OKLAHOMA CITY — The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma who was branded a heretic and lost one audience — but gained a new one — after he rejected the idea of hell and supported gay rights has died, his agent said Monday. Bishop Carlton Pearson died Sunday night in hospice care in Tulsa…
Luis Manuel Diaz, 58, was handed over to UN and Catholic Church officials after the communist National Liberation Army, known as the ELN, admitted it blundered in abducting him on October 28. Cilenis Marulanda, the mother of Anfield forward Luis, 26, was also seized by the armed raiders in the family’s home town, Barrancas, but…
First Look Creeping abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage Recent proposals by authorities to restrict access to abortion have struck a nerve across Russia. While abortion remains legal, new regulations and mandates from the Health Ministry are designed to discourage women from seeking terminating pregnancies. | View caption Hide caption | Despite its last-minute scheduling,…
First Look Poland freed itself from communism. Now it’s fighting for democracy. Sunday’s elections in Poland may be the most important since 1989, when the nation threw off communist rule. Those activists who once fought communism are now divided – and many are worried that Polish democracy is at stake. | View caption Hide caption…
First Look Church and state in Poland too close for comfort, say young voters The ruling Law and Justice party that has aligned itself closely with the Catholic Church seeks to win a third straight term in the upcoming Polish parliamentary election. The party’s Christian values have led many young Poles to turn away from…
First Look For the first time, women will have a seat at the Vatican’s table Pope Francis will open a global gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople this week to discuss the future of the Catholic Church. Women’s voices and votes will take center stage for the first time this year, in a historic move…
Equality Difference Maker Children need to see themselves in books. Enter Young, Black & Lit. | View caption Hide caption What if you went to the bookstore and saw no one on the shelves who looked like you? One couple is addressing that deficit for young Black children, supporting literacy and identity. After coming up…
LOS ANGELES — Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, two of Danny Masterson’s best-known co-stars from “That ’70s Show,” went to bat for the convicted rapist before he was hit with a 30 years to life prison sentence for sexually assaulting two women at his Hollywood Hills home two decades ago. So did other actors on…
1 North Korea fires missiles into sea following US-South Korea drills North Korea fired several missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an apparent retaliation for extended joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea. The missiles were detected off the west coast of North Korea, according to a…
1 North Korea fires missiles into sea following US-South Korea drills North Korea fired several missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an apparent retaliation for extended joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea. The missiles were detected off the west coast of North Korea, according to a…