Vatican issues new rules for relics in saint-making process
Saturday, 16 December 2017, 17:07
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The Vatican's saint-making office has updated its rules governing the use of relics for would-be saints, issuing detailed new guidelines Saturday that govern how body parts and cremated remains are to...
EU sees new 'dramatically difficult' phase in Brexit talks
Saturday, 16 December 2017, 08:12
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
With British Prime Minister Theresa May already back home, European Union leaders stood united Friday in saluting the outcome of the first phase of Brexit negotiations, but warned London it will be...
North Korea unmoved as world unites against its nuke ambitions
Saturday, 16 December 2017, 08:01
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
North Korea's friends and enemies joined forces Friday in opposing its determination to be recognized as a nuclear weapons state and calling on leader Kim Jong Un to negotiate the denuclearization of...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry 19 May
Friday, 15 December 2017, 14:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Kensington Palace says the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be held on 19 May. The palace announced the date Friday and confirmed the ceremony will take place in St George's Chapel...
Australian probe into child abuse attacks Catholic celibacy
Friday, 15 December 2017, 13:40
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
An Australian inquiry into child abuse recommended Friday that the Catholic Church lift its demand of celibacy from clergy and that priests be prosecuted for failing to report evidence of pedophilia...
Updated: EU leaders launch new phase in Brexit talks
Friday, 15 December 2017, 12:41
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
European Union leaders give final clearance for Brexit negotiations with Britain to enter second phase involving trade. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be...
Dustin Hoffman accused of new incidents of sexual misconduct
Friday, 15 December 2017, 07:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
More women are accusing Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct, including an incident in which a playwright says the actor exposed himself to her in a New York hotel room when she was...
EU nations bicker over migration policy as summit opens
Friday, 15 December 2017, 07:26
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
European Union nations bickered openly over migration policy Thursday in an east-west divide centered on several nations that refuse to accept refugee quotas. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland...
4 children killed in bus-train collision in southern France
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 19:42
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A regional train hit a school bus on a crossing in southern France Thursday, killing four children and critically injuring seven other people on the bus, the French interior ministry said. It was one...