Religion
-
Pope draws line between trans ministry and 'indoctrination'
Oct 02, 2016 7:00 am - ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis says Jesus would never turn away transgender faithful and that priests today should accompany them spiritually, even if they u...
-
Queen gifts home-made altar hanging to famed Lutheran church
Oct 02, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The Queen of Denmark has donated an altar hanging she embroidered to the German church considered a starting point for Martin Luther's Reformation movement...
-
Benedict XVI's aide: 2014 World Cup led to his leaving
Oct 02, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The longtime personal aide to the emeritus pontiff, Benedict XVI, says the increasingly frail pope had hoped to stay in the papacy until 2014 but resigned a ...
-
Pope presses Georgian Orthodox agenda despite Mass absence
Oct 01, 2016 7:00 am - TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Pope Francis' efforts to improve relations with the Georgian Orthodox Church suffered a setback Saturday after the patriarchate decided at the la...
-
Pope in Georgia: Vaguely Russia rebuke, warm Georgia welcome
Sep 30, 2016 7:00 am - TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Pope Francis issued a vague rebuke to Russia on Friday and received an unexpectedly warm welcome from the leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church ...
-
Wheaton College debates arming campus safety officersSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - When Bria Jenkins heard of a proposal for Wheaton College that may include arming its public safety officers, she didn't fear for her well-being as much as she feared fo...
-
Judson professor debuts new CD at release party Oct. 8Sep 29, 2016 11:00 pm - The Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts will host a CD release party for English department professor Pat Hargis at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, in the Thompson...
-
Colombian president says Pope Francis will visit the country early next year
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian president says Pope Francis will visit the country early next year. ...
-
Pope visits Georgia, Azerbaijan with peace message
Sep 29, 2016 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis is wrapping up a Caucasus pilgrimage that began in June in Armenia and ends this weekend with a visit to two other countries with tiny C...
-
The Latest: Pope Francis condemns Syria bombing
Sep 28, 2016 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Pope Francis has decried the assault on the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying those responsi...