Tag: Religion
Church youth pastor arrested 3rd time for video voyeurism
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Florida Panhandle church youth director who was already facing video voyeurism charges after a hidden camera was found in a...
NXIVM guru to pay for victims’ brand removal as restitution
NEW YORK — The unrepentant former leader of the cult-like NXIVM group was ordered on Tuesday to pay $3.5 million to 21 victims of...
US Catholic official resigns over ‘improper behavior’ claim
NEW YORK — Citing allegations of “possible improper behavior,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday announced the resignation of its top administrative...
Israeli PM: No change to ban on Jewish prayer at mosque
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is not changing the norms at a contested site in Jerusalem to allow Jewish prayer there, his...
Dane who drew controversial Muhammad caricature dies at 86
HELSINKI — Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose image of the Prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb as a turban was at the center of widespread...
Nicaragua marks 1979 revolution date with opponents jailed
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Nicaraguan government organized rallies and festivities Monday to mark the anniversary of the July 19, 1979, revolution that overthrew dictator...
Turkey criticizes European court’s ruling on headscarf ban
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman on Sunday condemned a European Union court decision to allow employers to ban staff wearing Muslim...
Virus transforms hajj in Mecca and future of the pilgrimage
MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and...
Hundreds of Jews visit contested holy site in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Jewish pilgrims visited a contested Jerusalem holy site under heavy police guard on Sunday, shortly after Muslim worshippers briefly clashed...