Religion

WASHINGTON - Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib in 2006 wrote an op-ed column for Final Call, a Nation of Islam publication founded by Louis Farrakhan, in the latest tie to emerge between the congresswoman and anti-Semitic figures.…

EUROPE - Pope Francis will visit a Moroccan training center for imams at the end of March to promote moderate Islam and efforts to combat Islamic extremism. The pontiff will visit Morocco March 30 to 31 in the wake of his visit…

NEW YORK - When individuals kill themselves, we look for answers in their DNA, their environments, their personal reactions to feelings of impotent rage, rejection, disappointment, heartbreak. But how to explain group suicide?…

WASHINGTON - Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee condemned the Senate Judiciary Democrats on Thursday for questioning judicial nominees’ religious beliefs before the committee. Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono denied ever instituting a…

NEW YORK, NY - GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming called late term abortion “pure evil,” on “Fox & Friends” Thursday and said the issue shouldn’t even be put up for debate. “It should be an absolutely bipartisan issue that we…

ITALY - Pope Francis acknowledged Tuesday for the first time that Bishops and priests had sexually abused nuns, in some cases using them as sexual slaves. Francis confirmed to reporters that certain orders of nuns have and in some…

RUSSIA - A Russian court sentenced Dennis Christensen, the first Jehovah’s Witness arrested after Russia deemed the religion “extremist,” to six years in prison Wednesday. Russian authorities arrested Christensen, a native of…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump blasted late-term abortion legislation and slammed Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in his Tuesday night address to the nation, as he vowed to protect the lives of unborn children. “There…

MIDDLE EAST - Pope Francis conducted the first ever papal mass on the Arabian peninsula during his trip to the United Arab Emirates to foster peaceful inter-religious dialogue. The pontiff conducted the service Tuesday…

WASHINGTON - Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar dodged a question about anti-Semitism Tuesday morning and did not mention anything about Jewish people or her offensive comments regarding Israel. Omar was asked during a panel at…