Once-powerful Philippines church divided, subdued over drug killings
MANILA (Reuters) Catholic priests from the Philippines church, an institution that helped oust two of the country’s leaders in the past, say they are afraid...
After lewd tape release, Ralph Reed lays out evangelical case for Trump
(RNS) Faith & Freedom Coalition founder and chairman Ralph Reed laid out the evangelical case for Donald Trump on Monday (Oct. 10) at Liberty University’s Convocation,...
Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls
ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group in April 2014 in the northern...
Hillary Clinton wins projected Muslim vote by landslide in CAIR survey
(RNS) A new survey confirms what many have long suspected: An overwhelming majority of Muslim Americans favor Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over Republican nominee Donald Trump.The nationwide...
Three Kansas men charged with bomb plot against Somali immigrants
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – Three men were arrested on Friday and charged with plotting to bomb an apartment complex in western Kansas where 120...
Trump draws boos at Catholic charity event
(USA Today) Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton shared the stage at a charity dinner Thursday night, and while there were moments of civility between the two...
Episcopal Diocese of Maine mandates vaccine for clergy
(RNS) — The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine mandated Monday (Aug. 23) that all clergy and staff in the diocese be vaccinated against...
Pope Francis the manager — surprising, secretive, shrewd
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) The Rev. Ernest Simoni, an 88-year-old Albanian, was watching Pope Francis on television this month when, to his astonishment, he heard the pontiff mention his...
Donald Trump writes a prayer for Western Wall crevices
JERUSALEM (RNS) Hoping for divine intervention – or Jewish votes – Donald Trump wrote a short prayer to be inserted in between the stones of the...
Mississippi church burned, vandalized with ‘Vote Trump’
(Reuters) A black church in Mississippi was burned and spray-painted with “Vote Trump,” officials said, and the FBI said it was looking into the incident, which...