Tag: Christianity
12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order
CANBERRA, Australia — A judge on Friday ordered a dozen Australian media companies to pay fines from 1,000 Australian dollars ($766) to AU$450,000 ($345,000)...
12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order
CANBERRA, Australia — A judge on Friday ordered a dozen Australian media companies to pay fines from 1,000 Australian dollars ($766) to AU$450,000 ($345,000)...
German archbishop offers to quit over church abuse scandals
BERLIN — One of Germany's most prominent Roman Catholic archbishops on Friday offered his resignation to Pope Francis, citing the church's handling of sexual...
EURO 2020: Scotland aims to banish blight of sectarian songs
The most anticipated summer in Scottish soccer in a generation started with a public outbreak of perhaps its deepest-rooted problem.
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New foundation seeks to help LGBT rights movement in Poland
WARSAW, Poland — A Nobel laureate, a Netflix star and a fashion model are among the board members who helped launch an initiative Tuesday...
EXPLAINER: The Vatican’s criminal code, sex abuse explained
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Tuesday released a long-awaited update to the criminal section of its Code of Canon Law, the internal legal...
Hundreds gather at historic Tulsa church’s prayer wall
TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tulsa's Greenwood...
Pope invites Lebanese Christians to Vatican for peace prayer
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has invited representatives of Lebanon’s Christian community to the Vatican on July 1 for a day of prayer and...
Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ of Greenwood community
TULSA, Okla. — When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood 100 years ago this week, they bypassed the original sanctuary of...
Kentucky ties to Baptist kids agency at risk over gay rights
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A cultural clash pitting religious beliefs against gay rights has jeopardized Kentucky's long-running relationship with a foster care and adoption agency...