion clinic
A family planning charity plans to open the first abortion clinic in Ireland, challenging decades of legal confusion over the extremely limited access ...
Senegal: Graves desecrated in Christian cemeteries
Roman Catholic church officials say nearly 160 graves have been desecrated in the two largest Christian cemeteries in Senegal's capital. The Rev.
Superior of troubled Legion of Christ steps aside
The superior general of the troubled Legion of Christ religious order has stepped aside unexpectedly, saying he simply doesn't have the energy to ...
Russian judges defend ruling in Pussy Riot trial
The Russian judges who ruled to keep two of the three Pussy Riot band members behind bars took the unusual step of publicly defending their decision, ...
Pope marks 50th anniversary of Vatican II
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council — the church meetings he attended as a young priest that ...
Lawsuit involving pedophile pediatrician settled
Attorneys for the state medical society and a southern Delaware hospital have settled a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of former ...
Moscow court frees 1 of 3 Pussy Riot members
One jailed member of the punk band Pussy Riot unexpectedly walked free from a Moscow courtroom, but the other two now head toward a harsh punishment ...
Islam's inroads in land of Voodoo and Christianity
School teacher Darlene Derosier lost her home in the 2010 earthquake that devastated her country. Her husband died a month later after suffering what ...
Motel workers discuss church bomb plot arrest
A bright green duffel bag caught maintenance worker Ralph Smith's eye as he emptied trash in a bin at motel just off a major interstate in northeast ...
Pope hopes latest book brings people to Jesus
Pope Benedict XVI says he hopes his latest book on Jesus — about his infancy — will help bring people closer to Christ. "Jesus' Infancy" is due in ...
Mormonism, voter enthusiasm concern evangelicals
Evangelical leaders worried that Mitt Romney's Mormonism could suppress conservative turnout on Election Day are intensifying appeals for Christians ...
Chilean bishop suspected of abusing minors resigns
The pope on Tuesday accepted the resignation of a Chilean bishop who is under investigation by the Vatican for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor.
Report: US Protestants lose majority status
For the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study. One reason: The number of ...
Ill. man faces terrorism charge in Okla. bomb plot
An Illinois man with a long history of mental illness has been charged with plotting to attack dozens of churches after a hotel maintenance worker in ...
Leaks author defends pope's butler, seeks clemency
The author of the book of Vatican secrets that earned the pope's former butler an 18-month sentence for stealing private papal correspondence has set ...
Pope opens bishop synod, names 2 church doctors
Pope Benedict XVI urged the world's bishops on Sunday to try to bring back Catholics who have left the church as he opened a three-week meeting to ...
Papal pardon expected for butler after conviction
A painful and damaging chapter in Pope Benedict XVI's papacy closed Saturday with the conviction of his former butler on charges he stole the ...
Anatomy of Vatican scandal: How the butler did it
He had the trust of Pope Benedict XVI and the cardinals, monsignors and priests who run the Roman Catholic Church. And because of his privileged ...
SF archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest
Amid heavy security and the splendor of his faith's most sacred rites, the new Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco assumed office Thursday ...
Egypt frees 2 Coptic boys held for Quran defiling
Egyptian authorities on Thursday released of two Coptic Christian boys taken into in juvenile detention for allegedly urinating on the Quran, but they ...
Protester gives up St. Peter's protest
An Italian man gave up his protest atop the St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday evening, after more than 24 hours perched on the 130-meter-high ...
Egyptian boys detained for alleged Quran defiling
Two Coptic Christian boys have been put in juvenile detention after locals accused them of urinating on pages of the Islamic holy book, an Islamic ...