Religion

BETHLEHEM hosted a record number of pilgrims this Christmas as tens of thousands flocked to celebrate in the birthplace of Jesus. With thousands still heading to the West Bank city on Christmas Day, officials said […] […]

CHAMPION, Wis. — In France, the shrine at Lourdes is surrounded by hundreds of hotels and has received as many as 45,000 pilgrims in a single day. Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico, draws millions […] […]

NEW YORK—Two men attacked a Muslim religious leader in a hate-fueled assault in a subway station, with one hurling slurs along with a fist, prosecutors and Muslim advocates said Thursday. But defense lawyers said the […] […]

VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday for politicians, the media and world leaders to show more respect for human life at its earliest stages, saying embryos aren’t just biological material but dynamic, autonomous individuals. Benedict […] […]

From the outset, it did not look good for the champion of religious faith, as former British prime minister Tony Blair and author, skeptic and professional oppositionist Christopher Hitchens debated the question: is religion a […] […]

A DISGRACED Catholic priest has been charged with attempting to hire a hitman to murder a teenage boy who accused him of sexual assault. John Fiala, 52, was arrested in Texas after an undercover agent […] […]

A BRITISH teenager has been arrested on suspicion of inciting religious hatred after she allegedly burnt a copy of the Koran and posted footage of the incident on Facebook. The girl, 15, has been bailed […] […]

LAHORE, Pakistan—Around 250 hard-line Muslims staged a demonstration in the central Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, warning the president not to pardon a Christian woman sentenced to death for insulting Islam. They also denounced […] […]

MANILA, Philippines—Some church members in Southeast Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation praised Pope Benedict XVI for saying condom use might be justified in some cases, though Filipino bishops stressed Sunday the church leader still opposes […] […]

NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey – A New Jersey pastor who said Facebook was a “portal to infidelity” and told married church leaders to delete their accounts or resign admits he had a three-way sexual relationship […] […]