Roman Catholic gay rights groups around the world hailed the paper as a breakthrough, but Church conservatives called it a betrayal of traditional family values.
There is suspicion among pro-democracy protesters that police may have colluded with anti-Occupy groups.
Zhang Fang and her father Zhang Lidong are members of the Church of Almighty God who killed a woman who refused to be recruited.
"Meet the Mormons," a documentary produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, premieres nationwide Oct. 10.
Spanish archeologists discovered a glass paten with a depiction of a beardless Jesus Christ.
Cardinal Gerhard Mueller said the comments made during the two-week synod of bishops should be made public.
The seven-day holiday of Sukkot begins Oct. 8 at sundown.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement on Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision on gay marriage.
In Hong Kong, a "pro-police" group tried to access the main Occupy Central protest area but was escorted away by police.
Ranked by charitable giving, the top 17 states also voted for Mitt Romney, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Tensions simmered at the Hong Kong demonstration site, as many protesters were determined to stay on the streets.
It starts with a huge caravan of vehicles driving to a secret desert location, cameras, knives and victims in tow.
The militant group released a fourth beheading video to send a 'message to America and its allies.'
What is the cube-shaped structure that Muslim pilgrims pray around in Mecca? Everything to know about the Kaaba.
The former headmaster at a school started by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks accused him of bigotry in a federal lawsuit.
The 1,400-year-old tradition is one of the largest gatherings of people in the world.
Yom Kippur, one of the holiest holidays in the Jewish calendar, takes place on Oct. 3 and ends on the evening of Oct. 4.
The NFL has removed the penalty given to Husain Abdullah who kneeled in prayer during Monday night's game.
Ashin Wirathu, leader of the notorious 969 group in Myanmar, said on Sunday that he is joining hands with Sri Lanka's Bodu Bala Sena.
Vadodara is a major city in the western Indian state of Gujarat, of which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chief minister.