Human rights advocates say this case is a sign of what's to come under President Mohammed Morsi's new constitution. read more

Islamist gunmen who seized hundreds of gas plant workers in the Sahara told Algerian staff they would not harm Muslims but would kill Western hostages they called "Christians and infidels." read more

Germany's Roman Catholic Church has shut a national hotline for victims of sexual abuse by priests because demand for it has dropped since the peak of the scandal in 2010. read more

Many are celebrating aEuropean Court of Human Rights ruling that rejected three out of four appeals filed by Christians who faced workplace discrimination. Why is the Vatican criticizing it? read more

Rimsha Masih was arrested Aug. 16 after being accused of burning pages on which were printed verses from the Koran, a violation of Pakistan’s anti-blasphemy laws. read more

Uruguay's Congress voted narrowly last year to legalize abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Now, doctors say they are being pressured to abort babies against their conscience. read more

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Pope Benedict's private secretary who has been dubbed "Gorgeous George" by the Italian media, is now a real-life cover boy. read more

The “One of Us” initiative is the first of its kind in Europe and represents a larger effort to forge a cohesive continental anti-abortion movement. read more

Two explosions tore through one of Syria's biggest universities on the first day of student exams on Tuesday, killing at least 52 people and wounding dozens, a monitoring group said. read more

The Delhi rape has triggered a wave of condemnation and focused attention on a wider pattern of sexual violence and impunity in India. One aspect of this is the use of sexual violence against religious minorities. read more