Two masked attackers shot and killed one person during a church service on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkish officials said. The motive was not immediately clear.
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Pope Says a Strong U.S. Faction Offers a Backward, Narrow View of the Church
ROME — Pope Francis has expressed in unusually sharp terms his dismay at “a very strong, organized, reactionary attitude” opposing him within the U.S. Roman
Ukrainians Shun a Church Seen as a Kremlin Tool
For two decades, Ilya Solkan served as the parish priest in a tiny Ukrainian village outside the capital, Kyiv. He baptized babies, blessed marriages and
Church Lays Benedict to Rest, if Not Its Divisions
VATICAN CITY — The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday laid to rest Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in front of a fog-shrouded St. Peter’s Basilica with
With Benedict’s Death, an Unprecedented Moment for the Modern Church
ROME — On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, as Pope Francis rested in the quarters of his humble residence before an evening Mass, gendarmes closed
Amid Scandals and Politics, Poland’s Youths Lose Faith in Catholic Church
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — A committed Catholic who served from childhood as an altar boy, Karol dreamed as a teenager of entering the seminary in his
Catholic Church Issues Guidelines for Ethical Investing
VATICAN CITY — Earlier this month, the Vatican’s former chief auditor accused top church officials of stealing and mismanaging funds. Then this week came evidence
Ukraine Raids Holy Site Amid Suspicion of Orthodox Church Tied to Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian security services on Tuesday raided one of the holiest sites for Orthodox Christians, saying they were scouring a 1,000-year-old monastery