Pope signals elderly married men could become priests
Pope Francis has said he is willing to consider ordaining older married men in isolated communities, but has ruled out making priestly celibacy option
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South Korea’s impeached Park not leaving presidential Blue House ‘for now’
Impeached South Korean leader Park Geun-hye will not leave the presidential Blue House residence on Friday, her spokesman said following a constitutio
Suicide bombers kill 26 at wedding party in Iraq
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up, killing 26 people, as wedding guests gathered in a village near the Iraqi city of Tikrit. So-called Isla
Violence: 20,000 people seek refuge in China
At least 20,000 people from Myanmar have fled across the border to China after violence erupted between ethnic rebels and the security forces. Thousan
Muting mosque bill gets initial thumbs up
A law to muffle mosques’ amplified calls to prayer in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem won preliminary approval on Wednesday in a charged parl