“President Donald Trump announced [that] he is nominating Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created when Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement June 27. “In a brief speech after the announcement, Kavanaugh spoke about the…

“The Episcopal Church’s General Convention passed a resolution… that expanded the right for gay couples to marry in all dioceses even where local bishops theologically object to same-sex marriage. At its triennial convention in Austin, Texas, the Episcopal Church’s House…

“Canada’s highest court has ruled that an evangelical Christian law school can be denied accreditation due to the academic institution’s opposition to homosexuality. The Supreme Court of Canada issued two 7–2 rulings… concluding that the law societies of British Columbia…

“The Archbishop of Adelaide was sentenced… to a 12-month [detention] after being convicted in May of failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse disclosed to him in the 1970s. The archbishop is likely to serve his sentence under house…

“Nigerian Christians were have been displaced by the thousands due to mass slaughter in the villages surrounding Jos in Plateau state are in a “living hell” and agony, a watchdog group assisting the victims said. “‘The displaced Christians were in…

“At least 155 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Japan, says the government. It is the highest death toll caused by rainfall that Japan has seen in more than three decades. Rescuers are…

“Someone threw bricks through the Nebraska Republican Party’s office windows in Lincoln and spray-painted “ABOLISH ICE” on a sidewalk in front of the building, party officials said… Executive Director Kenny Zoeller said the vandalism happened between midnight and 3 a.m….

A church in Indiana has been evicted from its building for placing a sign outside that read, ‘LGBTQ is a hate crime against God.’ Remnant Fellowship Church in Auburn put up the sign on June 27. A local resident had…

“Many Americans were shocked… when Attorney General Jeff Sessions turned to the Bible — specifically, Paul’s epistle to the Romans — to justify President Trump’s policy of separating migrant children from their parents. This scriptural justification for a political decision…

“Border control tech players Vision-Box will deliver part of a radical Immigration Department overhaul for Australia’s airports that will do away with passport scans for travellers. The government has awarded the company a three-year, $22.5 million contract to install upgraded…

Australia’s Centrelink, its welfare benefits system, will use facial recognition technology for recipients to access its websites and benefits. The government claims it will use the system to crack down on benefits fraud. This means anyone collecting benefits, such as…

On June 25 Pope Francis received in audience in the Vatican the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, General Sir Peter Cosgrove. Later, the Governor-General met Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin accompanied by the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States…