Much about Ukraine and its strategic peninsula, Crimea, is in the news these days. George Mason University reported in 2005 that historian researchers in Russia have fingered the Vatican as the cause of the Crimean war in the 1850s.  In…

Kenneth Copeland (KCM Ministries) is a Pentecostal, evangelical preacher who trained under Oral Roberts. Copeland, a tele-evangelist has been united with the Catholic Church in Sunday keeping. But it goes much beyond that. He has become a strong advocate of…

Claiming to uphold the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge has struck down Texas state constitution ban on same sex marriage, though leaving it in place pending a ruling by an appeals court. The amendment to the Texas constitution was approved…

Women, who are pregnant or plan to be pregnant, should eat plenty of green, leafy vegetables, which are good sources of B9 or folate. Folate is essential to normal fetal development, especially the brain, spinal chord and other neural anatomy. …

“Animal rights come before religion,” said Denmark’s Minister for Agriculture and Food, Dan Jørgensen.  Jørgensen was defending Denmark’s new ban on the religious slaughter of animals for the production of kosher (Jewish) and halal (Islamic) meat. The change in the…

Nevada’s Attorney General, Catherine Cortez Masto, did a flip flop three days after strongly defending Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying that her arguments were “likely no longer tenable” in light of a San Francisco federal appeals court decision in…

Leaders of the American Jewish Institute met with Pope Francis in a private audience. The pope thanked them for maintaining “dialogue and fraternity” and said he hoped that Jewish and Christian communities would continue to engage in fruitful dialogue. He…

A major dispute over same-sex weddings has cause great disunity in the United Methodist Church. The row has pitted liberal clergy who have presided over gay weddings in defiance of church law against those who support traditional marriage. Methodist gay…

Travel disruptions continue in the wake of a “multi-pronged attack” of wind, rain and snow that for months has delayed trains and airlines, knocked out power and created treacherous road conditions.  The turbulent weather included hurricane force winds of up…

Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage was struck down by a federal judge, but gay marriages cannot begin quite yet. The ruling blocked them until appeals are heard.   “Gay and lesbian individuals share the same capacity as heterosexual individuals to…

The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, who is also the head of the Church of England, will meet with Pope Francis on April 2. As usual with dignitaries, the queen will visit the Vatican during a visit to Italy. It…

Demanding that the Vatican “immediately remove” clergy who are child abusers, the United Nations released a report that criticized the Vatican for not dealing with priests who have abused thousands of children. The report also criticized the church for its…