Islamic State kills Ethiopian Christians in Libya
By JON GAMBRELL and ELIAS MESERET Islamic State militants in Libya shot and beheaded groups of captive Ethiopian Christians, a video purportedly from the extremists showed Sunday. The attack widens…
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Activists say Islamic State releases 19 Syrian Christians
By RYAN LUCAS on Sunday who were among the more than 220 people the militants took captive in northeastern Syria last week, activists and a local leader said. The news…
Missouri auditor dies in ‘apparent suicide,’ police say
By DAVID A. LIEB Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, who had recently launched a Republican campaign for governor, fatally shot himself in what police described as an apparent suicide, minutes after…
Video purports to show IS militants beheading hostages
By ASHRAF KHALIL AND MAGGIE MICHAEL A video purporting to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages was released Sunday by militants in Libya affiliated with the Islamic State…
Pope to new cardinals: Put aside pride, jealousy and anger
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis welcomed 20 new cardinals Saturday into the elite club of churchmen who will elect his successor and immediately delivered a tough-love message to them, telling…
Pope urges cooperation on Vatican reform from cardinals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis urged his cardinals Thursday to cooperate in reforming the outdated and dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy, saying the overhaul will help him govern the Catholic Church better…
Obama condemns those who seek to ‘hijack religion’
President Barack Obama on Thursday condemned those who seek to use religion as a rationale for carrying out violence around the world, declaring that “no god condones terror.” “We are…
Vatican hits sour note with women, but progress may come
By NICOLE WINFIELD A new Vatican outreach initiative to listen to women hit a sour note before it even got off the ground: The sexy blonde on its Internet promo…