The German bishops' conference said when the bishops meet in September, they will continue to examine the issue of Communion for Protestant spouses of Catholics.

After decades of legal disputes, Israel's Supreme Court ruled in May in favor of demolishing the village, home to about 190 people from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe and located between two Israeli settlements. The demolition of the tin and wood structures to clear the way for eventual expansion of the Mishur Adumim settlement could take place at any moment.

Pope Francis named two apostolic administrators to govern the now “vacant” dioceses.

The image is the official one the Vatican will use on a tapestry when Blessed Romero is declared a saint Oct. 14.

King Abdullah II of Jordan has won the 2018 Templeton Prize for promoting dialogue and cooperation between Muslims of differing traditions.

The juvenile was charged with arson in the first degree, according to a June 20 news release from the Stearns County Sheriff's Office, he was 13 at the time of the offense.