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Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse by a Chilean predator priest, met with Pope Francis recently at the Vatican.

'Pope Cannot Claim He Was Misinformed': Chilean Abuse Survivor After Vatican Meeting

12:47pm May 10, 2018

by Alex Leff

Francis invited survivors of clergy abuse to the Vatican so he could apologize and listen. Juan Carlos Cruz says he told the pope, "I don't want this to be a public relations exercise."

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Mormon Church Announces End To 100-Year Relationship With Boy Scouts

6:12pm May 09, 2018

by Lee Hale

On Tuesday, the Mormon Church announced it would end a 100-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. Mormon boys were automatically signed up to be part of the Boy Scouts, and church members made up 20 percent of membership.

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Ehud Barak On Israel, Iran And Peace

4:02pm May 09, 2018

The former prime minister has been outspoken about Israel's current government.

The Mormon church says it will end its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America and will create a youth development program of its own.

Mormon Church Will Sever Ties With Boy Scouts, Create Own Youth Program

12:02pm May 09, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The organizations have had a close relationship for more than a century. But the church hasn't always been happy with changes the Boy Scouts of America has made in recent years.

Southern Baptist Women Protest Church Leader's Comments

5:30pm May 07, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

More than 1,400 Southern Baptist women have signed a letter to their church leaders denouncing "sinful" and "unbliblical" comments about women and divorce by one of their most prominent leaders.

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Technicians attend a rehearsal of the show Universal Judgment: Michelangelo and the Secrets of the Sistine Chapel, directed by Marco Balich, on March 13 near the Vatican. The Vatican Museums, which house the Sistine Chapel, provided high-definition digita

The Sistine Chapel Gets Its Own High-Tech Spectacle, With Music By Sting

7:01am May 06, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Now there's a new spectacle where visitors can feast their eyes on every detail of Michelangelo's masterpieces, with high-definition projections, actors, acrobats and music.

A New Church Will Rise After A Shooting Shakes The Community

8:07am May 05, 2018

by Joey Palacios

A new church is rising in Sutherland Springs, Texas, six months after a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers and left the small community struggling.

House Chaplain Patrick Conroy speaks during a memorial service at the Capitol on Sept. 27, 2017. Conroy resigned under pressure from House Speaker Paul Ryan in April, but that has been reversed after Conroy wrote to Ryan protesting his ouster and suggesti

Speaker Ryan Backs Down From House Chaplain Fight

7:35pm May 03, 2018

by Susan Davis

Rev. Patrick Conroy informed Speaker Paul Ryan he was rescinding his earlier resignation, effective immediately. In a statement, Ryan said he accepts and the chaplain will now remain in the job.

Demonstrators hold signs against anti-Semitism during a silent march in Paris on March 28 in memory of Mireille Knoll, an 85-year-old Jewish woman murdered in her home in what police believe was an anti-Semitic attack. Knoll escaped the mass deportation o

Alarm Grows In France Over Anti-Semitic Violence

5:13pm May 03, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

As France engages in soul-searching about recent violence, many have blamed anti-Semitism on French Muslims. But others argue the reality is more complex.

Iowa Legislature Passes 'Fetal Heartbeat' Bill To Ban Abortions After 6 Weeks

1:59pm May 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The bill would make most abortions illegal after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has not said whether she will sign the measure.