Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston, has died at age 86, according to an official with the Roman Catholic Church.
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{FD} 1 of 2 Swedish synagogue firebomb suspects released
A Swedish prosecutor says one of two men held for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg, has been released.
{FD} AP Interview: Iraq patriarch looks to life after war with IS
The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Church says that battling extremist “mentality” is key to peaceful coexistence among Iraq’s religious and ethnic groups as the nation emerges from more than three years of war with Islamic State militants.
{FD} Pakistan steps up security after IS kills 9 in church attack
Pakistani officials say security forces are on high alert across the country following a suicide bombing by the Islamic State group that targeted a church, killing nine people.
{FD} Egypt reopens ancient library in Sinai after renovations
Egypt reopened on Saturday an ancient library which holds thousands of centuries-old religious and historical manuscripts at the famed St. Catherine Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in South Sinai.
{FD} Vatican issues new rules for relics in saint-making process
The Vatican’s saint-making office has updated its procedures for authenticating and conserving relics for would-be saints, issuing new rules that govern how body parts and cremated remains are to be obtained and venerated.
{FD} Egypt reopens historic library in Sinai after renovations
Egypt is inaugurating an ancient library in the famed St. Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai.
{FD} Vatican: Australia sex abuse report thorough, deserves study
The Vatican says the devastating findings by Australia’s Royal Commission into institutional sex abuse is “thorough” and deserves to be “studied seriously.”
{FD} Australian probe into child abuse attacks Catholic celibacy
An Australian inquiry into child abuse has recommended that the Catholic Church lift its demand of celibacy from clergy and clarify the extent that the seal of the confession applies to evidence of child abuse.
{FD} Constitutional arguments begin in Canadian polygamy case
A Canadian man found guilty of marrying two dozen women says he believed he was entitled to practice polygamy because he wasn’t charged when police investigated the allegations in the 1990s.
{FD} Peru seeks arrest of lay leader accused of abuse
Peruvian prosecutors are seeking the arrest of the leader of a Catholic religious society accused of sexual and psychological abuse against minors.
{FD} Muslim leaders attending Istanbul summit on Jerusalem
Leaders of the Muslim world gathered at an extraordinary summit in Turkey on Wednesday to coordinate a “unified action” against President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
{FD} Meghan Markle to join royal family for Christmas
Prince Harry’s fiancee is set to join Britain’s royal family for Christmas.
{FD} The Latest: Abbas says no role for US in Mideast peace push
The Latest on the gathering of Islamic nations seeking a united stance against the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians won’t accept any role for the United States in a peace process with Israel “from now on” after the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state.
{FD} Islamic nations seek response to Trump’s move on Jerusalem
Leaders and top officials of the world’s Islamic nations are coming together in Turkey to try and forge a united stance against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
{FD} Philippine Congress votes to extend martial law in south
Philippine legislators have voted to approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in the country’s south by a year due to what the military says are continuing terrorist threats despite the defeat of a disastrous pro-Islamic State group siege.
{FD} Pope on Guadalupe feast: Church is mestizo, native, black
Pope Francis is urging Latin American and Caribbean Catholics to celebrate and defend their diversity, saying the face of the Catholic Church is indigenous, mestizo and black.
{FD} Muslim leaders to convene extraordinary summit for Jerusalem
Leaders and high-ranking officials of Muslim countries will meet Wednesday in Istanbul for an extraordinary summit to discuss “repercussions” from the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
{FD} Israel survey finds deep divisions, displeasure with leaders
With the prime minister facing a slew of corruption allegations, the peace process at a standstill and the government moving to stifle critics, it is no secret that Israel is a deeply polarized nation.
{FD} Freed prisoner witnessed radicalization in Egyptian jails
An Irish citizen recently acquitted after four years of being imprisoned in Egypt says he saw dozens of cellmates become radicalized and adopt views of the Islamic State group during his brutal captivity in overcrowded jails.
{FD} A look at Egypt-Russia relations as Putin visits Cairo
Relations between Russia and Egypt have rapidly grown over the past three years, with Presidents Vladimir Putin and Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi forging a multi-faceted relationship that features economic, military and political cooperation.
{FD} Protesters oppose return of disputed art in Catalonia
Clashes have erupted between police and protesters in Spain’s northeastern Catalan city of Lleida after a judicial ruling ordered the city’s museum to return 44 pieces of religious art to the neighboring regional government of Aragon.
{FD} Iraqi Shiite cleric urges fighters to disarm after IS defeat
An influential Iraqi Shiite cleric is urging his fighters to hand state-issued weapons back to the government following the declaration of victory against the Islamic State group.
{FD} Philippine’s Duterte asks Congress to extend martial law
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend by one year the martial law he declared in the south to ensure the “total eradication” of pro-Islamic State group extremists.